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10 of the Best European Old Towns to Visit this Spring

by Runaway Brit 14 Comments on 10 of the Best European Old Towns to Visit this Spring

Who doesn’t love visiting a Historic Old Town?

My teaching career has shuttled between Europe and Asia on more than a few occasions: I moved from the UK to Vietnam in 2007, Vietnam to Sweden in 2010, Sweden to India …

Stockholm Ice Bar

Stockholm ICEBAR: ‘The Cold Never Bothered Me Anyway’

by Runaway Brit 26 Comments on Stockholm ICEBAR: ‘The Cold Never Bothered Me Anyway’

What is Stockholm’s ICEBAR like? Well, as you’d expect, it’s like walking into a giant freezer. A freezer with a bar, that is. A freezer full of animals elaborately carved into huge blocks of glistening ice.  A freezer where people …

ABBA Museum: Thank Sweden For The Music

by Runaway Brit 11 Comments on ABBA Museum: Thank Sweden For The Music

What do the following artists have in common: Roxette, Ace of Base, The Cardigans, Europe, Avicii, Eric Prydz (remember that raunchy work-out video) Robyn, Swedish House Mafia (the clue is in the name), Neneh Cherry, The Hives, and José González?…

Five Reasons Why Stockholm is Best Experienced on Foot

by Runaway Brit 10 Comments on Five Reasons Why Stockholm is Best Experienced on Foot

As a participant of TBEX Stockholm I was very kindly given a 72-hour transport pass that works on trains, buses, and some boats across the city. This was perfect for enabling quick transport to the conference, as well as an …

Loginn Hotel, Stockholm

Loginn: a Floating Hotel in Stockholm

by Runaway Brit 2 Comments on Loginn: a Floating Hotel in Stockholm

Spread across 14 islands the city of Stockholm has arisen from the sea, so it seems rather fitting to stay on the water rather than next to it when you visit the stunning Swedish capital. This was my reasoning for …

Summer’s Coming, and I’m Going to Europe!

by Runaway Brit 2 Comments on Summer’s Coming, and I’m Going to Europe!

In June, heavy monsoon rains will saturate the streets of Mumbai, so I am doing what most other foreign teachers here do—leaving India for the summer. And what better place to go than Europe? In contrast to India, Europe is …

Why You Should Visit Stockholm in Winter

by Runaway Brit 7 Comments on Why You Should Visit Stockholm in Winter

Visiting Stockholm between October and May is a thought that sends shivers down the spines of many, but in my opinion it is the nicest time to visit.  Although the city comes alive in the summer (read my post about …

My 10 Favourite Cities In The World

by Runaway Brit 4 Comments on My 10 Favourite Cities In The World

Travellers are often asked what their favourite city is, so I have been thinking about my response to that question. It has taken a while to compile this list as my favourite city can change depending on what I want …

So Long, Sweden! I’m Going To Miss You.

by Runaway Brit 2 Comments on So Long, Sweden! I’m Going To Miss You.

Four years ago I moved to Sweden; a country often associated with long, cold, snowy winters. But, little did I know that after the harsh winter Swedes are rewarded with beautiful summers where the sun shines all day long. In …

7 Great Ways To Spend Summer in Stockholm

by Runaway Brit 5 Comments on 7 Great Ways To Spend Summer in Stockholm

Stockholm is a summer city; its leafy parks, rocky beaches, and swathes of Baltic water that swirl around the city’s 14 islands all seem to have been designed for long summer days where the sky barely darkens.

Emerging from a …

My Upcoming Summer Plans

by Runaway Brit 2 Comments on My Upcoming Summer Plans

Now that the light is finally shining at the end of Sweden’s long, wintry tunnel, I am feeling the urge to climb out from under the thick duvet I have hidden under for the last 6 months and plan …

Stockholm Winter Blues. Or, What Happens When the Snow Doesn’t Come.

by Runaway Brit 6 Comments on Stockholm Winter Blues. Or, What Happens When the Snow Doesn’t Come.

Stockholm is a truly stunning city; that much has been established by pretty much any traveller to set foot on the cobbled stones of the Old Town. In the short summer months, boats chug across sparkling inlets that separate each …

Exploring SoFo: Stockholm’s Most Sociable Neighbourhood

by Runaway Brit 2 Comments on Exploring SoFo: Stockholm’s Most Sociable Neighbourhood

Travel doesn’t always have to be far away; sometimes you can explore your own area through the eyes of a tourist. As you know, I have been living and working in Stockholm since May 2012.

To me it’s home. To …

Brunch in the Stockholm Archipelago

by Runaway Brit 8 Comments on Brunch in the Stockholm Archipelago

Whilst I love being a budget backpacker, one of the best things about being an expat rather than a traveller is splashing out sometimes. Budget travel has many benefits, but who doesn’t love a little luxury?

Stockholm archipelago comprises of …

American Brunch in Stockholm

by Runaway Brit 2 Comments on American Brunch in Stockholm

What do you do if you are very hungry on a Sunday morning in Stockholm, and have a craving for American pancakes?

Let me give you some advice for if you ever find yourself in this situation; head to Arizona …

All Saints' Day Tribute

Lighting a Candle on All Saints’ Day, Sweden

by Runaway Brit 7 Comments on Lighting a Candle on All Saints’ Day, Sweden

All Saints’ Day is an official holiday in Sweden that usually falls on the first Saturday in November. On this weekend, many businesses close early on Friday, remaining closed on Saturday. This means that people who want to buy their …

Stockholm on a Budget

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‘Stockholm’ and ‘cheap’. Two words that you don’t often hear uttered in the same sentence. It is common knowledge that tourists’ hard-earned cash doesn’t stretch that far in the Scandinavian countries, making visiting them an expensive …

2010s Best Bits

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What an awesome year this year was. In honour of a great year this blog post recalls some of my favourite moments of 2010

January

We welcomed in the New Year with elated cries of Chúc Mung Nam Moi on …

Need a place to stay? Check out these wacky hotels!!

by Runaway Brit Leave a Comment on Need a place to stay? Check out these wacky hotels!!

Last weekend I went to prison. I was to spend the night in a cell at the infamous Långholmen Prison, Stockholm.

The hallways were long and narrow with row after row of bolted and numbered doors harbouring their confining cells behind. As expected my …

The Final Countdown (to a night in the cells)

by Runaway Brit 3 Comments on The Final Countdown (to a night in the cells)

In the good old days of vinyl my parents bought my sister and I a record: ‘The Final Countdown’ by 80s rock band Europe. I was 7 years old and little did I know how much this record would come …

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