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Tur-retur: Episode 8 – Delighting in the Danish wind

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The Little Viking Saga – Official Language Assessment (Episode 10)

How to live like a local – Episode 5

Bringing joy: A grey and rainy January day in Copenhagen The January blues are well documented, and there are countless articles with coping strategies readily...

From London to Denmark via Covid: A Mother’s Musings – Episode 4

Three Funerals and a Wedding! Personally, I wish it had been more Four Weddings and a Funeral, but such is the nature of expat life...

Jeg tog to tog til Middelfart

The Danish Railroad Company DSB (Danske Statsbaner) is the largest train operating company in Scandinavia, transporting more than 195 million passengers each year. This...

How to Live Like a Local – Episode 4

Godt nytår Godt nytår og velkommen til 2025! As a Scot, I have always thought that I am well indoctrinated into New Years Eve / Nytårsaften celebrations....

Found In Translation #8 – Godt Nytår!

It’s a whole new year! It’s Monday morning, January 6th, and the grind of the daily routine has started again. The alarm has gone...

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