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How to Be Swedish: This Video Will (Sort Of) Tell You
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Nothing like stereotypes to really give you the feel of a country. It seems that a lot of people have a soft spot for anything that gives us an insider look - whether true or not - at Scandinavia. Why Scandinavian, and in particular Swedish culture, is ...Eurovision 2013: All Of Europe Under One Roof
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Launched in 1956, Eurovision is a Europe-wide music competition held every May under the auspices of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Participating countries select their representative songs over the course of the preceding winter and spring. ...Swedes Don't Like Aggressive Beer
Iron Maiden Beer
The first piece of news is that if you're an Iron Maiden fan, there's now a beer for you. The second piece of news is that if you're going to Sweden you won't be able to drink it.
Trooper, the new beer for hardcore Iron Maiden fans, is now available in ...International Adventure Guide 2013: Stockholm, Sweden
Known as the Venice of the North, Stockholm is a city defined by water; it's in the soul of the city's inhabitants. Cold and icy in the winter and ready for sailing and bathing in the summer, water is as much a symbol of Stockholm as Old Town and the Royal Palace. This ...My Mini-Holiday In Sweden
A few weeks ago I went to Sweden. I'd planned to spend the week doing research elsewhere, but when I sat down to actually review the visa requirements for said place it became clear that I simply didn't have time to pull everything off without more lead time. So, with a few ...The Cabinet Of Curiosities: Collecting The Wonders Of The World
Before there was the museum, there was the cabinet of curiosities. Starting in the 16th century as Europe expanded its horizons during the Age of Exploration, the rich and powerful began to collect curios and display them. Their collections were eclectic – everything ...ABBA Museum To Open In Stockholm
Dancing Queens, get dancing, an ABBA museum is opening in Stockholm.
ABBA The Museum will open its doors in the Swedish capital on May 7. It covers the complete history of the disco group and will display their gold records, crazy '70s costumes, and even reproductions of ...An Insider's Guide To Exploring Uppsala, Sweden
Most people that go to Sweden for their first time head to Stockholm, a beautiful city that is well worth a visit. But just outside of Stockholm you will find another Scandinavian gem: Uppsala. It's a university town, and founded in 1477, the university is the oldest ...5 Countries That Are Great Alternatives To Their Crowded Neighbors
It's the great hypocrisy in the mind of every traveler that they want to tour a place free from other tourists. Grumbling that a place is overcrowded isn't without grounds, though. Who hasn't wanted to pull a Dr. Manhattan on the tour groups that take group photos with ...Who Has Europe's Dirtiest Currency?
Think about how many hands the average dollar bill passes through; all jokes about "dirty money" aside, it's practically impossible for the money that you carry in your wallet to be clean. But some bills are dirtier than others.
Researchers at Oxford put European ...Photo Of The Day: Uppsala Botanical Gardens, Sweden
Sun in the middle of Swedish winter is a sought after thing, and this photo by Flickr user mjlacey captures the seasonal beauty of sunlight on snow.
The oldest botanical garden in Sweden, Botaniska Trädgården (Botanical Gardens), located in the university ...#OnTheRoad On Instagram: Sweden
This week on Instagram we're off to Sweden, and since I'm at the helm you can expect a lot of bike and food photos. And some good sun shots on ice, because this time of year, in good weather, the landscape can be simply stunning.
With family in Sweden, I have spent a ...IKEA To Launch Budget Hotel Chain In Europe
Meatballs for room service? That might be a bit of a stretch, but Swedish home furnishings giant IKEA is launching into the accommodations business, collaborating with Marriott to create a budget-friendly hotel chain in Europe.
The hotels - which will be called "Moxy" - ...Globalgig Brings Affordable Mobile Internet For World Travelers
Smartphones, tablets and laptops have all made travel easier and more enjoyable. Those devices help keep us connected to friends and family, allow us to more easily share our experiences and provide the ability to stay productive while on the road. But of course, all of ...Discover Scandinavia In Washington DC: Nordic Cool 2013
Aurora Borealis, new Nordic cuisine, ice hotels, hot springs, fjords, moose, meatballs and music? Scandinavia is at the top of the list for a lot of travelers these days. But if you can't book a ticket to the northern countries this year, Washington, D.C., might be your ...Classic Scandinavia: Celebrate Fat Tuesday With Swedish Semlor
For coffee lovers, Scandinavia is a bit of a mecca. In the heart of winter, there's nothing better than stepping into a warm cafe, brimming with people and their stacks of winter layers next to them, the windows steaming up as friends meet over coffee. In fact, in Sweden, ...National Museum Of Scotland Takes New Look At Vikings
How much do we really know about the Vikings? A new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh asks this question and comes up with some interesting answers.
"Vikings!" collects more than 500 objects from the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm to show a ...Photo Of The Day: Winter Wonderland
This Photo of the Day, titled "Winter Wonderland," comes from Gadling Flickr pool member mjlacey who captured the image using a Canon PowerShot S100.
"When the sun comes out, it's nice weather, whatever the temperature! (-12 °C on this particular morning)," says ...Gadling Contributors' Favorite Restaurants Of 2012
I take pictures of my food at restaurants. Do you hate me now? Yeah, I thought so. I do it because I'm a food writer and I use the photos to jog my memory when I'm writing about a restaurant. But also sometimes I do it for the same reason a lot of other people do: ...Stockholm's Spirit Museum, A Bizarre Museum
Sweden has a strange relationship with alcohol. After going through a period of prohibition in the early 20th century, booze officially resurfaced but under strict government control. Today, for example, you can only find three brands of vodka on store shelves: Absolut, Good ...
