For its “One City, Five Hours” department, I wrote a Whirlwind Stockholm piece that takes you through Sweden’s cosmopolitan capital city in just five hours: crisscrossing iconic locations, digging into scrumptious Swedish cuisine, and partaking in fika like a local.
This was how I spent my fourth of July holiday – Sailing with some new friends. Today was spent splayed out on the sands of one of 28,000 islands in Stockholm’s archipelago. An island I also call home. Spending an entire day doing nothing can be quite refreshing……Wait! why am I online posting this?
This summer has been nothing short of a whirlwind of activity. While I was relatively anchored down (only traveling to Sweden and Nigeria), it’s been one of huge transitions: planning an intercontinental wedding, working on new assignments that came flooding in as well as burning the oil on the day job. Early last year, I’d …
One traditional engagement in Lagos down, one white wedding in Sweden to go. The last 9-10 days have been surreal with such a rush of activity. Lots of stories. Lots of photos. Once I get back to Stockholm next week, I’ll definitely be writing a lot!
Crispy buttery crusts filled with gooey, decadent pastes. Sugary marzipan tarts topped with heavy whipped cream. All consumed while sipping black coffee. You’d think we were partaking in Paris’ revered café culture. Who knew Stockholm had such a sweet tooth?! Read the rest of my latest article on the Guardian UK’s Been There Travel page.
As travelers who move through various cities, we set up roots and immerse for awhile until its time to move along to a new place. For me, those cities have been Lagos, Dayton, Alexandria, and more recently, Baltimore and Stockholm. So when IT asked us to write about our cities, choosing which one to chronicle …