Chilly Day Walking Around Ærø! Making the most out of a day on the Danish island, despite the cold!

We took a road trip to find more cool spots in Denmark, this time we ended up in Ærø. Brisket came along for the adventure as we:
*Walked around the beach and bath houses
*Stamped our Danish Island passport
*Bought some wonderful pastries
*Explored the streets in search of Christmas decorations
*Found Vonderup Klint
*Climbed up a lighthouse on the northern point
It was a super cool day, but we MUST go back for the summer weather!

[@kennethAmos8929]

I love when Miranda tell story’s of all the place’s you go, and the detail’s Miranda knows 🤗 My total respect 🙏

[@Frankesito1307]

Sadly you mist Marstal hope you'll come back there's a great nautical museum, and Søby gård

[@toddbonin6926]

AEro is a dream destination of mine. Thanks for taking me there!!!

[@TravelinYoung]

It is super cool, I can't wait to get back in warmer weather :).

[@citizenVader]

I'm a islander too and can only recommend that you take your time to enjoy the small islands of Denmark.. but you should really begin with Bornholm, and visit Christiansø. It's a little island with under 200 residents. It used to be a stronghold and a tax harbour for trade in the Baltic sea. Some of the most dangerous people back in the day were prisoners of the island. But they could still enjoy a life as a somewhat free person, except that they were isolated from the rest of the public. Bornholm rocks a cool display of exotic flowers since a large ship with exotic plants stranded on the island many years ago.. and the topography is pretty good for bicycles, but you kinda need to train a little bit, because the hills are really tough some places..

[@Scavenia]

So happy to follow you in your Discovery of our wonderful country. Especially this time, because I have never ben to Ærø. Good luck in your future expeditions in danish geography and culture.

[@TravelinYoung]

Thanks! You should go to Ærø, it was very nice and relaxing. I want to spend more time there.

[@hansclemmensen1557]

I wish you guys all the best with your new life in Denmark. The most importent thing you need, you allredy have brourght with you...an open mind. No need to wish you good luck..you proberly won't need it. :-). Looking forward to follow your future steps toward becoming Danish citicents. Wellcome.

[@TravelinYoung]

Thanks so much!

[@rolsson5464]

Thanks for this one! Born and raised in Sweden but my mom's from Ærø originally, actually in the vicinity of that very lighthouse.

[@prebenpolund7078]

U make me so homesick! With all the Christmas traditions especially the food😋

[@AceHighVictory]

I been watching you guys videos the last couple of days. You guys are such a lovely family, glad that you like Denmark so much, and take in our culture and way of living

[@ExtremeBuizel]

What a sweet and well made video for a small channel! Wish you all the best

[@TravelinYoung]

Thanks!

[@henrikhansen5556]

I'm happy you went to Voderup Klint. It's my favorite place on Ærø. In the summer, you should try the beach beneath the klint.

[@CapedGuardian]

Wow, this is a nice surprise! I grew up on Ærø, but moved to Copenhagen when I turned 20. Have lived here for six years now. Love the capital way more than the countryside feel you get on Ærø.

[@sismofytter]

You shuld have a look at Læsø its an hyggelig island with some werry unique houses with roofs made out of seaweed. Thanks for loving denmark and making these videoes :.-)

[@lopaisate]

Yes! We have a friend who actually did research on the Læsø seaweed roofs! Id love to see them in person some day ☺️

[@TravelinYoung]

Yes, Læsø sounds cool. We will definitely make it there one day! And you are welcome, DK is fantastic and we love showcasing through these videos.

[@nielslemmergaard3731]

Love your Lyngby hat :-)

[@bjarnebrendstrup667]

I totally agree with Josh: “Hindbærsnitter” are the best, also one of my favorites. I still claim, that I can judge a bakery on the quality of their hindbærsnitter. I’ve been to Ærø twice. 30 years ago with our then 9 yr old son. On bikes. We did the whole island in a couple of days. Next time was September 2019 with our oldest daughter, 35 yr old. A father-daughter trip. Again by bike. We, too, stopped at Vodder Klint. We also visited the lighthouse. A windy tour, at times we endured winds at 19 m/s. Luckily we used electric bikes. And that is OK when you are almost 70 …

[@TravelinYoung]

Great minds think alike :). I need to go back and rent an electric bike, great idea!

[@denmark23]

Hi love your videos, Denmark is actually pretty hilly in west Jutland also, I just wanted to say that I think brisket is a allergy friendly dog, Wich mean he don't have a undercote so he don't have anymore protection against the cold than human hair... I have one as well and if i need to be out longer than half an hour in winter i give her a jacket on, especially if not moving around to keep warm, cause she will get sick, she is used to the warmth in the apartment like I. So everytime I need a winter jacket she has a shirt or jacket on as well, and honestly she don't hate it anymore, now when it's cold she ask for it. Not saying you do anything wrong, just wanted to share.

[@Nisroc]

My family name is from Ærø. Research goes back to 1655 and in old ship records we can see the Ærø name Boye became Boyed in the US when getting signed in, in NY in the early 1900.

[@SimonBannow]

The city/town of Odense has had two mayors by the last name Boye. You got famous relatives!

[@hmbp100]

you are becoming danish. Only danes like what you like. love you all.

[@thorsrensen1679]

In Danmark its always cold, wind and a lot of Rain well danish water when its Best 😀 Nice KZbin challen you got

[@grizzmax]

Love you guys.

[@TravelinYoung]

Thanks!

[@KoldingDenmark]

Glad you took a trip to one of our smaller islands. That is what we do every summer. Island hopping. Ærø is hilly and it might have given you a good view to some of the other islands in that area. Each one has its own charm. Did you use the bus service free of charge? Quite unique for Ærø. Do come back in the summer.

[@TravelinYoung]

We drove our car, so we took ourselves around. I am so glad we went also, we plan to see more of the islands :). We also went to Samsø not long ago.

[@quidditchmom1]

Miranda! This is fantastic!! Great job!!!

[@lopaisate]

Thank you!

[@hellefur6631]

I know Denmark don't have breathtaking mountain wiews, or deep forrests, but there is plenty of small qute towns, whith centurys old houses, that people still lives in, and wide open landscapes. In the summer, it's so nice, to take a bike whith you in a trainride, and then pic a destination, and go explore. I do recomend a little jacket for Brisket, so he doesn't get wet on youre trips.

[@TravelinYoung]

I agree! I was just joking about the hills, Denmark is gorgeous. We have really enjoyed exploring more and more this past year. I also agree that brisket needs a jacket, that may be his present under the tree :).

[@lopaisate]

I happen to love the landscape here! I really think Denmark is beautiful. It's probably because I grew up around so many farms :D

[@raunholt]

Go to Anholt the most remotest Island in Denmark. Best when the weather is good.

[@JSJ1978]

Thanks for teaching me the word "opted" in that sentence : )

[@TravelinYoung]

Haha, happy to help!

[@thedanishcatgirl3205]

I’m surprised you visited Ærø a lot of Danish people haven’t even been there. My dad is from there and we have a summerhouse that we use all year in Martsal. I wonder if you had the chance to see Marstal and if you haven’t I can recommend the ship museum and Vaffelhuset is a really nice Cafe in the gågade

[@dennisjensen9074]

Love Ærø, and the town of Ærøskøbing in particullar. Looking due south on a clear day, would be looking at Germany from Voderup Klint, Southwest is the danish Island Als.

[@henningrasmussen8225]

another great video explore Born holm and Ertholmene next summer spend a week and make 3 or 4 video there is enough material rent a bike also explore manorhouses our magnificent unique churches in DK

[@TravelinYoung]

That sounds awesome. We have been to Bornholm once, but want to go back! But we haven't been to Ertholmene, it's a must for us to visit.

[@andreamelo7252]

you guys are living the dream

[@TravelinYoung]

I hope you do also!

[@TravelinYoung]

Check the nyidanmark.dk site if you are hoping to make the move. That's the official immigration page and it has tons of information!

[@thedanishvikingpilgrim5753]

Not to take the dream away Andréa. But we try and protect all the good that we have here in denmark. The doors are not just open for everyone to come live here. So unless that you are a scientist, highly educated in a Trade that we need for a very specific job type. Or gets a job with a salery of 445.000DKK a year. Or marry a dane(and that’s not even easy) Then it’s not easy. Just like it’s not just easy to move to live in the US for us.

[@andreamelo7252]

@@thedanishvikingpilgrim5753 yea you're not taking it away. I got a job there and will be doing it anyway. I am very respectful of danish culture and am glad you have no say in wether I get there. Take care.

[@thedanishvikingpilgrim5753]

@@andreamelo7252 It was actually just to say it’s not easy.

[@clifflarsen7532]

You actually experience more than I do.... and I’m a native shame to say 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@TravelinYoung]

Haha, we’ve taken this year to explore a lot more of DK. It’s been great!

[@PassionatedActor]

I would like you to visit Ribe, Sønderborg (Dybbøl), Himmelbjerget, Silkeborg and Gudenåen, Skagen (Grenen), Blokhus and Bornholm (Hammershus and Østerlars Rundkirke). 👌🏼🤗 I bet you Will love it.

[@thaaruplg]

Hi Guys. Great videos. You should try to visit Stevns Klint and the church thats falling into the sea. :-)

[@TravelinYoung]

Definitely!

[@Erodenmark]

In live on Ærø thank you for visiting! :D

[@TravelinYoung]

Thanks, we can't wait until we can go back!

[@thedanishcatgirl3205]

@@TravelinYoung you should definitely go there in the summer. The beach is much nicer and normally there will be lots of activities like Ærø Dog Days

[@Tudikovinsky]

You're really traveling the country thin, huh? I hope you're happy here in Denmark :)

[@TravelinYoung]

Ha, trying to see as much as we can! We are, so far it has been a great experience to be here :).

[@andreasottohansen7338]

Hey, that's where i live!

[@Thlaursen75]

in the summertime you should visit tunø also tunø festival

[@TravelinYoung]

Awesome, thanks for the suggestion!

[@Thlaursen75]

@@TravelinYoung your welcome :-)

[@christianjakobsen5249]

Bornholm is very full of Rocky Places with Lots of elevation, specially in he North called "Hammerknuden" the very Ole relations of Hammershus Castle is there. You find elevation you dont want to mess with.. Theres Lots of other Places, just know you country.., ;). I love in Valby, but love home to the rest of he famely in 2022 The home og Hans Christian Andersen, the Writer... Odense.. the 3 largest city just 40.000 people less than Århus... You know, its a real nice city 1½ hour from Copenhagen. 1.10 in train. Good Luck on your Quest visir Denmark. Mønsted Kalkgruber in Jylland is really cool to visit to. But I can keep on speaking of good Places to visit. Best og Luck... V.H. Christian

[@jasontomasacci7162]

What a great trip! If it weren’t for COVID, I would be planning a trip to Denmark right now based on your videos alone. I’ve been to many countries, but Scandinavia has eluded me somehow. Off topic question... Do you color grade when editing or is this straight out of the camera? It looks to me like a Sony color palette, maybe a Sony a7R III? It looks very good whatever it is. I do a bunch of photography and drone stuff so am always curious. :-). I have been meaning to ask, do you have an Instagram where you post images of all these amazing places?

[@TravelinYoung]

You should definitely come! I am glad we can help get you excited about DK :). Once things settle down we have plans to explore a lot more. I use a Sony a7Rii. I do some limited color adjustments in Premiere Pro in post. That is typically my very last step. I need to find and/or create some LUTs to simplify and standardize that part of my editing. This video was particularly tough as we had a lot of footage outside, some inside, some with Brisket who is like a large piece of charcoal when on video, and then some at sunset at the lighthouse. Typically I am able to use most of the same color adjustment across most clips, but not so much this time :). As for instagram, I did set one up, it is instagram.com/travelinyoung00/. I posted a lot when I initially setup the channel, but since starting Danish classes doing the videos is about all I can handle. But if you follow, I promise I plan to go back through past photos from these trips over the holiday break and get caught up. I bought the Sony earlier this year due to the photo capabilities, but ended up using it more for these videos in the end. But I do always switch and take photos when we are traveling. I also have a TON of photos from past travels before moving here on flickr - www.flickr.com/photos/josheli/. I likely won't post too many new ones there and will try to better maintain the instagram above moving forward. I also do a lot more color editing in Lightroom for photos. What is on flickr ranges through my various Nikon cameras from the past, prior to getting the Sony.

[@jasontomasacci7162]

@@TravelinYoung We are certainly going to be planning a trip as soon as possible. Yeah, I figured it might be a Sony based on the colors and how well the auto focus appears to work in tough lighting. In my opinion, the Sony bodies, in particular, the a7 line provides the best video of all the DSLRs. I am by no means an expert when it comes to video, but I do have the a7RIII, a Nikon D810, and a D850. Did I mention that I take a lot of pictures :-). They are all capable of providing good video, but the a7RIII out shines the other two in many ways. I also purchased it expecting to use it for still images, but have been mainly using it for video. My D850 is the main body that I use for wildlife and landscape photography and love it. I wish the frame rate was a bit faster, but I make it work with a battery grip. I agree. If you are able to find a LUTs or two it could help speed things up considerably for you. Have you heard of Peter McKinnon? He is a Canadian youtuber/film maker and I know that he offers his own LUTs for next to nothing. They are really nice. Although, it doesn't seem that difficult to make your own either. Thank you for providing your Instagram and flicker. I followed you earlier today on Instagram and as soon as I remember my login for flicker will follow along there as well. My username is Jtomasacci or beyondgravity33 on Instagram. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to look much at Instagram today, but from what I did see the photos are fantastic! Like you, I haven't been actively posting for some time on Instagram or any platform for that matter, but plan to start posting again soon. I've been studying for the CISSP, but would much rather be out taking pictures. :-)

[@TravelinYoung]

Ha yeah. One issue I have with the videos is sometimes I now forget to take photos. But I am working to keep my mind in sync and remember that the Sony is a just a great camera for everything! Peter McKinnon is great! I got hooked on him early on when I was trying to find good Premiere Pro tutorials to improve my editing. I learned some VERY handy tricks from him that improved my efficiency as well as added some style. I enjoy his 'brand' and all of the helpful videos he's posted over the years. He is by far my favorite, plus I mean, he's Canadian! Thanks for the kind words on my photos. The Sony does a lot of the hard work. I just get myself in the right spot at the right moment :). I think this holiday break will give me a chance to catch up on a lot. We are off from work and with restrictions in place in DK we can't do all that much. I'm sure I will also watch a few more of Peter's videos. I hope you can get here soon after things improve. It is an amazing place, any time of year. This fall/winter we've gone out a lot more than usual. And while Summer is ideal, there are hidden gems and more privacy with fewer crowds when it is cold and darker.

[@Lasse-zj6ps]

Struggling a bit with that weather no😝

[@bojanik7488]

I'm quite sure, the highest point in Danmark is one of the pylons on the bridge between Seeland and Fynen..

[@s078]

It's Ry senderen on Bornholm. The highest natural point is Møllehøj :) But there's a chance that there are higher natural points than Møllehøj.

[@chrisbagge3129]

You say you are on Ærø, but are you in Marstal or in Ærøskøbing? I did sail to both towns last summer.

[@Lauraphoid]

Looks like Ærøskøbing! They probably took the Svendborg ferry

[@jrnmller1551]

You should go to STEVNS or MØN to see the cliffs and look at cretations that are 350 million years old try and google it would love to show you around!!!

[@TravelinYoung]

We are hoping to go to Møn soon, lets see what happens with restrictions!

[@SuperMalle12]

Try Anholt. :-)

[@CarstinTwitch]

Is there a story to as why you are sporting that Lyngby BK beanie? Not my team, but still a team I sympathize with.

[@TravelinYoung]

Haha, we live in Lyngby and have been to a couple of matches. I think a friend was visiting and bought Miranda the beanie at a match to thank us for letting them stay at our place :).

[@Matiop9813]

Lyngby BK!!! ⚽️👏🏼❤

[@lopaisate]

Ha! I had to represent now that it's cold enough for that hat!

[@henningrasmussen8225]

explore DYREHAVEN a lot sites worth visiting (raadvad and the nuseum and the castle ) tell about the deer the famous rod and visit the Hubertus hunt see BAKKEN living i LYNGBY Dyrehaven must be yourbackyard rent a bike not only in the summertime . nice family :)

[@TravelinYoung]

Thanks! Yeah, we have been around dyrehaven a little when we first moved here. It was a good place to take our larger dogs for a walk. We were just discussing last night that we should do another Lyngby video but focus on Dyrehaven, downtown Lyngby, and the open air museum. All of which are still accessible. Bakken is great, but they just closed it down so we will do a video from there in the new season along with the beach.

[@andreaselkjr5201]

Typical danish commenting on the weather. I been in Chicago. The winter is cold but sommer is fine. ☺️

[@TravelinYoung]

Haha, problem with the summer is most houses don't have air conditioning. Ours was over 100 years old and did not, so for a month it was ridiculously hot!

[@mariannejensen349]

Ærøskøbing, it must be

[@CarlAlex2]

Earthslides ?????? Most of the Danish landscape was formed in the last ice age when the land was coverd by glaciers pushing the ground around like a giant bulldozer and sediment left behind when the ice melted. The small rest (southwest Jutland) is very flat because melting water from the glaceiers deposited a very uniform layer of sand/gravel. Many of the rocks found in Denmark were picked up and carried here from the north by the glaciers.

[@TravelinYoung]

The signage at the site explains that they are formed by landslides due to the nature of the soil. The softer soil fell away while the thicker clay remained. You can read more here: www.aerogenealogy.dk/aeroslaegt/voderuphist.htm

[@CarlAlex2]

@@TravelinYoung Ok, you were talking about the effects of (much) more recent coastal erosion that indeed causes landslides. Sorry about that - my bad.

[@TravelinYoung]

No worries! It's a super cool site no matter how it was formed :)

[@adrianpallis4568]

The towns name is not Ærø but Ærøskøping.

[@narooks7482]

Damn.. Im an Danish citizen and I dont even have an Y-Pas... :/

[@maj-britt5756]

I think it’s an Ø-pas as in Island-pasport

[@joepatroni8777]

Today?_ Why not tomorrow?

[@alynoja9711]

🙊

[@henningrasmussen8225]

could you reveal your jobs and what is maya doing afterschool

[@TravelinYoung]

Miranda and I both work in IT. I build and manage agency/tech partnerships that support growth for the software company I work for (focused on digital marketing) where Miranda works as a consultant on Salesforce implementations. Maya is studying digital marketing and entrepreneurship in her efterskole. Perhaps we will do a video where we talk in a tad more detail about our work.

[@mortenginnerskov574]

Do you love Denmark??

[@TravelinYoung]

We do!

[@hamsjelv46]

@@TravelinYoung it shows

[@oliviarose4872]

You filmed my dads old house the door😂 03:45

[@TravelinYoung]

Awesome! Gorgeous door and town, we loved visiting!

[@Fetguf]

You need a better "Dead Kitten" ;-)

[@larskipshoven9448]

Hope in the summertime you will visit some of the smaller islands like Skarø and Drejø (near Ærø). There is this thing called Ø-hop (Google it 😉) where you can visit multiple islands in one day 🙂