Black Friday offers a lot of deals. I always make a list of usefull things that I would like to buy so I don’t do …
Black Friday deals for Sweden lovers
Why I feel at home in Sweden
Sweden was at the top of my wish list for years. Yet it would take me until 2015 before coming to Stockholm for the first …
Staying at Hotel Esplanade in Stockholm
When I look for a hotel in Stockholm, I mainly look at the location. Since I usually do everything on foot, a hotel that is …
Sankta Lucia in Skansen, an unforgettable experience
Sankta Lucia is one of my favorite Swedish holidays to celebrate. When the choir starts the Sankta Lucia song, I immediately get goosebumps. In recent …
Novent, a new Swedish Christmas trend
Combine November and Advent and you have Novent, a new trend in Sweden that I would like to soon conquer the rest of the world! …
Recipe homemade Swedish ‘julmust’
Never heard of julmust? If you’ve already been to Sweden around Christmas or Easter, or had a close look in the foodmarket at Ikea, it …
Swedish Christmas traditions: SVT’s julkalender
Since 1960, you can watch a special TV series broadcasted on the Swedish television channel SVT every year during the advent. SVT’s julkalender or Christmas …
Book review: Villa Volvo Vovve
Anyone who is interested in Sweden and the Swedish language, who has plans to emigrate to Sweden or who has already emigrated and wants to …
Skogskyrkogården in autumn
Skogskyrkogården can literally be translated as forest graveyard. That is actually what it is: a graveyard in a forest. Or rather: forest and cemetery merge …
Grand Hotel Lapland in Gällivare
When I traveled with the Inlandsbanan to Swedish Lapland in the summer of 2017, I switched between wild camping and hotel nights. In Gällivare I …