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Notes from Home: On Seasons, Weather & Timing Our Travels
“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.” ~Henry David Thoreau, Walden It was a warm June evening as the Seabourn Ovation began its voyage northward from Copenhagen, sailing toward the west coast of Norway. Herb and I … Read More
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Cozy in Copenhagen: Searching for “Hygge” in Denmark’s Capital City
I first fell in love with Copenhagen nine summers ago. Herb and I had spent two days here before a Baltic cruise, and I was immediately smitten with an impossible case of love at first sight. From the colorful canal-front houses in Nyhavn to the old-fashioned charm of Tivoli Gardens to a hidden 19th century … Read More
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Skagen, Denmark: Shifting Sands, Seaside Splendor & All that Art
The red and blue tractor-pulled trolley was bumping along the Grenen sandbar at Skagen Odde, a peninsula that marks the northernmost point in Denmark. We had swapped our coach bus for the trolley at the Grenen Visitor Center, where the road begins its transition to gravel and sand. The trolley, officially known as the Sandormen … Read More
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