Having lived in the Norwegian capital for almost two years now, the time had come to cross over to the dark side and check out Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. Some old friends from England were in town for the weekend so I decided to hop over and join them. The city’s tourism chiefs don’t [...]
Rica Hotel Kungsgatan, Stockholm
I’ve had good experiences with the Rica chain in Norway, so when the chance came to stay in one of their hotels across the border I jumped at it. There are four Rica hotels dotted around Stockholm. I stayed in the Rica Hotel Kungsgatan, which sits proudly on top of PUB, one of Sweden’s oldest. [...]
My Travels in 2012 – And Plans for 2013
I resisted as long as I could, honest. Here is my Best of 2012 post, although I’ve tried to make it a little more interesting by focusing on the places I visited – both in Norway and elsewhere. Afterwards, I’m super excited to reveal the places I shall be visiting in 2013. Lillehammer, Norway Jan [...]
A Postcard From Gothenburg
Dear Oslo, Wish you were here! Gerry and I enjoyed our short hop across the border. Turns out, Sweden is just like you! But a bit blonder. And with funny dots over their ö! First we went to the Museum of Modern Culture to see an exhibition called Destination X. It wasn’t very big, so they [...]
My Norwegian Wanderlust, Where Next? You Decide!
Back in May I described the early stages of my Norwegian travel bug, including several places I’d like to visit. Since then, I’ve chalked up Bergen, Tromsø, Lillehammer, several visits to Trondheim and of course many of Oslo’s nooks and crannies. But where next? I have several thoughts, but after successfully crowdsourcing ideas for my [...]
Introducing… Scandinavia Against The World
This is the story of Humon, a 26 year old budding cartoonist from Denmark. In 2009 she posted this piece of artwork on deviantART: Scandinavia Against The World was born! The comics tell the story of the relationship between the Scandinavian countries of Sweden, Denmark and Norway – and their relationship with the rest of [...]
