Most British visitors will find Denmark only slightly more costly than home. If you come for just a few days, stay in youth hostels or on campsites and don't eat out, it's possible to survive on ?15$26 a day. Otherwise, moving around the country, combining campsites or hostels with cheap hotel accommodation, visiting museums, eating a full meal each day plus a few snacks and going for a drink in the evening, you can expect to spend a minimum of ?2530 $4351 per day. ¦ Money and banks Danish currency is the krone Iplural kronei], made up of 100 яге, and it comes in notes worth lOOOkr, 500kr, lOOkr, 50kr and 20kr, and coins worth 20kr, lOkr, 5kr, Ikr, 5O0re, 250re. Banks are the best places to change travellers cheques and foreign cash; there's a uniform commission of 20kr per transaction so change LII. r'90. Banking hours ад Mor>Fri 9.30am.30pm, Thurs until 6.30pm. Most international airports and ferry ports have ate opening exchange facilities. Alternatively, Ее if "'f '9htstreet cash machines Mrdsln H Eurocheque OS and depending on your banking arrange Communications As a geographically closeknit country, it's no surprise that communications in Denmark are safe and speedy. Whether you're sending a postcard home or phoning a ferry office at the other end of the country, you'll have few difficulties. Furthermore, for a country of its size, Denmark has an impressive number of newspapers and free sheets, all of which help to keep people in touch with international, national and local events. ¦ Post Like most other public bodies in the country, the Danish post office runs an exceedingly tight ship. Anything you post is almost certain to arrive within two days of posting. You can buy stamps from post offices, most of which open MonFri 9am6pm, Sat 9amlpm, with reduced hours in smaller communities, and from most newsagents. If you're more worried about receiving mail than sending It, poste restante is available at any named post office, and many hotels, youth hostels, and campsites will hold mail ahead of your arrival. ¦ Phones The oldstyle Danish public telephones frustratingly keep one of your coins even if the number is engaged, which obviously means you should only insert the minimum amount to start with two 1 kr coins. The newer machines (which can be recognised by their yellow frontplates) give refunds and change don't insert any money until the call is answered. Most hotels have phones in the rooms although calls from these are much more expensive than using the public phone at reception. Most youth hostels and campsites will have public phones; if they don't, the warden will probably let you use the house one for a payphone fee. Directory enquiries (вООЗЗ) are free and you'll be unlucky if the operator doesn't speak English. qETTING THERE, COSTS AND COMMUNICATIONS35 One thing to remember when dialling Danish numbers is to always, even if you're already within the area concerned, use the area code a twofigure number which precedes the sixfigure subscriber number.