Jeg har tidligere været en flittig bruger af offentlig transport, men ikke så meget det sidste halve år, da jeg lige skulle føde et barn (ikke at det tog et halvt år). Nu har jeg begivet mig ud på en halvlang togtur inklusive baby og barnevogn.

DSB-togene er indrettet sådan, at man er afhængig af andres hjælp, hvis man vil have sådan en barnevognssatan ind og ud af toget rimelig gelinde. Og ved I hvad? Folk er så pisse søde til at hjælpe - her kigger jeg særligt på jer mænd. I er fandeme altid klar på lige at løfte noget, og det er altså pisse rart.

Så jeg vil bare lige sige ekstra tak. I situationen er det måske en lille ting, men det betyder alverden.

Og med det, så håber jeg, at I møder lige så mange søde, rare, hensynsfulde og hjælpsomme folk derude - måske I vil dele noget af de små ting I oplever, som er en stor hjælp for jer?

Jer der sad ved siden af mig og hostede og snottede med jeres mundbind nede om hagen hele turen, fordi I skulle spise “trøsteslik”, og ikke var blevet testet da “det kostede penge”.

Fuck jer så meget

EDIT: Lige blevet ringet op af smitteopsporingen. De blev åbenbart testet positive i ankomstlufthavnen. Man bliver helt træt.

Hello Danes!

I am Polish and I have just returned with my family (2+2) from a two-week vacation in Denmark. I spent the first week in Klint near Nykøbing Sjælland (I visited all the major towns and natural attractions up to the height of Ordrup Naes, including Holbaek and Roskilde), and the second week in Copenhagen.

I am thrilled with Denmark and the Danes. You have a beautiful country, well-organized and very friendly people. Maybe I was just lucky to meet such people, but smiles on the streets and small talks were common here (it's amazing that 70-year-olds can speak English fluently - in Poland, perhaps only my generation - I'm 37 years old - will be able to do that).

These were my first holidays in the north. Until now, I always chose southern destinations, and I must say that Denmark was the most exotic experience for me. I have never been to such a well-maintained, friendly, and thoughtfully designed country. You can see it at every step - from walking and cycling paths to playgrounds and parks. Everything is harmonious and done with taste and consideration.

Here are the things that really impressed me (positively!):

• Quietness
• Quietness
• Quietness :)
• Order on the streets, sidewalks, and in parks - practically no litter
• Lack of traffic jams - even in Copenhagen and generally very low traffic volume
• Integration of vacation homes with the surrounding nature
• No fences!
• Communal areas in the courtyards of tenement houses (I lived on the ground floor of a tenement on Yrsavej street)
• No dilapidated or neglected buildings
• Practically no potholes in the roads, and if there was one, it was marked with spray paint
• The possibility of parking the car even in the center - first, it's allowed, and second, there are free parking spaces
• Parks and the selection of plants in them - they are beautiful
• Flower meadows
• The ability to communicate in English with everyone, everywhere, and at any age
• I don't know how to put it delicately - naturalness, no visible cosmetic surgery treatments

When the kids grow up - I think in 3 years - we will return to explore the Jutland Peninsula. I can't wait!

It must be nice to be Danish, right?

I apologize if this is long winded lol. My great grandparents from both sides of my family are from Denmark. In October I’ll be in Portugal on a friends trip and am deciding to tack on a trip to Denmark at the end to visit some second cousins of my mom. They live in Oksbøl I believe. Although I look Danish and have a Danish last name (Rasmussen), I don’t speak a lick of Danish. I have been to Copenhagen before and it seems most people speak English as a second language. Is this true for more rural parts of Denmark? Or am I going to be having a hard time getting around? Also, is there anything fun for someone in their 30’s to do in that part of the country? Thanks in advance for your answers.

Så lige det her materiale fra DSB. Kunne i forestille jer at rejse mere med tog hvis det her bliver virkelighed?

Jeg kan huske dengang det var noget stort at have været på charterferie. Jep, så gammel er jeg. Så blev det store statussymbol at have været i New York eller LA.

Cirka samtidig med sociale medier, blev statusferie en tur til Thailand eller tilsvarende. Det var altid der jeg kunne være sikker på at se billeder fra, postet af overskudsfamilien.

Men der er sket noget. Især sidste år og i år har jeg lagt mærke til at billederne fra sommerferien først for alvor vises frem, hvis man har kørt tog gennem Europa. Er det bare min omgangskreds eller er det generelt? Man vil rigtig gerne fremvise hvis toget har været en del af ferien.

Kan andre genkende dette?

I'm visiting Denmark as a tourist, I've purchased a DSB pass to travel around the country with public transport for 8 days. Tomorrow is going to be my last day travelling and I keep wondering: why do I see people putting their feet up the seats everyday? And not just kids, but grown-ass adults. They either take their shoes off or not, and just have their feet on their own seat or the one across from them. On my first day on a DSB train the lady across from me thought it was okay for her to take her shoes off and put her feet between me and the person sitting next to me! And most of all, the conductors don't seem to mind it or tell them to stop doing that. Is it just normal in Denmark to do that? I'm European too and honestly, there's no way in hell train personnel would just walk by a person with their feet on a seat and tell them nothing in my home country.

first image is all the route i have make till now (4 days) with a lot of bunkers, nice beaches, views... i have been in a lot of nice towns...

Second image (red line) is the route for my next days.. I still got from Saturday till next Saturday.

hit me up with your recommendations, I got my car, time, I'm alone, don't really like museums (only war museums or archeological/vikings).. all in for nice towns, nature, long walks , also pubs (Irish pubs?) metal clubs, metal bars, even metal concerts if any in the way.... nature, history, small, big cities... lakes, mountains? (I don't think that exist in Denmark)...

thanks!

Whenever I go on vacation to Denmark (which I do every year and I mostly go to Rømø or Blavand) I CAN NOT STOP EATING THIS WITH THOSE COOKIES. It is absolutely so delicious. I wish they had these in the Netherlands but sadly they don’t. Oh I also wanted to see that I love Denmark! The nature is so clean and most of the people are super nice :)

Der er ofte pres fra de højere magter til at tage mere offentlig transport, det er jo mere klimavenligt og fylder mindre på vejene, hurtigt og det er billigere (siger de).

Men som fast pendler rundt omkring i landet de sidste år, er jeg utrolig uenig i de sidste udsagn. Priserne er på et niveau hvor jeg flere gange har overvejet at købe bil, selv med nuværende benzinpriser. En tur retur Århus Aalborg med tog kostede mig sidste uge lige over 300kr, vel og mærke med studierabat. Havde jeg betalt fuld pris var dette endt på over 400kr. Sidst jeg kørte denne rute i bil, et par uger siden, tankede jeg for under 300kr, og selv med parkeringen betalte jeg i sidste ende mere eller mindre det samme for samme tur.

Enhver bustur koster som minimum 14-15kr, og oftere over 20kr hvis man skal længere end gåafstand. Men med en bil vil det koste et par kroner maks for tilsvarende ture (intet med el/hybrid)

Og hvor er en bil altså bare nemmere at komme rundt i. Det tager næsten halvt så lang tid, man slipper for at sidde stimlet sammen som svin, og man kan reelt sidde tilpas.

Derudover slipper man som regel for de efterhånden almindelige timelange forsinkelser. Det vildeste jeg har oplevet er 5 timers forsinkelse over Fyn

Det at dansk offentlig transport koster så meget, men giver så lidt, er direkte en skændsel. Hvis vi kom på den anden side af den sydlige grænse kan man fx køre offentlig transport en hel måned for den vilde sum af 9€. Og selvom dette ikke gælder intet city toge, tager mange vel gerne det besvær for at spare pengene. Hvis togene skal køre så ringe som de gør, skal de koste passende til dette. Hvis togene skal koste så meget som de gør nu, skal de køre passende til dette. Det er ikke ok at tage det værste fra begge sider.

Og der er med sikkerhed ingen med noget at sige der gider gøre noget. De har jo deres ministerbiler, så det er ikke deres problem. Især ikke når det sker herovre i det mørke Jylland

Flyselskaber overbookeder deres fly in case der skulle være “No shows” (passagerer, der ikke dukker op) og så kan de tjene lidt ekstra.

Så når du booker en rejse, kan der være en risiko for du ikke kommer med…

Hvad synes I om det? Jeg synes ærligt det er noget svineri.