We found Helsinki to be a very relaxed city with genuinely friendly chatty locals. We visited at the end of December last year and stayed for three nights and two days. You can certainly pack a lot in to that time without feeling completely frazzled . At it's coldest it was -12 degrees which was pretty chilly. But we didn't need any specialist clothing, we just layered our normal clothes which kept us warm and snug. Like other Scandinavian/Nordic cities we have visited, we f

At the beginning of this year I stayed at The Nimb Hotel in Copenhagen. Previously featured on the BBCs Amazing Hotels programme in 2021, I can absolutely see why it was given it's own episode as part of this series. There are many things to love about this hotel but, for me, the most significant is that it sits on the edge of Tivoli Gardens. The photo above shows the hotel exterior as seen from the gardens. It would be remiss of me to talk about the hotel and not mention Tiv