The Living in Copenhagen Diary: entry number one
The first in a new series of light-hearted columns about life as a foreigner living in the Danish capital.
Wheelchair accessible hotel in Reykjavik accommodates world record-breaking swimmers
The Grand Hotel Reykjavik provided their award winning service to this year’s record-breaking paralympic athletes at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Ch...
Deadly river weekend for Nordic region
Swedes, Norwegians and Danes were all victims of river-related drownings, in what proved to be a deadly weekend for outdoor recreationists in Scandina...
Swede’s swimsuit disqualifies her world record
In a controversial ruling by Australia’s swimming regulatory body, Swim Australia, one of Sweden’s most famous swimmers was disqualified, after breaki...
Breasts not making a big splash in Copenhagen
Perhaps the thought of topless sunbathing at a chlorinated concrete public pool isn’t appealing, or it could be a hint that Danish women are actually ...
First swimmers cross the Gulf of Finland
Two Estonians became the first people in recorded history to successfully swim across the Gulf of Finland. They started their effort in Finland and en...