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View of Gävle city, Sweden

Things to do in Gävle, Sweden

by Runaway Brit 1 Comment on Things to do in Gävle, Sweden

Gävle, located just a few hours north of Stockholm, is a city often overlooked by Swedes. It’s visited even less by international tourists, and while first impressions might make Gävle’s absence from Sweden’s list of ‘Must-See’ places unsurprising, this small …

Wellness Retreat: The Dalecarlia Hotel and Spa

by Runaway Brit 14 Comments on Wellness Retreat: The Dalecarlia Hotel and Spa

After a hard few months, I finally got to enjoy a relaxing spa weekend at the Dalecarlia Hotel in Dalarna, Sweden.

Little did I know, when I was floating in a hot tub overlooking Lake Siljan last weekend, that the …

Öregrund, Sweden

Enjoying the Swedish Summer in Öregrund

by Runaway Brit 4 Comments on Enjoying the Swedish Summer in Öregrund

With over 3,000 kilometres of coastline, Sweden has plenty of coastal towns; and, although the most beautiful beaches are in the south, the east coast has many gems. The Stockholm Archipelago is a great place to begin if you are …

Åre cablecar

Åre: an Autumn Visit to Sweden’s Most Famous Ski Resort

by Runaway Brit 10 Comments on Åre: an Autumn Visit to Sweden’s Most Famous Ski Resort

With Covid still limiting overseas travel, I have travelled locally in Sweden over the past few months. Recently, I’ve been to Sundsvall, Västerås, Kristianstad and Stockholm. My favourite trip, however, was Åre, a lakeside ski-resort 600 km north of …

Malmö: Sweden’s Gateway to Europe

by Runaway Brit 11 Comments on Malmö: Sweden’s Gateway to Europe

As the gateway to Europe, Malmö ‘s youthful, cosmopolitan vibe is distinctive from other Swedish cities. During the summer, tourists flood the city beach, and residents stroll through leafy parks or run along the beachfront promenade. Everybody cycles, the network …

Weekend Break: Västerås

by Runaway Brit 3 Comments on Weekend Break: Västerås

If you are researching flights to Stockholm, you may well come across an airport called ‘Stockholm Västerås’, particularly if you are flying with love-it-or-hate-it airline, Ryanair. But, what you should know in this scenario is that Västerås is, …

Visby: Sweden’s Perfectly Preserved Medieval Town

by Runaway Brit 6 Comments on Visby: Sweden’s Perfectly Preserved Medieval Town

Swedes are travellers: roaming foreign lands is in their blood.

It is Viking blood, after all.

You’ll be hard pushed to travel far without running into a Swede or two. This is especially true of South East Asia, which …

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