Explore Copenhagen Like a Local: Insider Tips from the People Who Live There

JFE: Easy to read book that is well written and laid out unlike some of the other tourist books which can be a bit imididating .

Like Trip advisor but in paper format.

United Kingdom on Aug 25, 2022

AnotherCustomer: It's a very interesting book and I think it makes planning a holiday so much easier.
To find all those info online it would take me ages and I could still miss something, so I am happy all the hard work has been already done for me.
Obviously being a book it doesn't get updated so informations might get a bit out of date but it's easy double checking online.

United Kingdom on Mar 23, 2022

JoanieCJoanieC: My husband and I have twice been to Copenhagen and are returning in December so partly for that reason this DK Eye Witness ‘Like a Local’ guide will be useful, but also just as an interesting book to read to remember our previous visits. Its contents include maps, places to eat and drink, shops to visit, interesting outdoor spaces, etc., and it has simple maps for getting around. Although a few coloured photos would have added to its appeal and a paperback version would have been lighter to carry around, it’s still a very nice book and a nice handy size for popping into my backpack.

United Kingdom on Mar 12, 2022

markr: I like this format for travel guides, which is a really useful supplement to the more traditional guidebooks. The main drawback with the 'Like a Local' books is that they have no photographs - but they do give lots more information than most guides on where to eat, where to drink depending on what you are looking for, where to shop, and what to see. There is lots on green spaces. trips by water and so on as well as galleries and museums. The maps are useful, in the way that they show clearly where to find what you are looking for, which is cross references with the entries in the narrative pages

I will certainly take this with me when I next visit Copenhagen - but I will need a more traditional guide too to help me plan in advance

United Kingdom on Mar 11, 2022

JP: In a market with loads of options when it comes to travel guides you really do have to try and do something different in order to stand out. These DK eyewitness guides try and do this by helping you visit 'like a local' with the unique selling point being that the guide has been contributed to by people who live in Copenhagen.

Because of this, if you haven't been to the city before and want a general guide to the tourist attractions this won't fit that criteria. Instead it focuses on the shops, restaurants and bars recommended by individuals. The guide itself is a nice hardback without a sleeve so should travel well and is laid out in a clear and easy to understand manner.

If the aim here is to do something a little bit different then DK have definitely succeeded with these guides, producing the kind of recommendations one would usually expect to read on something like a travel blog. Whether that is what you need though is questionable - it depends what you're planning to get out of your trip to Copenhagen.

United Kingdom on Mar 10, 2022