The little blond two-year-old boy with an angelic face lifts his little arms up to me, motioning for a hug. We’ve only met a couple of hours ago, but in the short time I’ve managed to secure more high fives than normal and gotten those adorable little kid giggles to come from him. A smileContinue reading “Help yourself to a Slice of Swedish Hospitality”
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Getting naked in Sweden
//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js // <![CDATA[ (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); // ]]> My name is D and I used to be, as one friend put it, “a big, girlie prude.” Never would I think of even taking off my shirt in a public, or semi-public place. In fact, when I first stopped at the baths in Budapest,Continue reading “Getting naked in Sweden”
Daily Wanderlust: A view from the Baltic Sea
There is no shortage of breathtaking vantage points in Sweden. On my last full day in the magnificent country, I headed back to the water on foot (as opposed to stand-up paddle boarding). The crisp spring air, the cloudless sky and the Baltic Sea — which transformed from aquamarine to a deep royal blue —Continue reading “Daily Wanderlust: A view from the Baltic Sea”
Daily Wanderlust: Sunset in Malmö, Sweden
There is a magic that comes with sunsets. When that giant ball of red sinks deep into the horizon. When the colors cast are so vivid, you’d swear you’re in another reality. When you can almost hear the collective sigh of every other person around you as daylight gives way to twilight gives way toContinue reading “Daily Wanderlust: Sunset in Malmö, Sweden”