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Since the devaluation of the Swedish crown, Sweden has become much more affordable, and the simple joys of fresh air, landscape and culture are free. Its forests are starkly beautiful, its lakes giant. Stockholm, the country's capital, is a progressive city with pockets that maintain a village feel.
Gothenburg and Malmö beckon with urban delights, and away from the cities, Sweden takes in vast areas of scenic coastline and idyllic islands. The wilderness areas of Norrland have the legendary midnight sun in summer, Arctic Scandinavia's highest mountain and marvellous hiking trails.
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Wed, 12 Jun 2024 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 9 Jun 2024 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 5 Jun 2022 | By krodin | Views [161]
Kings, Grand Dukes, Town Councils and Tsars: A Brief Excursion to Historical Northeastern Europe 5
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Arrived in the morning after a quick flight from Helsinki. It was drizzling and cold, but the brightness of the city came through ... Read more >
Sat, 21 May 2022 | By krodin | Photo Gallery
Amazing architecture and fabulous museums
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Fri, 7 Dec 2018 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery
Northern Lights!
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Fri, 7 Dec 2018 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [477]
Weeks ago I asked the Northern Lights on a date, and she accepted. However, she (the aurora) and the weather have both been, respectively, flaky and annoying. Three nights already I've been in the north of Scandinavia, and for three nights, no date with ... Read more >
Thu, 20 Sep 2018 | By shire_girl | Photo Gallery
Stockholm, Sweden
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Thu, 20 Sep 2018 | By shire_girl | Views [393]
One benefit to catching up with yourself a few weeks on is perhaps that it’s easier to pick the most memorable pieces of each stop to share rather than every detail as it still shines clearly in your mind. Then again what could be said in a few ... Read more >
Tags: food, grinda, nobel museum, old town, stockholm, stockholm archipelago, vasa museum
Sat, 8 Sep 2018 | By shire_girl | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 8 Sep 2018 | By shire_girl | Views [501]
Back in the day, as in the 16th Century, capitals weren’t stationary cities where the business of the country happened, but rather wherever the monarch happened to be. In those days Sweden’s kings spent considerable time in Kalmar, which ... Read more >
Tags: food, kalmar, kalmar castle, kalmar county museum, kronan, scandinavian prices
Sun, 1 Oct 2017 | By dawnandmark | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 1 Oct 2017 | By dawnandmark | Views [433]
One of the best cities we have ever visited. Really great vibe, lots to see and do. We cycled all over the city, along the waterways, around the hippy area Christiana, through the touristy areas, through the parks and past the castle, up the harbour ... Read more >
Fri, 29 Sep 2017 | By dawnandmark | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 29 Sep 2017 | By dawnandmark | Views [414]
For our last day in Sweden we started the day with a walk on Sandhammaren beach, visited the lovely fishing town of Simrishhamn, had a look at the medieval tower house Glimingehus and walked in Fyledalen nature reserve. We ended the day parked up with ... Read more >
Thu, 28 Sep 2017 | By dawnandmark | Photo Gallery
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