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Archive for category: Europe

  • Valletta's waterfront
     

    An introduction to Malta in photos

    8th November 2016 / Europe, Malta / 6 comments

    Malta is little known outside of Europe, and that’s a shame. A small Mediterranean nation composed of two main islands and located south of Sicily, it is one of the most southernly parts of Europe […]

     
     
  • El Teide National Park, Tenerife
     

    Why I chose the Canary Islands

    13th October 2016 / Destinations, Europe, Spain / 7 comments

    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 […]

     
     
  • Tagliatelle with chicken from Paludan Bogcafe (Copenhagen)
     

    Five good and cheap places to eat in Copenhagen

    23rd August 2016 / Denmark, Destinations, Europe / 0 comments

    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 […]

     
     
  • On the ferry from Idö to Västervik
     

    Småland: culture and nature in Sweden’s countryside

    16th August 2016 / Destinations, Europe, Sweden / 2 comments

    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 […]

     
     
  • Walking behind Seljalandsfoss waterfall, South Coast of Iceland
     

    Touring the South Coast of Iceland – a photo essay

    12th August 2016 / Destinations, Europe, Iceland / 0 comments

    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 […]

     
     
  • Having the 2015 Nobel dinner at Stadshuskällaren, Stockholm
     

    Eating the 2015 Nobel dinner in Stockholm

    9th August 2016 / Destinations, Europe, Sweden / 5 comments

    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 […]

     
     
  • View of Stockholm from City Hall tower
     

    My 5 favourite things about Sweden

    2nd August 2016 / Destinations, Europe, Sweden / 4 comments

    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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