There’s nothing like a road trip in Europe to make you appreciate the diversity of the continent – buy croissants and go for a walk on a French beach in the morning then sip a spritz beside an Italian lake by sunset. From mountains to coast to cute medieval villages – there’s something to suit … Read more
Some of the best trips we’ve ever done have been in winter – and not to sunny climes, but to full-on wintry landscapes where you can embrace the coldest season. One of my favourite things is to get cosy and there’s no better time for it. If snowy scenes and cuddling up with a hot … Read more
Our trip to Aarhus coincided with the city’s biannual Sculpture by the Sea exhibition, which featured 56 sculptures from 24 countries. After looking back through the photos, I couldn’t resist a little photo essay. We had hoped for sun during our trip, but I quite like this moody backdrop. It was also such a treat … Read more
One of the undoubtable highlights of our time in Aarhus was Olafur Eliasson’s Your rainbow panorama, which sits atop the ARoS museum of modern art. Steve follows lots of art blogs and had seen it pop up on his feed when it was created in 2011. It’s been on his wish list ever since, which was … Read more
Denmark’s second city, Aarhus is often overlooked in favour of Copenhagen, but the vibrant Danish city is one that deserves attention and makes for a wonderful city break. It’s filled with culture, interesting shops, pretty architecture, and some truly fabulous food. This post is a run-down of the best things to do in Aarhus, Denmark, including … Read more
How to find hygge things to do in Copenhagen… Have you ever read one of those articles about untranslatable words that have no equivalent in English? The words are usually to do with a concept that has particular significance in a given country – for example wabi-sabi in Japan, friluftsliv in Norway, and juggad in … Read more
Continuing my love affair with Instagram, here’s a little taster from our trip to Denmark, where we went in search of hygge things to do in Copenhagen. The above photo of Nyhavn is the quintessential Copenhagen shot. The days were mostly grey on our trip, but the colourful buildings bought some cheer. We went on … Read more