Danish – Page 2 – VirtualWayfarer

BackpackingDecember 31, 2015December 31, 2015

A Crash Course In Danish New Years Eve Traditions

Danish New Years Eve traditions are fun, exciting, and differ a bit from what you might find in the US, UK, Spain and other countries globally. In this episode of Denmark 101 and in preparation for to…

BackpackingOctober 12, 2015

A Road Trip Through Denmark in Fall

If you crack a guidebook for Copenhagen you'll find a number of great (and not so great) suggestions. Everything from a…

BackpackingJune 1, 2015June 9, 2015

A Spring Photo Tour of Copenhagen

Spring in Denmark is amazing. The seemingly endless dark depths of winter are quickly replaced by brilliantly long day…

BackpackingDecember 29, 2014

Fun Fact: The Day is 37 Minutes Longer in Southern Denmark

The dark depths of winter in the Nordic countries is a topic often discussed and in some ways synonymous with the variou…

Friday Photo GalleryNovember 25, 2014

Autumn In Jutland – Weekly Travel Photo

There is a special window each year. A window of time ever so fleeting and hard to track. It is never the same day, week…

BackpackingOctober 20, 2014December 16, 2014

What is the difference between Scandinavia and the Nordics?

The Deutsch, who are German, are neither Danish, Dutch, Scandinavian nor Nordic. The Dutch, who hail from the Netherlands, also commonly called Holland, are neither Danish, nor do they speak Danish. …

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 r…

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…

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…

Friday Photo GalleryApril 11, 2014

Aged Paint – Weekly Travel Photo

Just around the corner from Kastellet, Copenhagen's historic star-shaped fortress, are a series of old buildings dating to the 1600s which served as the fortress' military barracks and naval dorms. Painted a vibrant mi…