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Denmark

Easy to live in, hard to be impressed by, and the single best country on earth for missing a train.

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Capital

Copenhagen

Currency

Danish krone

Population

6009169

Part of the world

Northern Europe

Canada travel advice

Exercise a high degree of caution

One word to know

Pyt

Roughly "never mind," but warmer. The verbal shrug for when the train has gone, the coffee is cold, and it genuinely does not matter. Danes teach it to children.

Den Danske Ordbog (ordnet.dk), Det Danske Sprog- og Litteraturselskab

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Tokyo Marathon 2027 (Pre-race Build)

Pre-race build for Tokyo, the sixth Major. Where to sleep, what to eat from T-3, the palace loop, the 5am train to the start. (No, I will not say it.)

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denmark

Marathon diary

Copenhagen Marathon 2026 (Recap)

Home marathon, 3-minute PR, the orange slice from a Danish four-year-old that moved the wall.

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bulgaria

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Boryana, My Best Human in the World (Sofia, by Magnus 🐻‍❄️)

Which small human, in which country, decided you were their best human even though you are a dog? Reply with the country and the keychain.

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denmark

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The Airport Pickup Ritual (CPH, on Mama)

What's your dog's airport pickup tell? Tail at half mast? Side-eye? Full silent treatment? Reply.

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montenegro

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Magnus 🐻‍❄️ at the Montenegro Border

What border crossing have you done with a dog, and what did they ask for that nobody warned you about?

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sweden

Paw Passport

The Copenhagen-to-Malmö Border Patrol (by Magnus 🐻‍❄️)

What's the most polite border crossing you've done with a dog? Reply with the customs officer's first name.

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