Meet Sharon, a Spanish, born and bred in San Sebastian who moved to Melbourne more than 5 years ago. I got to know Sharon when I stumbled upon her pop-up stall, Bamba Bamba Collective at the Finders Keepers Market Melbourne. She is the artist behind the colourful eye-catching jewellery that is right up my…
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Though I didn't regret doing what I did instead, I feel like I missed out on Denmark. As it didn't feel like the Denmark, I had in mind.…
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What I remember first is looking down at a plate of white rice placed in front of me on top of the bright green plastic-covered table and thinking “Why do they always put the rice first and make us wait for longer for the main show, the goat testicles soup?” I sighed and peered…
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I recently walked inside a cemetery in Copenhagen and ate the horrid Scandinavian licorice in front of Hans Handerson’s grave. I was only half-listening to Lisa, our beautiful tour guide when she said that people actually go on dates and have parties there. Apparently, It’s a part of the urban culture in Copenhagen. I…
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I spotted a familiar-looking toy at the Copenhagen airport, Illums Bolighus, the famous Danish design store. I picked one with the box to read the label. Hoptimist, it said, is all about smiles, optimism, and high spirits. Make every day a little more joyful, it continued, explaining the smiling head with a spiral body…
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I experienced hell recently by sitting on a window seat in a plane for 12 hours without standing nor sleeping on my way back from Amsterdam.…
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I didn't plan to spend my last night in Amsterdam inside the Citizen M hotel, a walking distance from the Schipol airport.…
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we started by loading up on delicious Danish pastries at the famous La Glaze. With it, I was ready to enjoy my last day in Denmark.…
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Greetings from Copenhagen, Denmark! I am at the tail end of my Scandinavia trip, and I am ready to go home. Oh København I came with high expectations of Copenhagen, including its culture, people, and food, thanks to all the stories I had heard about it. I had a cousin who declared Copenhagen to…
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There is a little art and crafts gallery in Odense in a corner of the Hans Christian Andersen Museum quarter. I stumbled upon it by chance while trying to find a place to start our day’s drinking session. Odense is located to the west of Copenhagen. The idea to visit Odense was rather spontaneous.…
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