In total, I have been to Scandinavia on 6 different trips, swallowing Sweden (7 times), Denmark (6 times), Finland once, Norway once, Iceland once, Faroe Islands once as well as the lesser recognised Christiania and Ladonia! It was mostly in snow, and with a real winter beauty! There are lots of options for travelling in Read more about Backpacking In Scandinavia: My Highlights From My Trips There[…]
Today on Friday’s Featured Food I should be celebrating this, which is my 2,000th blog post on Don’t Stop Living, but hey on with the usual show!! And that means catching up with those foods I have tried down the years on my travels. I’ve been to Sweden four times so far (counting side trips to Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Semla in Stockholm, Sweden[…]
After my time touring the key sights of Stockholm in Sweden by bus it was time for a boat tour on the waters of this city which has allegedly about 50,000 islands in it! I teamed up with Stromma and went on their Winter tour with Stockholm Sightseeing. Our tour was the 10.15am boat, which departed Read more about Taking A Winter Boat Tour in Stockholm, Sweden with Stromma and Stockholm Sightseeing[…]
On my second visit to the Swedish capital city of Stockholm, I actually ended up doing a Hop On Hop Off Bus Tour for the second time. It was 8 years apart and in different seasons, but with Stockholm being such a spread out capital, and one with more water than land, it makes sense Read more about Taking a Hop On Hop Off Bus Tour of Stockholm, Sweden with Gray Line[…]
Having visited Stockholm, Sweden back in 2007, it was time for my return to the country on my latest Baltics and Nordics tour. After travelling separate for about three weeks, I was reunited with my girlfriend Panny and we agreed we wanted a decent hotel for a few nights to relax in a bit of Read more about Our Stay at the Elegant Lady Hamilton Hotel in Gamla Stan, Stockholm, Sweden[…]
My long awaited return to Sweden came round in January 2015 and this time I’d be spending a couple of weeks in the country, starting off in Stockholm, the capital city and heading overland through Malmo, Angelholm and Gothenberg into Norway. With a mandatory dip back into Denmark too to check out Helsingor, Copenhagen and Read more about Backpacking in Sweden: Staying at the Quirky Hostel Dalagatan Stockholm[…]
Iceland had been the last trip of my world tour (which ended then mid-September 2007), but all the time I knew I was heading on a pre-booked cheap deal to Stockholm, Sweden in October 2007, so my travelling bandwagon had not quite worked out how to stop and I was soon on a Ryanair flight Read more about A Log On The Island, Travelling in Stockholm, Sweden[…]