Tourists invest a lot of time photographing pieces of stone and cast bronze. Statues occupy the space in the middle of a grand plaza or square, porticoes in museums; they mark locations where important events took place. Some are grand, others quite modest but only a handful are world famous.
Denmark’s capital is a hard place not to love unconditionally. Copenhagen is a fresh city with bicycle lanes as big as the car lanes, independent design shops, great coffee and you’ll find it hard to leave after just a weekend. Skip the mermaid, let’s see this city like a local.
Dear Copenhagen, as a traveller hoping to see the entire world, I’ve always had my eye on you. You’re effortlessly chic, a little bit edgy and alternative and everyone likes you. But as a budget traveller you always seem just out of reach. Until now. Yours, Pound-strapped traveller.
Researchers for the UN have officially submitted their conclusions on the state of the world’s happiness in a document called “The World Happiness Report.” What did they find? Northern Europe scores across the board as the happiest, the UK taking 18th place.
What happens when a promising carpenter has no money decides to get creative and ends up creating a toy that is both fun, creative and stimulating for kids of generations to come? We start this series off in Billund, Denmark where Ole Kirk made his dream a reality brick by brick.
One pound Sterling. Doesn’t seem like much, does it? You’d be surprised how far you can get on £1 around the world, what and how much it can buy!
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