February 15, 2012
A foodie's guide to where to wine and dine in Sweden - from low budget and fika spots to high class dining!
Nizar Achmad, gourmet chef, and one of the faces behind the new Cool Stockholm site, has some great tips about his discoveries in Stockholm. Champagne and oysters may not be the first thing on people’s minds in the midst of a recession, but aren’t you curious where you can get half-a-glass of champagne, or an oyster for SEK 28???
Check out Brut Bar at “Prinsen” on Mäster Samuelsgatan.
As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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