Ronni Abergel is a Danish social entrepreneur and co-founder of the The Human Library Organization. He is the driving force behind the Human Library concept launched in 2000, where people serve as “living books” to challenge stereotypes through open dialogue. The library was first started in Copenhagen and has since spread to more than 85 countries across six continents. Q. When I hear the name “The Human Library”, It literally reminds me of the saying, “I can read you like a book.” I understand you first created the Human Library after a violent stabbing […]

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Singapore reclaims its crown as the most powerful passport in the world with visa-free access to 195 out of 227 destinations worldwide, leaving Japan as runner-up with a score of 193, according to the 2025 Henley Passport Index, which ranks all the world’s 199 passports according to the number of destinations they can access without a prior visa, and is based on exclusive official data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Several EU member states — France, Germany, Italy, and Spain — drop two places to 3rd position, and […]

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These beautiful gardens are about a 10-minute drive from the historical center of Helsingborg. Parking is free, in a small gravel lot directly across from the entrance. The estate dates back to 1864 when Swedish royalty, Prince Oscar and his wife Sophie built the magnificent castle. Prince Gustaf Adolf (who later became king) tended the gardens for many years. These gardens were a summer home for Swedish royalty until as recently as the 1970 at which point they were donated to the city of Helsingborg. Today a number of landscape […]

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Swedish amusement park Liseberg is looking for volunteers for “The Peak Fear Experiment” at a secret location in Sweden. The participants can expect to face their worst fears and explore their own limits of scary entertainment. The experiment, conducted in collaboration with world-leading scientists from Recreational Fear Lab at Aarhus University in Denmark, will take place on October 11th, 2023. “If you are over 18 years old, enjoy being frightened, and can be in Sweden on October 11th, you could be the one we are looking for to participate in […]

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Women’s high diving will celebrate its premiere in Denmark on July 16 as the 2022 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series returns to the capital city for the next nail-biting clash of cliff diving crop. Only after a few days after the road cycling elite has started the most prestigious race in their sport, the Tour de France, in the Danish capital, the cliff diving elite travels from Paris to Copenhagen for the third stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. With two different winners in both categories […]

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Q. When you were a toddler, your dad brought you to a museum where you fell in love immediately with the artifact display. You were 5 years old at the time, what really piqued your interest when you saw the display and made you aspire to become an archeologist from that point onwards? What do you think parents and teachers nowadays should do to help children develop a love for the pre-historical human culture? I still remember those museum visits, and the one you mentioned stands out the most memorable. The […]

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Q1. Tell us a little bit about yourself? I was born and raised in the Faroe Islands but have been living in 5 different countries for 20 years. I moved back to the Faroe Islands in 2012 to take the lead at Visit Faroe Islands. Prior to that, I was Marketing Director for Visit Stockholm and Marketing Manager for Visit Denmark. Q2. What has living abroad taught you? One thing that I learned all these years is that hard work will not go unnoticed. It always pays off in the […]

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We left Ulaanbaatar in the early morning under the gloomy grey skies with a persistent drizzle. Depressing weather, but certainly not unexpected. Could be worse. Could be the -30 they often experience here in the winter months. There is a reason I am not here in winter. We stayed with nomads – spending our nights in Mongolian gers – round accommodations that apparently can take only several hours to setup but seem very sturdy. These nomads have both a winter and a summer home where they oversee their animals, usually […]

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Throughout Europe, the history of the region has shaped the construction of cities and architecture of buildings. For those who are enchanted with the beauty of centuries of construction art, Europe is a sightseeing wonderland. Here are some of the best locations across the continent to see and learn about thousands of years of architectural design. Barcelona, Spain The region that is now the city of Barcelona is believed to have been inhabited since as early as 5000 BC, and initial founding of the city is storied to have been […]

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An accomplishment certainly worth highlighting – world traveler, James Asquith remarkably completed visiting all 196 UN recognized countries by the time he was just 24. An even more remarkable was he started this epic and ultimate road trip when he was just 18. Recently we had a chance to ask him a few questions about his time on the road (he no longer has a permanent home) and he recently built and launched an app that has introduced an extremely affordable way for travelers to see the world. The service […]

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National Geographic, Gallup and New York Times best-selling author and National Geographic Explorer Dan Buettner have announced The 25 Happiest Cities in the United States based on The National Geographic/Blue Zones® Index. The Index was specifically developed to measure a population’s happiness based on 15 metrics including civic engagement, walkability and healthful food options. Boulder, Colorado tops the list with walkability, access to nature and sense of community as contributing factors to its residents’ happiness. Buettner mentions, “if you want to get happy, don’t try and change your belief system. […]

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I recently attended the launch of Norwegian Air’s nonstop flight from Oakland to Copenhagen, Denmark at a chef’s tasting prepared by Andreas Bagh, Executive Chef at Copenhagen’s Michelin starred Marchal restaurant at the Hotel d’Angleterre.  The event was hosted at the Cookhouse in North Beach, a lovely, intimate venue in a space next to the legendary Vesuvio Cafe in San Francisco. The evening was well attended by local journalists and editors from Zagat and AFAR magazine and it was a fantastic opportunity to learn more about Norwegian, Denmark and of course […]

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A Scandinavian cruise to the Baltic Capitals sat on our travel list for several years, while easier and less expensive trips took precedence. For us to set sail towards our Viking roots, we needed a big occasion—like a 50th birthday. I think of 50 as an easy going innocuous number.  It’s neutral (fifty/fifty), romantic (Fifty First Dates), and even sexy (Fifty Shades of Grey). But for my husband, 50 conjured dark and disturbing thoughts—colonoscopies, the potential need for Viagra, and the fact that he would be eligible for membership in AARP. So, when it came time to plan his […]

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Red doors welcome guests into warmly decorated homes, basket bicycles sit in front of flower gardens, cozy houses are perched along rocky streets, a colorful market full of fresh goods and happy people and a harbor full of boats waiting to leave for new adventures – all await visitors in the charming town of Rudkobing, Denmark. Rudkobing, located on Langeland Island also hosts many sports and nature related activities similar to other Nordic (Scandinavian) towns. In addition there is a certain enchantment to this town because it feels so remote […]

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