Just like my hometown of Liverpool, Aarhus (Denmark’s ‘second city’) has in recent years become a rather popular tourist destination thanks to being awarded European Capital of Culture status.
It’s certainly a place I’ve wanted to visit for a long time now, so when my husband and I were recently ...
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LIND DNA – Sustainable Danish Design
Last week my family and I returned to Denmark for our summer holiday. On this occasion however we decided to do things a little differently, and visited three locations over the seven days.
We began our trip with a few days in the country's second largest city, Aarhus, before heading to Billund ...
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StrikAholic – My chat with Dorte Niedziella
With our Danish road trip just a matter of days away, excitement levels in the Nordic Notes household are reaching fever pitch.
By the end of the week, my family and I will be exploring the picturesque city of Århus for the very first time, before heading to Billund for all things Lego, and ...
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The Alvar Aalto vase and Iittala’s colour of the year
The view from our Helsinki apartment was as white as the interior decor. With brooding snow filled clouds, ice covered parkland and the white Carrara marble of Finlandia Hall dominating the skyline opposite. ...
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Discovering Helsinki through its design
Handily coinciding with my birthday, our recent trip to Helsinki turned out to be everything I’d hoped for and more.
We may have only been in this beautifully compact city for a long weekend, but in terms of inspiration, relaxation and overall enjoyment I can totally see why Finland topped the 2019 ...
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Royal Copenhagen Christmas Tables
Instead of spending those strange days between Christmas and New Year sat on the sofa or shopping in the sales, this year my family and I will be heading back to Copenhagen.
Even though regular visitors to this amazing city, we have still to experience it during the winter months; and what an ...
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