I adopted little Minnie in September, and ever since then, I’ve been excited for her to meet my…
Times visited: Multiple (home country)
Cities visited: London, Cambridge, Norwich, Ipswich, Liverpool, Royal Tunbridge Wells and Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Villages visited: Watton, Thetford, Amesbury, Windsor, Bury St. Edmunds, Lavenham, Finchingfield, Mildenhall, Brandon, Swaffham, Attleborough, Wroxham, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, Cromer, Ambleside, Grasmere and Carham
UNESCO sites visited: 7/35 (UK)
England is my second home country. My mum is English and I grew up speaking both English and Danish at home. Although I’ve never lived in England, I feel like I belong there as well. England is also my country.
I don’t know how many times I’ve been to England. At three months old, England was my first trip overseas. We went there a lot to visit my mum’s side of the family during my childhood, and in my teen years, I spent each summer there with my grandmother and younger brother.
Despite this, I’ve only spent very few days being a tourist in England. Once was on a day trip with some family friends to see Stonehenge when I was around 13. Another time was a two-day trip to London in 2015, my first time in the capital (embarrassing, I know!). In the summer of 2018, I spent three days visiting a friend in the gorgeous Royal Tunbridge Wells. And in early 2024, I spent half a day exploring the beautiful city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne en route overland from Scotland to Denmark. I also travelled around a bit in my childhood with my family but I can hardly remember that.
99 % of my time in England has been spent in East Anglia, a region that is very dear to my heart. I’ve always loved going there to visit family and spend time getting to know the place where my mum grew up. I have fond memories of summer days in Great Yarmouth, riverside walks in Thetford, mountainbiking in Thetford Forest and chasing historic flint buildings in quaint villages.
In November 2024, I roadtripped from Denmark to Scotland and back and visited family in Norfolk on the way. I also went up to the Lake District to explore this gorgeous area that Taylor Swift sings about in her song, “the lakes”. It was a magical experience listening to this beautiful song while hiking in the hills above Ambleside. On my way back, I visited the tiny village of Carham, which is located in the border region with Scotland, in a small slice of England that is practically surrounded by Scotland!
