Stayat Helsingborg Tornet

... 3 tops at least and then jacket, scarf and gloves (3 again). Stick to this rule and you will be fine!! Points to note: Danes are very fashionable people so even with -10 temps outside they still manage to look like they just stepped off the cover of a magazine! You have to try these orange sausages from the street stalls as ALL Danes love them and I can see why. YUM!! You can fuddle your way through shopping, considering I have the number system down ...

After a well deserved sleep and a yummy traditional Danish breakfast of smor (bread thickly buttered with a slice of cheese or thin slices of dark chocolate on top), Aunty Phen and I walked to Aalsgarde Train Station and caught the train to Helsingoer the next town to Aalsgarde. From Helsingoer we caught a ferry directly to a town called Helsinborg in Sweden - the ferry ride itself is only 20 ...

... met some Aussies and thez were going for brunch. I got back to the hostel in time to go out with them. As it was, it turns out that "shagging" is a verz important part of traveling, and thez were bound to go to a resturant that the Aussie guz had shagged a girl from the night before. The food was looking amaying but I just got water. THez were interesting guzs, but thez kept sazing " I respect that ...

... lunch at the nearby village. Danish pastries rock!!! Yum yum. Then we went on to the 17th Century Frederiksborg Castle with its miniature imititation of the Palace of Versailles' gardens. It was very interesting and a nice palace. Had a traditional Danish Christmas dinner at a local danish restaurant. Was quite nice. Then we went to Tivoli Gardens-a 165 year old Theme Park in the ...

Yesterday, we planned to catch a night train to Amsterdam after spending the day in Copenhagen. Things didn't go to plan at all, but I'm not one to point the blame at either the Danish or the Dutch end. I'll point firmly at the Germans instead. We had a leisurely morning and had breakfast at the Rut & Ragners Hostel in Malmo, before lugging our bags through the town back towards the train station. Once in Copenhagen ...

... Copenhagen. There are still plenty of open hash markets, which are no longer as tolerated by the government as they used to be, but we were definitely offered whopping great blocks of hash quite openly. Wandering around the place it really is like being in another world, and when you leave there is a sign above the exit gate saying "You are now entering the EU". Love it. There is definitely a laid-back vibe ...

... automatically the pediestrians fault. 3. All the store windows right now how big bold lettering saying 'Slut' haha. Well Slut Salg but it still makes me laugh. It means 'end' so it's all there end of year sales. 4. Everyone drinks shots of this stuff called 'Fishermens'. It taste just like the cough candy but it's super popular here. If anyone is buying a round of shots that's what you'll be getting. 5. At about midnight ...

Today I returned to Denmark and my parent's house. This trip to Japan has been the most fantastic holiday I have ever had. I have experienced things that I dreamed of before I left, but after I arrived and got to know Japan better realised might be impossible. I met so many nice people all over Japan, which I am very grateful to have met. I have expanded my horizon, gotten ...

... with really freindly owners. We asked to extend a few days, but all the two bed rooms on the weekend were booked up, however they instead put us in a fully contained unit with three bedrooms, kitchen and bath for the same price! We found an Irish pub that had all the world cup games on and set up base there. Good games and a good little pub to boot. One problem on Thursday night arose, when we were heading back to the hotel. We decided to ...

Leah / Greg We got back from Malmo pretty late at night only to find tonnes of backpackers already waiting at the train station. Last year Toby arrived at 5pm and they got a spot in one of the furtherest camps. We made plans to get going by 7am to avoid this. Suprisingly, this plan ...