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two friends had a deal:
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2018 ? capital of the archipelago 22 originally trained as a marine engineer,
kim
kruuse spent a couple of years at sea before founding a shipping company in horsens, jutland, with his childhood friend torben. all along, the two of them had an agreement to meet up in
svendborg
when they got old. even though
kim
?s kids grew up in jutland, and
kim
and his wife moved to
copenhagen
later on, he never forgot their arrangement. ? 40 years was all it took. but i never had a doubt in my mind that i would spend my retirement in
svendborg
,
kim
kruuse says. he is an avid yachtsman and already owned his saga 27 motor yacht when he was living in
copenhagen
. ? it just felt right sailing to
svendborg
and knowing that this would become our haven. ?
svendborg
is a paradise for yachters. it just doesn?t get any better, as it?s an incredibly scenic area. we always bring our bikes on our trips around the archipelago. we often go to ærø and drejø, where we moor at the char- ming old harbour, says
kim
kruuse, who still works part- time as a sales director. that involves a whole lot of tra- velling to trade fairs in denmark and abroad, and for this purpose,
svendborg
is ideally located. two hours on the motorway, and he?s in aarhus or
copenhagen
. the plan is to cut back on the working hours over the next couple of years and spend more time enjoying life with friends and family. - in my opinion,
svendborg
has loads to offer. nice restaurants and cultural events. spending your saturday with lunch and jazz at the face inn restaurant ? it doesn?t get much better than that. i don?t miss the stressful life in
copenhagen
one bit. ? our kids and grandkids love to go out sailing, so it?s not hard getting them to spend their holidays on south funen. when we?re heading out to sea aboard the boat, they are even threatening to move here as well, the 69-year-old, almost retired sales director says with a big smile on his face. let?s spend our retirement in
svendborg
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