New podcast: Insider's Guide to Copenhagen

When Harry Bell wanted to expand his horizons and leave Italy, his friend told him, "Do you want to be in the place where everything already happened or do you want to be in the place where everybody needs to be?" Harry went to Copenhagen because he knew it as a place with a strong food scene. His plan was to stay for a year - and eight years later, he is still here. According to himself, he has lost his heart to Copenhagen.

When Annie Samples's husband got a job offer in his dream city, Copenhagen, the Texas-born mother of four packed everything up and made the move despite never having set foot on Danish soil. Fortunately, she fell in love with Copenhagen and to her, this is now home. After the initial cultural shock, for instance, coming to terms with the Danish stroller practice, she and her family fell in love with the architecture, flowers, bakeries, and much more.

Laura Hall visited Copenhagen for the first time as a solo traveller. Later, she moved back and thought she would be here for two years. After six months, Laura and her husband looked at each other and decided the easy Copenhagen lifestyle was for them. She feels that Copenhagen is safe, notably for women travelling solo, and that Danes are kind and caring. And the weather? Laura has taken the Danish saying “There's no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing” to heart!

When Rosio Sanchez first came to Copenhagen, it was to work as a pastry chef for Noma; She actually heard about Noma, before she heard about Copenhagen! Now, Copenhagen is home. To her, Copenhagen is a city that "has more or less everything" and feels like a breath of fresh air. The walkable city with cycle paths everywhere keeps you active and as she said, "it's is a special city that changes how you are."

According to Mamie Beth Cary, Copenhagen is a "small dog with a big dog mentality." Born in central London, she moved to Copenhagen in 2016 and works as Director of von Bartha. Copenhagen has a great art scene where Mamie quickly discovered a simple life was possible. She says, that there is " this kind of charm in Copenhagen" where life is more simple, there is more quality, the streets are clean, and where water and height combine with the landscape.

When Aldo fell in love with a Danish woman, he begged her to bring him to Copenhagen. When he arrived, it was snowy and windy, and people were still on their bikes. Flabbergasted by the stubbornness of Danes, combined with his own passion for cycling, he knew he had to move here. For Aldo, the bike equals freedom. With freedom and the love of Copenhagen, he has found a balance that keeps him relaxed.

Dressed in almost exactly the same outfit, HAY designer Sam shows Esben a more design-oriented Copenhagen. As Sam has noticed, design, art, and furniture are such an essential part of Danish history and heritage, which Copenhagen reflects. The architecture, the food quality, the design, and the atmosphere are all of the best quality—both on land and in water!

When Keri was out celebrating a friend in New Zealand, she got hungry and started to chat with a Danish tourist with a pizza. The rest is history, and now she works as an author in Denmark, living, observing and writing about the Danish way of life

Kriti Prajapati had never heard of Copenhagen when her husband accepted a job there. Seven years later, she has now shifted her career from engineer to comedian, where she mostly looks at Danes from the outside and lovingly pokes fun at them. She feels safe in Copenhagen and connected to nature here, even though Dragør can be hard to pronounce!

When Enlai Hooi was looking to relocate from Australia, he knew he wanted to go to Europe, and "by luck" ended up in Copenhagen. With an Irish-Chinese background, he feels that he blends perfectly into the multicultural Copenhagen, where "nobody cares where you are from." As an architect, the medieval buildings that almost intertwine with each other never cease to amaze him, along with the water that glues the city together.

Inan Isik, a Turkish fashion designer, might get Danes better than most - at least what the trends in Danish fashions are! Having worked for both GANNI, Marlene Birger and Bestseller, she has a finger on the pulse regarding what is trendy. Join Inan as she shows Esben where she spends his time in Beyond Copenhagen. It is only a short train ride from multiple stations in Copenhagen, and with many trains per hour, the destinations are easily reachable.