Summer in Copenhagen (June 2025) Thanks to jetlag, my fiancée and I woke up very early the following morning. As we were nine hours ahead of our home in Los Angeles, we definitely felt the time difference and we would spend the next couple of days trying to get adjusted to it while busy traveling. … Continue reading Destination: Copenhagen, Denmark: Little Mermaid statue, Designmuseum Danmark, & Shopping– PART 2)
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Along Nyhavn (June 2025) Copenhagen is the most-populous city in Denmark, home to over 1.4 million people in its greater Metropolitan Area. It is one of the largest cities in Scandinavia, and it sees over 11 million visitors each year. I'd previously visited Copenhagen in 2012 when I was in college and really enjoyed my … Continue reading Destination: Copenhagen, Denmark (Danish Pastries, Exploring Nyhavn, & GETTING ENGAGED– PART 1)
In anticipation for my upcoming Denmark travel series, I wanted to share my list of the best Danish food (and drinks) to try when you visit Denmark-- or, at least, have access to a Danish restaurant. Given that Danish cuisine is quite hard to find outside of the country, as well as the fact that … Continue reading Top 10 Danish Dishes You Need to Try
(inspired by Prague-- October 2015) Absinthe There’s a green light tonight on the city crawl,raw like moonshine under clocks of starssignaling to come by the dark room,images of some alchemy cloaked in hazeof a mysterious poetry To drink, or not to drink:even the best remedy shudders at first,icy jaws plunge into the green pond,no reason … Continue reading Absinthe (poem)
(PS This post had been sitting in my drafts for almost five years, but I'm finally publishing it! Please enjoy reading about one of my favorite cuisines ever: Polish food!) Poland is a country in Central Europe which, up until the late 20th century, had been a satellite state of the USSR. Due to its … Continue reading Top 10 Polish Dishes You Need to Try