A Backpacker’s Guide to Sweden A visit to Sweden can be compared to the walk right into the home-décor magazine. The streets of cities, cafes, cottages and public spaces are well decorated and maintained throughout the country. The Swedish Style is never too showy and it is linked with the simple and moderate society …
So today it finally happened. After six years of moving to Sweden, I finally became a Swedish Citizen . I still look out of the window sometimes and think to myself “Have I been here six years?” Sometimes it feels like I have been here weeks, other times it feels like I have never left …
Back in 2011, I wrote a blog about how I felt it was amazing that there was little or no homelessness in Sweden. My experiences in cities such as Stockholm. Göteborg and Malmö were something that was so far removed from London where homelessness was as rife as it gets. After a few years, I …
There are many things that I found hard to adjust to when I first moved to Sweden that are mentioned within this blog, things such as not saying “Good morning to each other” when passing a neighbour. Or the odd fact of when opening the apartment door at the same time as a neighbour, one …
So the snow has made a return to Sweden. I remember the first winter that I had here winter seemed to last forever, in fact, it was November to April that year that it snowed. Temperatures plunged as low as -27, and it just seemed that I had left London to move to an ice …
One thing that I have learned since I moved here is that I have become quite lazy in my life. During the dark and long winter days, I make many plans for the summer and autumn. The first year that I moved here, it was an enjoyable experience travelling to so many places. It was …
One of the significant differences between the UK and Sweden that took some time to adjust to was the purchasing of Alcohol. In the UK alcohol is practically available around the clock. You can start in Wetherspoons in the morning and of course shop throughout the day. If you are on your way home late, …
I don’t know how the Swedish people seem to manage it. When the long winter days arrive, there is a thin sheet of ice that gently covers the ground. My first winter days in Norrköping were fascinating indeed. Of course, I thought I was prepared! Shopping list for my move Merrell Mountain boots (Iceproof, Waterproof …
I remember when I first started out with this blog, I had no idea that it would become something that people would read six years later. When I first moved to Sweden, I found myself in the middle of one of the longest and coldest winters in history. If I recall, it began snowing three …
Christmas is coming in Sweden so many of the classic traditions begin around now. Triangle candles adorn almost every apartment window; a giant straw goat is being erected in the city of Gävle. Another tradition is to see if this will last until Christmas Day (it’s often a target of drunken arsonists). Another tradition that …