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What's Going on Here?

Sat, 23 May 2009 | By anijensen | Views [138] | Comments [14]

City of Gothenburg

Sun, 9 Sep 2007 | By george | Views [3061] | Comments [5]

Haj from Sweden! Actually for some reason they normally say it twice, quickly, sounding like 'Hai Hai'. 'Yu-te-bori' is about the same size as Edinburgh, and is the largest university city in Scandinavia with over 60,000 students.  Like Edinburgh ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Malmö University

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 | By louise | Views [706] | Comments [3]

I can't add any photos right now but just thought I would pop in to say hållo and that I'm still alive! Summer school has been okay so far but it's kind of a bummer to have to research and do work when you just want to explore the outside world :) Tomorrow ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Stockholm

Thu, 21 May 2009 | By anijensen | Views [96] | Comments [3]

Although similar to Copenhagen, Rotterdam, and Helsinki (high prices, canals and wharfs penetrating into city streets, clean), we thought Stockholm was the nicest of the northern cities we visited.   It has an atmosphere of greater antiquity (Rotterdam ... Read more >

Sweden yar?

Sun, 22 Jul 2007 | By louise | Views [305] | Comments [2]

Hey Hey all, well I'm in Sweden now and it's fantastic! Had a fun time in London and did some more touristy things like London Bridge, Lesicester Square etc but it was nice to escape the torrential rain that came through on Friday! Had to take the 4:... Read more >

Tags: Laughter

Stockholm by Segway

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 | By george | Views [936] | Comments [1]

I arrived in Stockholm on Monday 10th, and after three nights here, I'll be leaving very early tomorrow morning to head for Finland on the ferry.   I've been staying in Fridhemsplan (a few tube stops out), at a massive hostel with several hundred ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Tillbacka til Sverige (Back to Sweden)

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 | By arollingstone | Views [847]

After seven years away, I returned to my first overseas home away from home: Stockholm, Sweden. I still remember the first time I went to Sweden, in January 2000. I took a week off from school to go with my parents to house hunt and check out the schooling ... Read more >

Tags: 2008 sweden stockholm

Sweden, London and Spain

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 | By tracy_r | Views [252]

I finished up with the Wilsons at the beginning of July after going on holidays with them to London for a Wimbledon weekend, then to Hampshire, near Windsor Castle for a week. It was so lovely for me getting to spend time with the family and really become ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

visum

Mon, 7 Jan 2008 | By josepine | Views [241]

Nu har vi fått våra visum, lyckliga oss lämmnar sverige om endast 36 dagar!!! isdotter + snögren

Tags: The Planning Phase

Stockholm

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 | By daveymoore82 | Views [133]

Song of the road has been Neil Diamond, I am I said, its genius, the lyrics 'now im torn between two shores' seems apt. So i did a 5 hour trip north to Stockholm, it was beautiful as always and i even saw an Elk (Moose) doing his thing, i don't know ... Read more >

Valborg mässo afton

Fri, 1 May 2009 | By daveymoore82 | Views [128]

One thing I'm wondering is who the hell is reading my blogs? I check the reads on each blog and its had alot more hits than i'd have imagined. Well, i hope you're enjoying it. So as predicted, there was mayhem in Uppsala, a massive festival in town.... Read more >

Lund, Söderåsen

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 | By daveymoore82 | Views [126]

I arrived in Lund a few days back and met Louise in the pub by the station. Louise has a habbit of talking to the strangest person in a place, thats how we met, on a train. In the pub we talked with a guy that sailed the world on cargo ships, had tattoos ... Read more >

Uppsala

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 | By daveymoore82 | Views [123]

Ok, so most people know about this flu out break in the US right when im heading over there, its typical, still i've decided not to care, i wouldn't have known had i not been told, coz i never read the news. Ignorance is bliss. So, Uppsala is nice, ... Read more >

Swedish Day Trip

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 | By worker | Views [390] | Comments [1]

We decided to tick another country off and got the train from Copenhagen to Malmo for the day, a decision that ultimately paid off, Malmo is a beautiful town! More to come ...

Tags: Sightseeing

Sweden

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 | By milko_rosie | Views [80] | Comments [1]

August 9 th Day 30 of our trip. After making use of our internet at the campground, including updating our maps for our GPS so we now have maps to Eastern Europe as well, we got on the road to cross the Oresund bridge from Zealand (Denmark) to Malmo, ... Read more >

Helsinki - getting there

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 | By romsterrom | Views [289]

Copenhagen-Stockhom-Viking Line ferry-Turku-Helsinki Today was a long day of all travel. Train ride to Stockholm was relatively uneventful. I got booked into second class which meant i missed out on free ... Read more >

Scintillating Stockholm

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 | By romsterrom | Views [226]

Stockhom (3-6 July) Getting there & accommodation It was a pretty long day getting to Stockholm. It took a couple of train rides, including one trip on the X2000 train for which one has to pay 17E for ... Read more >

Why are Swedish women so blonde?

Thu, 7 Jun 2007 | By largeone | Views [1287] | Comments [1]

Three popular theories can be argued.  The first, but least interesting is that its just genetics and its simply bound to happen when everone is blonde.  The second and more complex theory begins when two magnetic fields on the suns surface collide which ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Mountains

Sat, 6 Jan 2007 | By katedwyer | Views [521]

Hello everyone, Happy New year! My last week has been spent in the south of Sweden skiing in the mountains with Anton and his family. (I know,i know....its a hard life!). The place we were at was called Sälen. Its about a five hour drive north/west ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Jobs/Apartments/Wedding

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 | By katedwyer | Views [514] | Comments [1]

Hello Everyone, The past couple of weeks have been spent trying to find jobs, apartments etc. Anton and I have decided to stay in Eskistuna for a few months. Anton has found himself a great job so it seems unnecessary moving to Göthenberg straight away.... Read more >

Tags: Work

Herräng

Thu, 7 Aug 2008 | By besoka | Views [451] | Comments [2]

Herräng is a small town in Sweden on the north coast of the bulgy bit that Stockholm and Uppsala are on.  For centuries it was the site of small-scale iron ore mining, until this became unviable in the 1960s.  Now, about 1000 people live there ... Read more >

Hello from Sweden1

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 | By katedwyer | Views [437] | Comments [2]

Hi Everyone, Greetings from Sweden! I have started up my very own travels diary. Everyone will be able to view my travel diary and look at my photos. Anton and I spent three days in Bangkok before arriving in Sweden. Bangkok really was a culture shock! ... Read more >

Tags: Snow

First week in Sweden

Wed, 27 Dec 2006 | By katedwyer | Views [413]

Hello All, Since arriving Sweden, the past week has been spent with family and friends. All of Antons friends are very nice! They have all made me feel so welcome! Most of our days have been spent going into town,having 'Fika´(coffee)with the family, ... Read more >

Tags: Family

preparation and planning

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 | By emma-o-scott | Views [388]

Howdy! We are now working almost full time on the preparations and planning before the trip. It´s so exciting! Only a few days until we leave! Here is our rough itinerary. Might change several times during the trip: July 1st Start out from Bellingham, ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Sven's, Inge's and Swedish Meatballs

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 | By nadscol | Views [382]

OK, first and foremost i would like to write a retraction from my last story. I did not go to the city hall in copenhagen for a tour, the Nobel Prize Banquet is not held there, it is held in the city hall of Stockholm, Sweden. I'm sorry i got my days ... Read more >

Tags: sweden


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