Sweden

Stockholm | Södermalm

Stockholm | Södermalm

4 December 2014 ♦
DON’T MISS
The hip and happening area of Södermalm has been getting a lot of attention in the past few years: It was recently ranked as one of Vogue magazine’s “World’s Coolest Neighborhoods.”. And from the New York Times: “Södermalm has evolved from a gritty, working-class neighborhood into Stockholm’s hippest district, with…
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Stockholm | Långa Raden Restaurant

Stockholm | Långa Raden Restaurant

20 November 2014 ♦
DON’T MISS
I like to eat as much as the next guy, but what really gets me excited is how the food looks. The cuisine in the Långa Raden restaurant at Hotel Skeppsholmen was delicious – but the best part is that it was perfectly styled. I mean, just look at that…
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Sweden | Fika Time

Sweden | Fika Time

11 October 2014 ♦
DON’T MISS
If there’s a bakery in my midst, I’ll find it.  Bread is, hands down, my favorite food type – and the exquisite aroma of fresh baked bread has led me into pâtisseries in France, panaderías in Spain, panificios in Italy – and into this delightful bageriet in Sandhamn, Sweden. I…
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Eye on Design | Sweden | Sublime Sandhamn

Eye on Design | Sweden | Sublime Sandhamn

22 September 2014 ♦
EYE ON DESIGN
The village of Sandhamn is like one big quintessential Swedish style moment. From the moment we docked at the harbor and I saw the beautiful blonde girls sitting on the dock, there was a photo op everywhere I turned. The town of Sandhamn is located on the island of Sandön,…
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Sweden | A Midsummer’s Day

Sweden | A Midsummer’s Day

15 September 2014 ♦
STORIES
If you live in Sweden, Midsummer,or Midsommar, which is celebrated in June on the longest day of the year, is the most important holiday next to Christmas.  If you’re American, and you’ve just arrived in Sweden on Midsommar’s eve, you’ll discover that everything, and I mean everything, is closed.  Except…
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Eye on Design | Stockholm | A Feast for the Eyes

Eye on Design | Stockholm | A Feast for the Eyes

12 September 2014 ♦
EYE ON DESIGN
I love sampling the incredible cuisine of restaurants around the world . . . but it’s often the design of the restaurant itself that really leaves an impression.  In Stockholm, it was the walls of the lofty dining room at Pontus! (the exclamation point is part of the name) that…
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