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A great way to learn about your new city is to read a few novels about city life. The most famous Swedish novels are by the crime authors Stieg Larsson, John Ajvide Lindqvist and Henning Mankell. I highly recommend the works of these authors. Here’s the first part of our Swedish book recommendation list. We […]
Stockholm Basketball offers a four-days kids camp this year from August 16th-19th. It’s taught by basketball legends Eddie Brown and Tommy Baker. The ‘Stockholm Streetball Superstar Camp‘ goal is to teach children and young ballers age 6 – 15 to play a fun and American style basketball game. This style of basketball focuses on being […]
Stockholm’s three food halls are at the top of my list for favorite places to grab lunch while I’m in the city. I love going there for the sheer fact that there is something for everyone and you can choose from many different cuisines ranging from Tunisian to Japanese and many more. You can either […]
Living in Seattle for so many years, I was able to try many different types of food ranging from Vietnamese to Italian, but one of my absolute favorites is Indian cuisine. I can say that I love Indian food and everything about it, especially the spices and the flavors. To me, it feels very different […]
It’s never easy to find a hairdresser who can cut and style your hair just as you like it, but as an African or someone of mixed race it can be particularly difficult to find salons that specialize in your hair type.
American Streetball in Stockholm! Basketball is becoming more and more popular in Sweden as the Swedish Basketball Federation (Svenska Basketbollförbundet) membership continues to grow. But for those of you amateur players who just want to shoot some hoops the good ol’ American style then we’ve got a place for you and your kids at Crazy […]
Looking for some healthy competition in a friendly environment? Join one of the coed teams in the Stockholm Netball Club! The only netball club in Sweden has come a long way in 3 short years. The club started out from modest means by marking out a court with chalk and playing with a basketball […]
Have you found yourself shocked, no frightened, no scratch that just plain appalled to see how much baby related products cost here? One thing almost any newcomer will tell you is how expensive it is to live & shop in Stockholm, and baby products are no exception. A brio pram for 9000Sek ($1350), a manual […]
Sometimes it’s hard not to be ‘home’ and I’m feeling it particularly this year, since it will be one of the first times I’m not making it to the UK for Christmas. I do feel lucky that I will manage to see friends and family at other times of the year (when it’s cheaper to […]
I don’t know about you, but I’ve always found it difficult to buy things for the men in my life (well, except the 19 month old – he’s happy with a stick). Techno-loving Conor Boyd has come to my rescue with his top 10 gifts, which he thinks should satisfy anyone who’s into gadgets, male […]
