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Tag: Sweden

Moment of Silence

by Lola AkinmadeLatest NewsPosted on April 8, 2017May 3, 2017Comments are Disabled

A moment of silence for victims of the Stockholm terror attack…

40 Favourite Photos from Malmö, Sweden

by Lola AkinmadeEuropePosted on March 25, 2017November 12, 20185 Comments

Photos from Malmö, Sweden – I was recently on assignment in Sweden’s third largest city, Malmö, to explore its diverse and rapidly growing food scene for Lonely Planet…

Postcard: Sunbathing at Kalmar Castle

by Lola AkinmadeEuropePosted on August 12, 2013December 11, 2017One Comment

Sunbathing at Kalmar Castle in Sweden

Postcard: Reindeer sledding with Nutti Sámi Siida

by Lola AkinmadeEuropePosted on May 7, 2013December 18, 20174 Comments

It feels like it was just last month I was in Lapland photographing the Northern Lights with Peter Rosén and reindeer sledding with Nutti Sámi Siida.

Postcard: Gott Nytt År – Happy New Year from Stockholm

by Lola AkinmadeEuropePosted on January 2, 2012December 14, 20173 Comments

View more fireworks photos over on my photoblog on Sweden.se.

Expat life: Battling cultural paranoia and other updates

by Lola AkinmadeEuropePosted on November 1, 2011December 11, 201715 Comments

I recently dug up a piece on traveling with an open mind I’d written in 2008 and one of the statements I quoted that really resonated with me is this…

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From the cobblestones of Gamla Stan to the view from Monteliusvägen, your Local Xpert takes you into the Stockholm of Lola Akinmade Åkerström’s novels.
Walk through places her characters knew, pause over the stories behind them, and explore Afro-Swedish history through food, place, and conversation.

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From the cobblestones of Gamla Stan to the view from Monteliusvägen, your Local Xpert takes you into the Stockholm of Lola Akinmade Åkerström’s novels.
Walk through places her characters knew, pause over the stories behind them, and explore Afro-Swedish history through food, place, and conversation.

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From the cobblestones of Gamla Stan to the view from Monteliusvägen, your Local Xpert takes you into the Stockholm of Lola Akinmade Åkerström’s novels.
Walk through places her characters knew, pause over the stories behind them, and explore Afro-Swedish history through food, place, and conversation.

Check out our Stockholm Book Club Experience in collaboration with @xperiencesthlm and @afrosvenskarnas_riksorg 🇸🇪 

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From the cobblestones of Gamla Stan to the view from Monteliusvägen, your Local Xpert takes you into the Stockholm of Lola Akinmade Åkerström’s novels.
Walk through places her characters knew, pause over the stories behind them, and explore Afro-Swedish history through food, place, and conversation.

Check out our Stockholm Book Club Experience in collaboration with @xperiencesthlm and @afrosvenskarnas_riksorg 🇸🇪 

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From the cobblestones of Gamla Stan to the view from Monteliusvägen, your Local Xpert takes you into the Stockholm of Lola Akinmade Åkerström’s novels.
Walk through places her characters knew, pause over the stories behind them, and explore Afro-Swedish history through food, place, and conversation.

Check out our Stockholm Book Club Experience in collaboration with @xperiencesthlm and @afrosvenskarnas_riksorg 🇸🇪 

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From the cobblestones of Gamla Stan to the view from Monteliusvägen, your Local Xpert takes you into the Stockholm of Lola Akinmade Åkerström’s novels.
Walk through places her characters knew, pause over the stories behind them, and explore Afro-Swedish history through food, place, and conversation.

Check out our Stockholm Book Club Experience in collaboration with @xperiencesthlm and @afrosvenskarnas_riksorg 🇸🇪 

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From the cobblestones of Gamla Stan to the view from Monteliusvägen, your Local Xpert takes you into the Stockholm of Lola Akinmade Åkerström’s novels.
Walk through places her characters knew, pause over the stories behind them, and explore Afro-Swedish history through food, place, and conversation.

Check out our Stockholm Book Club Experience in collaboration with @xperiencesthlm and @afrosvenskarnas_riksorg 🇸🇪 

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From the cobblestones of Gamla Stan to the view from Monteliusvägen, your Local Xpert takes you into the Stockholm of Lola Akinmade Åkerström’s novels.
Walk through places her characters knew, pause over the stories behind them, and explore Afro-Swedish history through food, place, and conversation.

Check out our Stockholm Book Club Experience in collaboration with @xperiencesthlm and @afrosvenskarnas_riksorg 🇸🇪 

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From the cobblestones of Gamla Stan to the view from Monteliusvägen, your Local Xpert takes you into the Stockholm of Lola Akinmade Åkerström’s novels.
Walk through places her characters knew, pause over the stories behind them, and explore Afro-Swedish history through food, place, and conversation.

Check out our Stockholm Book Club Experience in collaboration with @xperiencesthlm and @afrosvenskarnas_riksorg 🇸🇪 

LINK IN PROFILE FOR MORE

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From the cobblestones of Gamla Stan to the view from Monteliusvägen, your Local Xpert takes you into the Stockholm of Lola Akinmade Åkerström’s novels.
Walk through places her characters knew, pause over the stories behind them, and explore Afro-Swedish history through food, place, and conversation.

Check out our Stockholm Book Club Experience in collaboration with @xperiencesthlm and @afrosvenskarnas_riksorg 🇸🇪 

LINK IN PROFILE FOR MORE

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From the cobblestones of Gamla Stan to the view from Monteliusvägen, your Local Xpert takes you into the Stockholm of Lola Akinmade Åkerström’s novels.
Walk through places her characters knew, pause over the stories behind them, and explore Afro-Swedish history through food, place, and conversation.

Check out our Stockholm Book Club Experience in collaboration with @xperiencesthlm and @afrosvenskarnas_riksorg 🇸🇪 

LINK IN PROFILE FOR MORE

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Walk through places her characters knew, pause over the stories behind them, and explore Afro-Swedish history through food, place, and conversation.

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Walk through places her characters knew, pause over the stories behind them, and explore Afro-Swedish history through food, place, and conversation.

Check out our Stockholm Book Club Experience in collaboration with @xperiencesthlm and @afrosvenskarnas_riksorg 🇸🇪 

LINK IN PROFILE FOR MORE

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Walk through places her characters knew, pause over the stories behind them, and explore Afro-Swedish history through food, place, and conversation.

Check out our Stockholm Book Club Experience in collaboration with @xperiencesthlm and @afrosvenskarnas_riksorg 🇸🇪 

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“If you can only find joy when the spotlight is on you, you’re going to spend a lot of this life sitting in the dark.

You cannot create freely while keeping score.” - Kalen Allen @thekalenallen

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DAY SIX - In Photos with @jonathanballpublishers and @openbookfest 

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