On the Road in Denmark: Esbjerg, Ribe, and Fanø - Listen - How to

On the Road in Denmark: Esbjerg, Ribe, and Fanø

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When I mentioned going to Esbjerg for a few days off this spring, many of my friends in Copenhagen said - why? Esbjerg doesn’t have a reputation as a vacation spot, even though its fifth-largest city in Denmark and the youngest big city. For Copenhagen snobs, Esbjerg is a fishing town, which it was 50 years ago but isn’t really anymore. It’s an oil and wind energy town, industrial but very modern. All that energy money makes for great museums, and Esbjerg is a great base for exploring Ribe and

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