(Edited on April 29th 2025, for improved clarity in certain sections) I’d always heard that your 30s are…
Times visited: Home country
Islands visited: Tunø, Samsø, Endelave, Hjarnø, Alrø, Fyn, Sjælland, Amager, Slotsholmen, Æbelø, Bornholm, Christiansø, Frederiksø, Nørrejyske Ø, Rømø, Mandø, Fanø, Langeland, Mors, Møn, Nyord, Nekselø, Vorsø, Ærø, Lolland, Askø, Lilleø, Femø, Falster, Masnedø, Farø, Bogø, Langø, Fejø, Skalø, Enehøje, Læsø, Hirsholm, Strynø, Sprogø, Fur, Jegindø, Venø and Agerø
UNESCO sites visited: 9/11
Denmark is my home country. I spent the first 21 years of my life in a small town in East Jutland – a place I didn’t truly appreciate until I moved to Copenhagen for university. It didn’t take long for me to realize that I belong in the countryside. City life never suited me, and after two years in the capital, I left without ever really falling for it.
In 2018, I made the decision to finish my Bachelor’s degree in Greenland, marking my official move away from Denmark. I returned briefly in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and, in November of that year, moved temporarily to the island of Lolland to work as an archaeologist. I fell in love with the island and ended up staying for eight months – and after half a year of travels, I returned again for another year. Following a 13-month interlude in Scotland, I moved back to Denmark in early 2024, this time to Thisted, where I worked at the local museum for a year.
Growing up, I always considered Denmark one of the most boring countries in the world – mostly because of our lack of mountains. But I was completely blind to the beauty surrounding me: the pristine beaches, dramatic chalk cliffs, rolling hills, deep forests, hundreds of charming islands, and countless archaeological sites scattered across the landscape. It wasn’t until I started travelling that I began to see Denmark with new eyes – and to truly love it.