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Lifestyle: Copenhagen Weekender. Part 3

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Why does time always go by so fast when you have fun? Alex and I were asking ourselves this question a lot when our last day in Copenhagen arrived. Whilst Mille returned to work, we spent the last remaining hours strolling around town, which included a visit to the Hotel Chocolat Cafe, a little shopping haul at Moss Copenhagen and a relaxed chill out on a bench at the harbourside.  Day 3: After a little lie in, we checked out at 10am and hit town. This time though we both had to carry a heavy backback and I tell you, that I absolutely hate travelling with a backpack. Those things are heavy for no reason and they do tend to fill up far too quickly. Backpacks are so not stylish and they are so odd to handle, don't you think? Luckily we took turns and if one of us wanted to go into a shop, the other would look after the belongings. When I'm abroad, I always like to explore the fashion scene of other countries. I love to discover new shops, check out what kind of styles they p...

Lifestyle: Copenhagen Weekender. Part 2

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From my previous travel to Copenhagen in 2007, I had tonnes of Swedish Kroner left over which had lived in my drawers ever since. I thought they may feel a bit homesick and would love to return to their home country, so we planned to spent those Kroner on our Copenhagen Weekender trip.  For around £7.50 pp I bought train tickets to Malmö and within 35 minutes, the train "flew" us over the Øresund Bridge (Baltic Sea) to Sweden. My friend Anna, whom I met during my time studying at an  International Language School in London awaited us at the central station. I had not seen her in six years and though last time we promised each other it won't be so long again for our next meet up, it kind of did. It felt even more emotional when we spotted each other and hugged for a long time. What a fantastic welcome to Sweden! Day 2: It is incredible how well Copenhagen and Malmö are connected. Within minutes you can be in an entire new country! Though growing up in Germany with neighb...