2 Days in Visby on the Island of Gotland, Sweden A spur-of-the-moment trip to Visby, Gotland going BACK HOME This summer, I unexpectedly got to spend a few days back home on the island of Gotland where I grew up. My parents passed away many years ago, and I hadn’t been back in seven years,…
A week on the island of Gotland, Sweden A week in August on the island of Gotland This post is a throwback to 2017 when my brother and I spent a week on the island of Gotland, where we grew up. August can be quite fall-like in Sweden, and it was a beautiful, but pretty…
Morning Meditation Morning meditation by the ocean Do you meditate? I tried it so many times and so many ways I lost count – standing up, lying down, sitting, walking, eyes closed, eyes open, guided, self-directed, morning meditation, evening meditations – you name it. But for one reason or another, none of the methods worked…
Is Mysa The Next Hygge? Mysa or lagom? Mysa, the Swedish Hygge. Has anyone missed the Hygge craze that swept the world in past year? I can’t imagine that’s possible. As a Swede, it was kind of funny to see how hygge all of a sudden, and seemingly out of nowhere, took off and became…
Bergianska Botanical Garden, stockholm, sweden Bergianska Botanical Garden Bergianska Botanical Garden is one of my absolute favorite places in Stockholm and I always visit several times when I’m in town. It’s gorgeous and peaceful, easy to get to, and there is lots to see. The garden was started by two brothers as a horticultural school…
Things to do in Stockholm: Ulriksdal Garden Centre Ulriksdal Garden Centre In this “Things to do in Stockholm” post, the hunt for the flowerpot continues! As I mentioned in the Ulriksdal Palace post, the reason we went there in the first place was because I had seen a flowerpot in a Swedish decorating magazine that…
Ulriksdal Palace: Things To Do in Stockholm, Sweden A visit to Ulriksdal Palace It all started with a flowerpot. No, not the palace, but my reason for visiting. I had not been to Ulriksdal Palace as an adult until a few years ago. And we didn’t visit for cultural enrichment – it was because I…
10 Reasons I Love Stockholm (and you will too) Stockholm, Sweden, really is one of the most fabulous and beautiful cities in the world. I know it’s usually not in the top 5 of most people’s Europe travel wish list, but it should be! It has so much to offer. While this post may be…