Finding the Jock in Denmark

The first port of call on my Europe travel trips and tours around Europe is Billund in Denmark. To be honest I didn’t even know where Billund was when I booked the flight. It was just the cheapest flight available that week. It turns out Billund is basically the leggo factory .... so at least if I can't find accomodation I can build it. Only trouble is some bully will probably come along and knock it down as soon as I have it built.

In my search to find Scottish people there I decided to contact the British Consulate. It’s a no brainer! In a way it probably seems too easy, and it would be but for the fact that the nearest consulate, in Esbjerg changed it’s number without updating the information on the website....bugger! On the bright side, when I phoned the number given on the website it was answered by a very helpful Danish guy called Gert who I assume was working in a factory producing high alcohol lager and bacon sandwiches. Gert said he knew of a shipping company who had an office in Billund, Esbjerg and Aberdeen.

On the website of Blue Water Shipping at www.Bws.dk I found the number of their Aberdeen office where I spoke to Stuart Greig. Unfortunately Stuart didn’t know anyone in Denmark, but one of his colleagues in the office, Kim, has a dad who works in the oil industry and goes to Esbjerg. ‘Do you want his mobile phone number?’ said Kim. ‘Is the pope a catholic? Do Alistair Darling’s eyebrows single-handedly offset the UK’s carbon emissions?’ said I.

The story continues.....