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Day Trip from Copenhagen: Lille Tilde, Burial Mounds, Island of Møn

And… we’re back to recaps from Denmark!

The day I’m writing about (almost a month after it happened) was my birthday. My brother and sister-in-law took time off work, borrowed a second car—alas, we couldn’t…

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  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Scandinavia
  • Jun, 25, 2026
  • 11 Comments

Going Home + 110 Days + Call for Questions!!

Today’s the day. After 110 days in Europe, we’re finally on our way back to Canada. We’re excited, we’re tired, we’re sad, we’re happy, we’re thankful for having had this special time of adventure…

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  • Ask Me (Almost) Anything, Euro Adventure, Travel
  • Jun, 24, 2026
  • 48 Comments

A Day Trip from Copenhagen: Visiting Roskilde Viking Ship Museum + Roskilde Cathedral

My brother and sister-in-law had to work for our next few days in Denmark, so we were on our own! I had known all along I wanted to fit in a day trip to…

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  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Scandinavia
  • Jun, 23, 2026
  • 8 Comments

Visiting Caerphilly Castle and Castell Coch

Let’s put a pin in Denmark recaps for a day, shall we?

Wales is famous for its high density of castles; supposedly it has more castles per square kilometre than any other country in the…

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  • Life, Euro Adventure, Travel, United Kingdom
  • Jun, 22, 2026
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Copenhagen Day #3: Kastellet, Gefion Fountain, GoBoat Adventures

I have a relatively short recap for today! That doesn’t mean it was lacking in fun, though.

We started the day at Kastellet. This is considered one of the best-preserved “star” fortresses in Northern Europe….

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  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Scandinavia
  • Jun, 21, 2026
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Sweden to Denmark + Copenhagen Days #1 and 2 (Church of Our Saviour, Christiania, Koldskål)

After finishing up our time in Stockholm, we opted to take the scenic route—literally—to get to Copenhagen.

We travelled over 500 km by train! It was a long journey (~7 hours, so comparable to…

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  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Scandinavia
  • Jun, 20, 2026
  • 12 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 19 June

This is our final weekend in Europe which feels… completely and utterly unbelievable.

I took this picture on 7 March:

At that point, it was winter in Canada, we were at the airport about to…

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  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Happy Things Friday
  • Jun, 19, 2026
  • 35 Comments
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