After a busy Christmas season... it is time for me to take a much needed vacation. Three weeks in Hawaii should get me refreshed and ready to tackle 2015. If you are visiting Stockholm during the las
NK... all lit up!Stores and boutiques all, of course, have their own individual opening hours during the holidays. But you can generally say that they close early on December 24th & 31st and are
Nordiska Museum, photo by: Ingemar Edfalk/imagebank.sweden.seIt is always a little tricky with museums during the holiday season as many close for a few days here and there. However, there is al
White Guide Nordic 2015, cover.The White Guide has been around for many years... annually listing the 600, or so, best restaurants in Sweden. It comes out every year in March and I have reported on i
Entrance to Södermalm Starbucks.Ok. Now I know many readers will think "why are you writing about Starbucks? You usually write about museums, festivals and local restaurants". True. And this subject
Photo by Henrik Trygg, Stockholm Visitors BoardLucia, the festival/celebration of St Lucia, happens on December 13th and is, along with Midsummer, the most Swedish of holidays and many of you have pr
New Years is just around the corner! If you are visiting the city during this holiday, then I hope you have already finalized your New Year's Eve plans because it's getting down to the wire. Here are
Like Harrods in London, Bergdorf Goodman in NYC or Galeries Lafayette in Paris... NK, or Nordiska Kompaniet, is the most famous luxury department store in Sweden. There are, however, several reasons,
A sure sign that winter is almost upon us: the popular outdoor ice skating rink in Kungsträdgården park has opened for the season... even if the temperatures haven't gone under the freezing point in
Madonna "True Blue"Herb Ritts has always been one of my favorite photographers, so I have been eagerly anticipating the photography museum Fotografiska's retrospective exhibition on Herb Ritts: In Fu
Gamla Stan's Christmas market.The first market opens for business this Saturday, so this is a good time to list some of the Christmas markets in the greater Stockholm area and their opening hours/dat
Press image from Mathias DahlgrenDining room at Matsalen.Both chef Mathias Dahlgren and his restaurant MD Matsalen have been at the top of the lists of the best chefs and restaurants in Sweden for ma
Pubologi, photo by Nicho Södling, Stockholm Visitors Board. Spring is usually when most restaurant guides are published and awards are presented. However, there is one interesting award presente
Yup. It is getting close to that time of the year... the holiday season is right around the corner! In the coming weeks I will be posting articles about Christmas markets, the Lucia festivities, rest