Danish South SeaTurning away from the vending machine

Christian Tiedt

 · 25.05.2013

Danish South Sea: turning away from the vending machinePhoto: Morten Strauch
The marina of Ærøskøbing on Ærø.
On the Danish island of Ærø, guests can now pay their harbour dues in person again - the cash machines are history.

The marinas in Marstal and Ærøskøbing have taken their payment machines in the harbours out of operation and are once again relying on direct payment to the harbour master - either in his office or during the tours of the jetty. Payment machines have been introduced almost everywhere in Denmark in recent years. On Ærø, the reason given for the turnaround is the costly maintenance and unexpectedly high susceptibility to failure of the payment machines.

Christian Tiedt

Christian Tiedt

Editor Travel

Christian Tiedt was born in Hamburg in 1975, but grew up in the northern suburbs of the city - except for numerous visits to the harbor, North Sea and Baltic Sea, but without direct access to water sports for a long time. His first adventures then took place on dry land: With the classics from Chichester, Slocum and Co. After completing his vocational training, his studies finally gave him the opportunity (in terms of time) to get active on the water - and to obtain the relevant licenses. First with cruising and then, when he joined BOOTE in 2004, with motorboats of all kinds. In the meantime, Christian has been able to get to know almost all of Europe (and some more distant destinations) on his own keel and prefers to share his adventures and experiences as head of the travel department for YACHT and BOOTE in cruise reports.

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