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BackpackingAugust 23, 2014August 23, 2014

Five Danish Life Lessons For The Rest of Us

After three years living and working with the Danes, what insights and life lessons have I learned? Hygge is a very rich community oriented social concept which can roughly be translated as cozines…

BackpackingAugust 12, 2014August 22, 2014

Nordic Conversations Are Different

Silence. It is something Americans hate. In your typical American conversation you'll rarely find such a thing as a comf…

BackpackingAugust 5, 2014August 7, 2014

Your First Two Months Will Define Your Study Abroad Experience

I remember the surreal exhilaration as I took that first step onto Danish soil. Even as a veteran traveler I still coul…

BackpackingAugust 2, 2014August 2, 2014

Read Travel Blogs? Be Careful.

It's no secret that many bloggers have been able to monetize somewhat through the sale of links to search engine optimiz…

BackpackingJuly 24, 2014July 24, 2014

My New Nordic Conversion at BROR

It's not often that you find yourself sitting in a restaurant staring at the menu and feeling like you're proof reading …

BackpackingJuly 11, 2014July 15, 2014

My First Time At The Roskilde Music Festival

I was deep in thought, a conversation about something that seemed relevant at the time raging as my friend and I lugged our heavily-laden backpacks down the road toward our campsite in the B section o…

BackpackingJune 12, 2014July 15, 2014

Copenhagen’s Most Colorful Must-See Streets

Scandinavian countries, particularly Sweden and Denmark, have a long tradition of painting the facades of their houses b…

BackpackingMay 29, 2014July 15, 2014

Four Beaches to Visit in Copenhagen During Summer

Summer has arrived in Copenhagen and it is glorious! It may lack the scorching heat or consistent sunshine of more south…

BackpackingMay 9, 2014July 15, 2014

Copenhagen City Tip – Visit A Cemetery

Unless you have some sort of obsession with visiting the final resting places of famous people, most folks don't find th…

BackpackingMay 1, 2014May 1, 2014

This is How You Eat in Copenhagen For Less Than 100 DKK

There's one essential rule for enjoying a city: it always looks better on a full stomach. In Copenhagen, that can be surprisingly difficult to accomplish for students and budget travelers alike. With a minimum wage tha…