Check out my latest article for GoNOMAD titled Bonfires of Valborg: The Fiery Heart of Sweden. One of my favorite pieces, it chronicles how Swedes welcome the arrival of spring with massive bonfires lighting up the landscape.
On a weekend jaunt from Stockholm to Latvia, we spent the day exploring Riga. There was a photography exhibition right in the heart of Doma Laukums (Main Square). We spent the next half hour studying the exhibition. As we rounded a corner, there was a photograph depicting young adults at some sort of rave or …
I needed some fresh air. A twelve hour ride up to Swedish Lapland along the High Coast had left me with a nasty cold…. after winding down my window close to 50 times to take scenic pictures against the rushing wind!. We drove to the little town of Älvsbyn – the pearl of Norrbotten – …
It was inevitable. Six pairs of eyes stared back at me in anticipation. My giddy laughter turned to whimpering of fear before a few tears fell as I bit into the foulest smelling dish I’d ever tried. What does surströmming smell and taste like? I introduce you to surstromming (surströmming in Swedish) which is fermented Baltic …