Dec 30th, 2011 at 12:00PM:
Sweden's capital Stockholm has a lot to offer-fine dining, good shopping, lovely parks, access to some interesting day trips (the old Viking capital of Uppsala being my favorite) and a unique museum. The Vasa Ship Museum is one of Sweden's most popular tourist attractions and it's easy to see why. It houses a beautifully preserved 17th century warship.
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The Vasa: an elegant seventeenth-century warship in Stockholm
Dec 30th, 2011 at 12:00PM:
Sweden's capital Stockholm has a lot to offer-fine dining, good shopping, lovely parks, access to some interesting day trips (the old Viking capital of Uppsala being my favorite) and a unique museum. The Vasa Ship Museum is one of Sweden's most popular tourist attractions and it's easy to see why. It houses a beautifully preserved 17th century warship.
The Vasa was meant to be the pride of ...Archaeologists search for missing medieval king
Dec 16th, 2011 at 3:00PM: Archaeologists love a good mystery, and some researchers in Sweden have themselves a big one.
Earlier this year a research team opened what they believed to be the tomb of King Magnus Ladulås, who ruled Sweden from 1275-90. Magnus was a popular king with the commoners and earned the nickname "Ladulås", which means "lock the barn", for his law giving peasants the right to refuse free ...Labor Day island getaways from Wanderfly
Aug 24th, 2011 at 3:30PM: Labor Day is fast approaching along with the official end of summer. If you haven't had enough sun yet, maybe it's time for one more weekend of lying on the beach, fruity cocktail and fun book in hand? We asked our friends at Wanderfly.com, a web travel tool that helps you choose a vacation spot, for some Labor Day island getaways offering deals for the long weekend.
Domestic: Hilton Head ...Top ten most crowded islands in the world
Jul 7th, 2011 at 12:30PM:
From an island microslum in Colombia to a haute enclave in central Paris, the ten most crowded islands in the world bear scant similarities in class or culture. In fact, every entry in the top ten comes from a different country. But being islands, each shares the common thread of scarcity - whether it be land, resources, or housing. In general, these islands are prophetical microcosms for an ...Five travel suggestions for Julian Assange of Wikileaks
Dec 14th, 2010 at 1:30PM:
If you were just let out of solitary confinement after having wandered the globe, where would you go? Now, let's make it complicated: what if you were one of the most controversial figures on the planet?
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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is now out on bail, ...Five great European budget-friendly travel sites
Dec 3rd, 2010 at 9:30AM: Practical, how-to budget travel advice is indispensible. There's something particularly valuable about travel advice that opposes the emphasis on expensive hotels and other forms of high-end consumption that characterizes the contemporary travel media, perhaps especially in regions like Europe where costs are generally quite high.
Budget-friendly travel in Europe is no impossible dream, and the ...Top ten hostels in Europe
Oct 25th, 2010 at 5:00PM:
Staying in a hostel in Europe is a rite of passage for budget-conscious travelers making their way around the continent. This is particularly the case for budget-conscious younger travelers. Here are ten hostels across Europe that either receive particularly high user-review grades or are notorious enough in one or another way to be noteworthy.
St. Christopher's at the Winston, Amsterdam, ...Budget Stockholm: How to afford a summertime trip to Sweden
Aug 23rd, 2010 at 9:00AM:
Stockholm has an expensive reputation -- those who return from a visit to this swanky Swedish capital rave about its slick design, luxurious cuisine and modern amenities. As a result, would-be travelers automatically expect it will be more expensive than other European destinations. It isn't.
Though subtle, the capital of Sweden has a thriving and widespread budget culture – you just ...Cheap transfers from Stockholm's Arlanda airport to the city center - For now
Aug 4th, 2010 at 8:30AM: Arlanda Express offers the fastest and easiest transport from Stockholm's international airport (Arlanda) to the city center, but it hasn't always been an inexpensive way to go - until now.
Through August 29, the fast train will take you and your traveling companion between the airport and city center for SEK280 (about US$20 each). The normal price is SEK240 each (or a little more than US$30 ...Sweden in Midsommar: From traditional to contemporary
Jul 27th, 2010 at 3:00PM: Our hearts are still in Stockholm this week, neck deep in the celebration of one of Scandinavia's biggest holidays: Midsommar. In case you missed it earlier, Midsommar is the celebration of the longest day of the year in these high latitudes, a time when the sun only sets for three hours a night and when Stockholm is most appreciable.
From a local's perspective, Midsommar is often spent with ...A trip through Sweden's Midsommar festival
Jul 20th, 2010 at 9:00AM: In ten short hours I have forgotten Chicago. Sitting outside of Hotel Skepshollmenn on the sprawling, gravel terrace, the pastel, Scandinavian sun reflects off of the yellow building walls and tall, leafy trees rustle in the polite sea breeze. It's hard to believe that we've so fluidly escaped the Midwest heat, let alone that we're in the center of the largest city in Sweden.
Here in Stockholm ...Midsommar: The very best time to visit Stockholm
Jun 16th, 2010 at 10:00AM:
Deep in the lowest latitudes of the Earth's extremities, the far reaches of the planet where temperatures begin to plunge and where human populations drop precipitously, seasons have deeper meanings. Spring, Winter and Fall are plain, solid facts of life, the cold months during which fires are built, hard work is complete and the foundation of the year is laid. These are the months where Lyle ...Best destinations for gadget geeks
Jun 4th, 2010 at 11:39AM:
Chances are, the laptop you're reading this article on was not made here in the U.S. It's a well-known fact that most of the world's consumer gadgetry, from mobile phones to laptops to gaming consoles, is created abroad, in places ranging from Japan to Europe and beyond. A visit to one of these tech-centric destinations is a great chance to pick up a one-of-a-kind tech product or grab a great ...Follow chef Jamie Oliver through culinary Stockholm
May 14th, 2010 at 11:00AM: One of our favorite cities over at Gadling is Stockholm, Sweden and one of our favorite chefs, Jamie Oliver. So imagine our glee when discovering that Mr. Oliver had put together a slide show and narrative from his recent journey into Scandinavia.
Fully available over at the Guardian, Chef Oliver's slideshow is a love story written to the city, where he meanders in and out of lush, cultural ...Slip into Noko jeans: North Korean fashion in Sweden
Dec 2nd, 2009 at 3:00PM:
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Capitalism fever has crossed the DMZ and wandered into North Korea. The reclusive communist state has launched a line of designer jeans, which are set to go on sale at a fashionable Stockholm department store on Friday. Drop $215 a pop to sport "Noko" brand jeans and show that you can get your hands on an unusual and hard-to-find brand. Make ...
The Daily Show on a Socialist Sweden
Apr 22nd, 2009 at 10:00PM:
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Wyatt Cenac from the Daily Show filed an excellent report from the Sweden on the Daily Show last night, effectively vocalizing what every single guy is thinking when he's visiting the ...
Do you collect souvenirs? Or "youvenirs?"
Feb 20th, 2009 at 10:00AM: Upon returning from many trips abroad, I find I am unable to part with what many would consider the "garbage" that accumulates during your travels. I'm not talking about banana peels or tissues - more like readily disposable items such as mass transit tickets, nightclub flyers and entrance passes to monuments. digg_url = 'http://digg.com/travel_places/Souvenirs_OR_youvenirs?'; For example, I ...Clean living in Stockholm
Jan 21st, 2009 at 9:00AM: Scandinavians are recognized as being on the cutting edge of environmentally-friendly innovation. Nowhere is this clearer than at Hammarby Sjöstad, a community of apartments in Stockholm designed to reduce carbon footprint and generally enable clean living. Large windows make the most of sunlight, especially in the summer, and carefully planned logistics – down to trash pickup schedules ...Hotel Hellsten a must in Stockholm
Jan 4th, 2009 at 9:00AM: You expect a certain sleekness when you step into a Scandinavian hotel. The region is known for its nascent design talent, and a pedestrian property would detract from your experience. To get the full flavor of Stockholm, park yourself at the Hotel Hellsten. Comfort and style come together easily in these boutique digs. You'll close your eyes in the warmth of a soft bed and open them to slick ...Gadling Take Five : Week of August 30-September 5
Sep 5th, 2008 at 7:00PM: This week, as the Olympics ended, we welcomed blogger David Breisch to the Gadling fold. This was a busy week of diverse travel options, breakthroughs and oddities.
Jerry tuned us into what travel to a volcanic island is like with two separate posts. The first post, of his two part series "The Krakatau Journal: An island paradise that can kill you,' and the second post, offer Jerry's personal ...
