Was very flattered when Canada International Council started following me on twitter. Even more flattered when they asked me to contribute to a series on Diplomacy and Twitter. That was now a few weeks ago, and the results have now gone up on their site. I feel slightly in-awed by the other people they asked to contribute and happy to be in good company. I’ve copied in my post below.From Diplomat to Twiplomat Karen Melchior | October 17, 2012 My first major challenge as a diplomat was being part of the crisis team dealing with the publication of controversial cartoons in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten in...

I have been back in Copenhagen and the HQ at Asiatisk Plads for a month now. Enjoying life back home in new surroundings and with new challenges.   Settling in has not been as difficult as I feared. I’ve landed in an interesting area of work with a high level of activity: disarmament and non-proliferation. We’ve moved into a great flat in an exciting neighbourhood close to parks, my work, family, friends, and the centre of Copenhagen. I enjoy cycling around my home town, where the bicycle is king. I am still keeping up my interest in how the digital world and social media intersect...

Last year Diplo’s Stephanie Borg Psaila, approached me with some questions about my use of social media. It turned into this little interview about @denmarkinuk and my own use of social media Establishing a strong online presence through the use of social media: E-diplomacy in practiceBy Stephanie on 4 Feb 2012 | From the E-diplomacy channelJust how deeply involved in the use of social media are today’s diplomats and embassies? In the first of a two-part series, we caught up with Karen Melchior, First Secretary at the Danish Embassy in London, who talks about the Danish Embassy’s...

I’ve now lived in London for a bit more than 3 years, and have had many good friends and members of my family coming to visit me. There are a few places that people always want to visit and I try to get them to avoid, and then there are the places I have shown them. So in advance of the Olympics and as my posting to the UK comes to an end this summer then I would like share them with you. [I will try to improve lay-out, add pictures and perhaps a map later. But perhaps I’ll need to change the theme] WHAT TO DO Sit down and people watch at Serpentine bar and kitchen with beautiful...

I spent 5 wonderful months in Marseille in 2008-2009, here are a few of my favourite things to do: Stroll along the old harbour, possibly buy a fish for your supper or on a Saturday a bouquet of flowers. Have a cup of coffee and a macaroon – the big ones are fantastic! I personally think they are the best in the world! – in a tiny Patisserie Ines just between the harbour and the Opera. (93 rue Paradis, 13006 Marseille, France), See UK Tripadvisor. Have tapas at Dos Hermanas in one of the small streets off Cours Julien Walk up from the old harbour, and have a walk in the small streets...