Copenhagen

Denmark never held much significance to me until recently. Now I'm so in love with the country that I want to move there full-time (fingers crossed). I visited Copenhagen during one of the coldest and darkest months, February. And yet, it absolutely blew me away.

Yes, it's true, everyone is beautiful beyond reason and so authentically kind, but wait, there's more.

The cleanliness, the attention to quality design, the clean food, the environmental focus, the (lack of) gender norms, the childcare, the education, the healthcare… I could go on. In a sense, my trip to Copenhagen was more than a tourist vacation. It was an eye-opening experience that had me realizing just how amazing life could be.

The city itself is so quiet because there are hardly any cars compared to most major metropolitan cities. With less cars comes cleaner air, and this air was as clean as it gets. In fact, we didn't get a car once the whole time we were there. Everything was accessible by foot or public transit.

The only thing that was a tad strange to us was the nightlife. We went to this club that we were told was the club of Copenhagen. When we showed up, there were only teenagers in line. It was a huge line, but everyone seemed to be under 18 years old. We were kind of taken aback by this, so we bailed and went to this cocktail bar that we had visited the previous night.

Known as the best cocktail bar in Copenhagen, this place was really something. The drinks were strong and the bartenders didn't mind us chatting them up. In fact…we ended up staying past closing time and shutting down the bar with the bartenders. We helped them “clean up” by drinking the rest of the premixed drinks and testing out the absinthe.

Between the bakeries, the interior design studios, the food halls, and the organic wine bars, I truly fell in love with the city.