General: Denmark

In another of my travel guides I had to write an opinion about this wonderful (but small!) country. I would never have even considered taking a trip to Denmark had it not been for a conference I was required to attend for work. I had heard it was expensive and the weather was very similar to that of the UK...so really no great appeal to a twenty something female - how wrong was I! This opinion is not meant to be a complete run down of Denmark, more ...
...the week I was there. Denmark - General ----------------- Believe it or not, Denmark is made up of 450 islands, most quite tiny and uninhabited. It is divided up into 3 regions; Sjaelland, Fyn and the peninsula of Jylland. The two cities I stayed in; Aalborg and Aarhus were situated to the west of Jylland so this is where I will concentrate my opinion. Denmark is probably the least expensive of the Scandinavian countries (I found this out by talking ...

moose 18.05.2001 (31.07.2002) · Read full review
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I feel all inspired! I thought maybe I could write a little something on Denmark as a country. I have spent so much time in Denmark that it's my second home, but as it's where my mum was born, that's hardly surprising. It's not possible to cover every little nook and cranny in Denmark (buy a guide book if that's what you want), but this is the edited highlights for me, my choices of places to visit, plus a few things to note about the country and ...
...West Jylland ============ This is the piece of Denmark which juts out from North Germany. Visitors who arrive by sea will often arrive here at the port of Esbjerg. This is not the prettiest of towns - but then how many ports are? As you come to land, you will see factories and docking areas. There is a museum in Esbjerg which documents the development of the town from 1900 - 1950. Although, I've not visited here! Fanø An island just off the coast ...

northern_lights 17.09.2002 (15.11.2002) · Read full review
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Yes, yes, everyone knows Copenhagen and the Little Memaid or the Tivoli. But how many of you know about the rest of this wonderful country? To understand my fascination, you must know one thing: Unlike like most people at ciao.uk, I do not live on an island surrounded by the sea. No, I, as a boring German, live in the boring German countryside where the nearest bit of sea still is a good 8 hours' drive away. *sniff* And so, as I love those high, ...
...so hard that it's difficult to breathe, the smell of burning wood wafting across the heather, so I spend most of my holidays in Denmark, preferably somewhere on the North-Sea coast. In my opinion, there is nothing better than a small holiday house a stone's throw away from gigantic sand-dunes. Go for a walk, get soaked, sit by the fire or use the house-own sauna - that's my perfect holiday. As I am not sure whether this kind of holiday will appeal ...

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This year we cruised to Greenland via the Faroes and Iceland and back to Scotland stopping on the north side of Iceland and then the Orkneys. You may say WHY? Iceland was pretty much as you would expect, you know geysers, whales, dolphins, puffins (strange, strange birds whose wings are not very efficient) and a lot of tourist type stuff, but Greenland was magnificent. Great snow topped mountains fall straight into a blue, blue unpolluted sea, ...
...three houses, painted such bright colours, only accessible by sea. A sea, littered with icebergs that have broken off the enormous glaciers,that slide gracefully into the sea. Small rivers of water cascade into the sea down the sides of the mountains forging picturesque channels. We entered the iceberg-strewn waters at about five in the morning. It was breath taking. I have been up the Norwegian coast and round the Land of the Midnight Sun but nothing ...

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This is the place to be if your never out of your long johns for more than 5 min we went on a weekend break the hotel was beautiful it was the first time i had raw salmon sandwiches the view from our hotel was magnificent even though the big lake outside was frozen as was the fountain as was i (what kind of english was that) it is not somewhere that i would really choose to goto again but the food was value for money and there were plenty of things ...

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Qaqortoq when translated means “The White Place” and although there are only just over 3,000 inhabitants it is still regarded as “The Big City”. It is also the hub of life in South Greenland. It is naturally centred around the harbour where you can find trawlers, cargo ships and some yachts belonging to the more adventurous traveller. The fact that icebergs are often found in the harbour is just a reminder of how far North we are and of the hazards ...
...the waterfront was shipped to Greenland log by log in 1797. It was designed by the Danish royal architect, Kirkerup and prefabricated in Denmark The blacksmith’s shop, which was built in yellow stone in 1871, now houses the Qaqortoq museum. This is one of the best museums I have seen. It shows Greenland culture right through the Ages. Displaying drawings and photographs, of later times. There is a large collection of tools and artefacts from the ...

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If you hire a car in Denmark, you should be aware of a couple of things. Although i have hired only once (my employer paid), I didn't get told about either of them. Firstly, the cost. Denmark must be one of the worlds most expensive places to drive. The government slap a HUGE tax (c.100 percent) on the value of all new or imported cars, and this has now filtered down to all vehicles in Denmark. I recently purchased a 20-year old VW Polo and it cost ...
...the 1day, 1way car hire from Copenhagen airport to denmark cost my company around 300 GBP. Admitedly it wasn't the cheapest class of car, but even so... Petrol costs are also high, but only on a par with england. If you can though, fill up on a sunday (preferably at one of the self-serve stations) as prices will be c.10%lower. Secondly, and somewhat scarily, the driving laws are different. Although you can hire cars on a UK or EU license, cycling ...

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Narsarsuaq occupies one of the few areas of flat land on Greenland’s Southern coast and the main reason for its existence is “the International airport”. It is round this airport that you will find most of this tiny settlement’s amenities. By far the largest of these is an American hotel, which caters for up to one hundred people, huge eh? This part of Greenland is known by the locals as “the Banana coast” because the climate is almost tropical compared ...
...is still dominated by towering peaks, fjords AND icebergs. The Ice Patrol is based in Narsarsuaq and uses aircraft and helicopters to monitor the ice in these waters and inform shipping of any potential hazards You can see these helicopters flying in and out much of the time and it was only as we left that we found out why. From Narsarsuaq there is a beautiful view of the sheep farms on the other side of Tunulliarfik. This means Eric’s fjord when ...

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The Faeroe Islands are situated in the North Atlantic about 310km north east of Scotland. Actually there are 18 islands and 17 of them are inhabited. Torshaven is the capital and is probably one of the smallest capitals in the world. It has a population that has grown from 5,600 in 1950 to 15,100 today, The population of the Faeroes, about 48,000, is ruled by a parliament of 30 members. The Faeroese parliament is the oldest known parliament in Europe. ...
...in turn elect the Prime Minister. They have used this system for over 1000 years. The first parliament met in Torshaven and the same buildings are still in use today. The main industry is fishing and the fleet of ships is equipped with the most modern equipment as are the ‘filet’ factories. In order to retain their 200-mile fishing limit, they have remained outside of the EEC. The Faeroese staple diet is meat and potatoes and there are few green ...

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