YOU CANNOT RENT A CAR IN NUUK AND DRIVE TO ILULISSAT. THERE IS NO ROAD. THIS IS NOT A MISSING-GOOGLE-MAPS DETAIL; IT IS HOW GREENLAND WORKS. Visit Greenland is blunt: there are no roads connecting Greenlandic towns and communities, except…
YES. DANISH TAP WATER IS EXCELLENT. FILL YOUR BOTTLE, SAVE YOUR MONEY AND STOP BUYING PLASTIC WATER OUT OF HABIT. Visit Copenhagen calls Danish tap water “world-class quality” and encourages visitors to use taps and public drinking fountains for refills.…
YOU DO NOT NEED TO SPEAK DANISH TO VISIT DENMARK. ENGLISH IS WIDELY SPOKEN. BUT LEARNING “TAK” — THANK YOU — WILL MAKE YOU LOOK LESS LIKE YOU EXPECT THE WORLD TO COME PRE-INSTALLED IN ENGLISH. VisitDenmark says it is…
DENMARK USES DANISH KRONER, NOT EUROS AND DEFINITELY NOT US DOLLARS. THE GOOD NEWS: YOU WILL PROBABLY USE YOUR CARD FOR NEARLY EVERYTHING. Denmark is a highly digital country. VisitDenmark says cash is accepted in most places, but many shops,…
NO, YOU DO NOT NEED TO ADD 20% TO EVERYTHING IN DENMARK. SERVICE IS ALREADY INCLUDED IN RESTAURANT, HOTEL AND TAXI BILLS. YOU MAY TIP FOR EXCELLENT SERVICE. YOU ARE NOT EXPECTED TO. This is one of the fastest ways…
GREENLAND IS NOT DENMARK’S BACK GARDEN, NOT A REAL-ESTATE LISTING AND NOT A BLANK SPACE AT THE TOP OF A MAP. IT IS A SELF-GOVERNING COUNTRY WITH ITS OWN PARLIAMENT, GOVERNMENT, LANGUAGE AND POLITICAL LIFE — WITHIN THE KINGDOM OF…
YES, DENMARK ADDS 25% VAT TO MOST THINGS YOU BUY. YES, THAT MAKES A CINNAMON BUN FEEL LIKE A SMALL FISCAL EVENT. NO, DANES DO NOT WAKE UP EXCITED TO PAY TAX. We do, however, prefer prices that include the…
DENMARK CAN BE SURPRISINGLY EASY TO HIRE INTO — AND TO FIRE FROM. THAT SOUNDS TERRIBLE UNTIL YOU NOTICE THE OTHER HALF OF THE DEAL: YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO LOSE YOUR ENTIRE LIFE WHEN YOU LOSE A JOB. This…
THE NORDIC MODEL IS NOT A MOOD BOARD, A VIKING FAIRY TALE OR A COUP IN A KNITTED SWEATER. IT IS A PRACTICAL DEAL: WE PAY A LOT TOGETHER, THEN MAKE BASIC LIFE LESS EXPENSIVE, LESS FRAGILE AND LESS HUMILIATING.…
DENMARK DOES NOT HAVE A LEGAL, NATIONWIDE MINIMUM WAGE. BEFORE YOU CONCLUDE THIS IS A FREE-MARKET FEVER DREAM, HERE IS THE IMPORTANT PART: PAY AND CONDITIONS ARE LARGELY SET THROUGH COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS. This tends to scramble American brains. In the…