Global Travel Writers: Articles http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/ Global Travel Writers en Global Travel Writers: Articles http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/EXT:tt_news/ext_icon.gif http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/ Global Travel Writers TYPO3 - get.content.right http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 14 Jun 2011 05:50:00 -0400 On Viking shores http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/articles/category/denmark/article/on-viking-shores/ From Scotland to Russia via Scandinavia, traces of the Vikings are everywhere

by Graham Simmons

                                                                                                                   From Germany’s neo-Nazi skinheads to groups of Swedish immigrants in Minnesota, USA, a diverse range of hero-seekers, history buffs and just plain lunatics are today in search of their Viking roots. This story follows some of the old Viking routes, from Birka in Sweden to the Lofoten Islands of Norway and down through the Shetland and Orkney Islands of Scotland, as far as Vyborg in Russia. Featured also is the new Viking Ships Museum, in Rosskilde (Denmark).

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]]> Graham Simmons Russia Norway Finland Denmark By: Graham Simmons Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:23:00 -0400 H.C. Who? http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/articles/category/denmark/article/hc-who/ Odense - the birthplace of famous Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen You just can’t get away from him. In the Danish city of Odense, his birthplace, the name is ubiquitous. There are boulevards, statues, even carparks named after him. Following the commemoration in 2005 of the 200th anniversary of the author’s birth, the totally refurbished Hans Christian Andersen Museum has re-opened. While it is said that the much-travelled Andersen left Odense at an early age because he was bored with the place, this low-key city somehow finds a place in the heart, as a town with hidden attitude that is well worth digging out

]]> Graham Simmons Denmark Cultural Travel Personalities By: Graham Simmons Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:26:00 -0400 Eurail Explorer http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/articles/category/denmark/article/eurail-explorer/ The Eurail Pass can be used to explore some of the most fascinating and hidden corners of Europe Most people use the excellent Eurail train pass just as a means of getting from A to B. With the whole of Europe offering some superb high-speed rail services, this is certainly the way to go. But the Eurail Pass can also be used to explore little-known trails into the vast countryside. Getting off the beaten track with the Pass involves a little research, but more importantly, a willingness to venture into the great unknown.

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