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By Marina Aagaard, MFT. Photos: Henrik Elstrup and Marina Aagaard Active holiday on Fehmarn? That is a "Yes" from me. Physical activity and nature. As in Natura, an EU-funded initiative that promotes outdoor exercise and activities by the Baltic Sea. ...Friday. It's raining. No big surprise. The Danish summer weather has been exceptionally bad this year, with more rainfall than …
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By Marina Aagaard, MFT. Photos: Henrik Elstrup and Marina Aagaard Open air play and exercise. On the rooftop of the parking garage in Nordhavn, the new harbor areas in Copenhagen. All-time motivating area with lots of exercise options for children, adolescents and adults. The place is Konditaget (Exercise Roof) at Lüders P-House, Helsinkigade 30, 2150 Nordhavn. Amazing equipment (though a …
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By Marina Aagaard, MFT An ordinary day walk in the countryside, just north of Aarhus, popular small European - second Danish - city. A look at the fields, trees and water. 07:30 am. Weather? Late summer; mild, moderate temperature and cloudy. The clouds are ever-changing, from bright and beautiful to gloomy grey. Only a short …
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By Marina Aagaard, MFT... Travelling? Sometimes you don't have to travel very far to have a great 'travelling' or sightseeing experience. Just leaving the local neighborhood and going a few miles down the road, can do the trick....This weekend we, husband, dog and I, went for a trip to the local national park, one of …
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By Marina Aagaard, MFT Streetart and Graffiti. Aarhus Streetart Festival. Free art exhition. Arranged by Aarhus Festival Week together with Galleri Grisk and We Make Space Architects. I Byparken (The City Park). Art touches your senses and can improve your health. Streetart can be planned, costly and elegant. Or spontaneous, cheap and ugly. Streetart, especially graffiti, …
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By Marina Aagaard, MFT On a recent trip Aalborg-Amsterdam-Bogota: Stopover in Schiphol Airport. Big and bright and full of entertainment! I do not do selfies ... haven't got the hang of it, but husband handles a camera fairly well and takes occasional photo-with-wife-in-them shots ... However, I could not resist this gimmick at the airport. …
By Marina Aagaard, MFT --- An exciting destination: Bremerhaven, literally Bremens harbor. In northern Germany. At the eastern side of the Weser River mouth. A fairly 'young', medium-sized city with a massive port and an interesting harbour with the slogan: --- Meer Erleben Experience the ocean - and a wordplay - Experience more. The city was first founded …
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By Marina Aagaard, MFT The finest sand without pebbles and shells all over. Sunshine and 31-33 degrees during the day. The warmest, clearest sea water, almost body temperature, feels soft to your skin, and energizing waves. Final day on this great destination. And I ponder. It is not hard to understand that the Caribbean is popular among …
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By Marina Aagaard, MFT. Aquarium photo: Henrik Elstrup The seller insists. How about a trip to an exotic island: Relax on the beach and happy hour drinking? No, thank you. On the other hand, a bit of sailing sounds good. So, we book this day trip to Islas del Rosario. Expectations are not that high. And typically my luck: At 8:00 …
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By Marina Aagaard, MFT Café del Mar. Superb lounge and dance music. Ibiza? No, Cartagena, Colombia. A trendy city with lots of flavor ... Alcohol is unhealthy. That said, I traditionally enjoy a single piña colada when on holiday. The world's most fattening drink. This time it got out of hand and I had three of these fitness-destroyers this week. …
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