In the evening after an adventurous day at the Camden Town Market and East London along the Brick Lane area, it was time to prepare for New Year’s Eve. Continue reading “Back Again to LDN: New Year’s Eve”
Category: Destinations
My second day in London was the last day of 2014, and there was much to do before the new year began. After enjoying the included breakfast at my hotel, Mentone Hotel in Cartwright Gardens, I headed to the Tube with my friend Annalee to start the day’s adventures. Continue reading “Back Again to LDN: Day 2 – Camden Town Market”
Good morning from London! On my first day back in this wonderful city, I shared an eventful day with both local and visiting friends. I landed at Heathrow around 9:30, made my way through border control, retrieved my luggage (while enjoying free wifi, thank you Heathrow), and headed out to the Underground. Two tips coming into Heathrow: passport control is relatively streamlined and efficient, but certainly more intensive than entering many other European cities. Also, getting a ticket at the tube station is pretty chaotic, as some people are simply figuring it out for the first time on the spot. After some patience in waiting for my time at the ticket automat, I really enjoyed my ride in from Heathrow on the Piccadilly ride. The train fills up quickly, but then again, if you don’t do crowds well, I’m not sure you should return to central London. Continue reading “Back Again to LDN: Day 1 – Heathrow, Leicester Square, Picadilly Circus”
The most anticipated part of my post-Christmas adventures in central Stockholm, or Stockholm City, were the seasonal lights and decorations around the area. This time of year, the sun is up from about 8/8:30 until 2:30, so the city lights are a major part of your experience in the late afternoon and entire evening.
Continue reading “Jul i Stockholm: Ljus och Dekorationer Runt Stan [Christmas in Stockholm City]”
English begins after the introduction
Idag var det ganska kallt men otroligt klart, soligt, och fint med lite snö. Från mitt hotell bredvid tåg stationen, Nordic C Hotel, så var det bara att börja vandra. Jag vandrade söderut mot Riddarholmen, Gamla Stan, Grand Hotel, och sedan körde till Djurgården.
From the central location of my hotel (Nordic C Hotel), a lovely stroll could get me anywhere I wanted to go. I walked south from the train station towards Riksdagen, and these are the places I revisited: Continue reading “Uttlandsvensk i Stockholm: Gamla Stan, Djurgården, Riddarholmen”
Eftersom jag är i Sverige kör jag på svenska. When in Sweden, blog in Swedish. An English synopsis is available below.
Min första dag i svenska luften började tidigt just var Sverige o Norge möter- 10 tusen meter upp i luften. En timme senare, kl 8, landade jag hos Arlanda med en dag av tåg och vandring framför mig.
Från Arlanda C så åkte jag till Uppsala med en fin utsikt på en strålande vinter dag. Över sommaren 2012 så studerade jag i Uppsala lite grann, så det här var en chans att komma tillbaka till gamla trakterna. Gatorna, butikerna, nationerna, och sevärdheterna som domkyrkan och så vidare var som gamla vänner. Forum gallerian och St Peter Gallerian var extra goda gamla vänner eftersom de har fri wifi. Continue reading “Utlandssvensk i Sverige: I Uppsala Igen [Back to Uppsala, Sweden]”
It’s my opinion, fostered through an international family and a wonderfully travel-filled upbringing, that no year is complete without leaving my country of residence. This Washingtonian did go on a Caribbean cruise in March, which was a great trip, but that’s not something a former Floridian would classify as international travel. Anyway, to close out the year, I have three destinations planned or in progress: Southwest Florida, Stockholm, and London. Continue reading “Holiday Travel Preview: Florida, Stockholm, London”
The holiday season is well underway in Washington, DC and there’s been quite a few events and occasions to see or do already. Here’s a bit of what you can expect in the District during December:
Each year, Christmas trees spread throughout the city and light up the streets and parks. The two main trees in central DC are the Capital tree and the National tree. Both have lighting ceremonies, both typically in the first week of December, but do note that the National lighting requires a ticket and involves a concert while the Capital lighting is a much smaller affair. The tree is lovely, however.
DC is also a major university town and young professional hotspot. If you are interested, alumni events are just as prevalent as office parties. Personally, I attended the DC Hoyas Holiday party for a lovely evening at F. Scott’s followed by Tombs after. Continue reading “A Very District Holiday”
The holiday season officially kicked off with my family’s annual pre-Thanksgiving holiday season decor extravaganza.
After flying in from Dulles, which had an incredibly unfortunate and rather inhospitable Terminal Z, with Frontier Airlines, which charges you for carry-ons as well as checked bags, it was time to retire for the weekend. What’s a young professional to do during a weekend of early retirement?
Fine homecooked dining, driving around snowbirds, enjoying the sunshine, going to the opera, and Christmas decorating was perfect for two nights and two days.
Continue reading “Weekend Getaways: A Young Professional Retires to Southwest Florida”
Last Wednesday I had the opportunity to visit Estonia, or at least the Estonian embassy in the U.S., to learn more about the Baltic country’s past, present, and future.
The embassy is centrally located in Dupont Circle at the southern end of Embassy Row, and is housed in a beautiful, large townhouse. The evening featured a welcome and presentation by the ambassador, His Excellency Eerik Marmei, followed by a reception of Estonian cuisine.
As a Swede/Finn, I’ve always been curious about and interested in visiting Estonia. Ferries such as Silja Line (now Estonian-owned by Tallink) cruise regularly between Tallinn, Helsinki, and Stockholm. Estonia’s dramatic, forward-thinking development in cohesion with is historic cities makes it the top Baltic state on my list of places to visit. Continue reading “An Evening at the Embassy of Estonia”
anchored & adrift 