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  • Birkenstock Nation

    Birkenstock Nation

    Wearing a fancy dress? Birkenstocks. Going for a bike ride? Birkenstocks. Going to the store? Birkenstocks with socks. Birkenstocks are the footwear of choice in Denmark. It is a country of industrial fashion and I love it. Why Birkenstocks? It’s a classic. The roots of the shoemaking dynasty can be found in 1774 when Johannes Read more

  • Saturday – Playday!

    Saturday – Playday!

    Saturday is for playing. So play we did. First stop – breakfast! We walked about 15 mins from apartment to get a seat outside at Mad & Kaffe. It’s a busy cafe on a bustling street. Lots of cool kids. They let us seat anyway. Breakfast is kind of an a la carte thing. You Read more

  • Day 4 – Gimme the Xanax

    Day 4 – Gimme the Xanax

    How Kelly overcame her frustration and added to her life hacks Read more

  • Day 3 – Airbnb arrival

    Day 3 – Airbnb arrival

    Join us as we make the transition from hotel to Airbnb and face the reality of urban living on the road Read more

  • Day 2 – Canal Cruise

    Day 2 – Canal Cruise

    We are here in Copenhagen. After 2 months of scrambling and the shedding of ‘the stuff’, we have fully arrived. Blurry and excited. Another beautiful day is unfolding. A canal cruise with ‘Hey Captain’ is on the docket. We stumble down to hotel breakfast. Getting lost twice. It’s a maze, but we find our way Read more

  • Day 1- Copenhagen

    Day 1- Copenhagen

    We have arrived in Copenhagen on the morning of the 12th of August. It is gorgeous. Immediately I feel short. Why? Everyone is tall. Half are blonde. I am sure they are the great-great-grandchildren of Vikings, but the friendly kind. I am relieved. I hear many languages being spoken around us as the other half Read more