Why I chose the Canary Islands
Deciding on a winter destination was tricky this year. After travelling to Australia and New Zealand last year, and to Southeast Asia twice in the last five years, I had originally thought that 2017 would mark […]
Archive for category: Europe
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Five good and cheap places to eat in Copenhagen
From the time I entered my first café, it was obvious that finding cheap places to eat in Copenhagen would be a challenge. 77 DKK (about US$12) for a cappuccino and a rather unappetizing half […]
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Småland: culture and nature in Sweden’s countryside
Directly south of Stockholm, the Småland region has something for everyone, from cute pastel-coloured towns, to islands, glass factories, a castle, pine forests, rust-red cottages with white trim, even the hometown of Astrid Lindgren, the […]
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Touring the South Coast of Iceland – a photo essay
Iceland is a young country in geological terms, only 20 million years old. The land is constantly changing. Volcano eruptions create lava fields. Bays and fjords fill up with ash. Islands are joined to the […]
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Eating the 2015 Nobel dinner in Stockholm
No doubt you’ve heard about the Nobel prize, but did you know that Alfred Nobel was a Swede and that the Nobel prizes (with the exception of the Peace prize) are awarded in Stockholm every […]
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My 5 favourite things about Sweden
I knew little about Sweden when I arrived in the country last month. I imagined it would be pretty similar to Canada, a nordic first world country with good infrastructure and mostly middle-class people. And […]
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Exploring Stockholm’s art museums
Art lovers will love Stockholm! For a city its size, Stockholm is surprisingly well endowed with museums, and especially art museums. Most visitors flock to the famous Vasa Museum of course, but if you love art, […]
