Denmark is not for dieting. Breakfast included in a Danish hotel can easily be an overwhelming display of fruit, cereals, pastries, cheese, bread and cold cuts. Delicious open-faced sandwiches beckon from the more than 2,000 cafes, snack-bars and bars that dot the Danish capital. Larger restaurants offer a bewildering array of options in [...]

        The Danish capital offers a multitude of accommodation options. If you are travelling in the off-season, when is closed, many hotels offer discounted rates. It is customary to ask for an off-season discount when booking. For the student or budget traveler, USE IT will make you reservations at hostels or sleep-ins at no [...]

        The ultimate day-trip involves the 30 minute journey to Roskilde. With its 800-year-old cathedral and the awesome spectacle of the Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde is a once-in-a-lifetime touring day. If you go by train, purchase the Roskilde soertilbud (Roskilde ticket) at Copenhagen Central Station, this will cover the transportation to town and entrance [...]

        But it is not any specific sight that conveys hygellig: it is the comfortable ambience of even the least expensive restaurants, it is the friendliness of the Danes at cafes and bars, it is the willingness of desk clerks and shopkeepers to assist foreigners. In strolling through this photogenic city of modern convenience [...]

        Should you have an interest in more recent history, the Resistance Museum in Churchill Park is a must-visit. In addition to an overview of the Danish Resistance, there is a inspiring exhibit about the 1943 rescue of Danish Jewry. The commentary on the displays is in English as well as Danish. For the [...]

        Armed with a Copenhagen Card—available at travel agencies, airline offices and many hotels—you will have unlimited use of Copenhagen’s efficient bus and train system, free entrance to many museums and sights and a discount on the hydrofoil between Copenhagen and Malmo. From May first until mid-September you will want to devote at least [...]

From the entertainment smorgasbord of Tivoli amusement park—which contains everything from fairground rides to ballet—to the peaceful glow of sundown as you sip an excellent beer in a sidewalk cafe in Nyhavn (the harbor area), Copenhagen never fails to enchant. The famed statue of Hans Christian Anderson’s little mermaid is a fitting logo for a [...]

Despite Shakespeare’s Hamlet spawning the stereotype of the melancholy Dane, the most distinctive difference between Denmark’s premier city and other urban areas is that everyone seems incredibly happy. And who wouldn’t be, living in a Mecca of museums, seductive shopping, unique restaurants, and entertainment opportunities to suit every taste? At any hour of the day [...]