This weekend is Walpurgis weekend in Sweden, and it’s also a weekend when most people have their ”grill premiere” after a long Winter. As I live in a small apartment, I have no grill, but was still craving something grilled for dinner. I’ve seen Oklahoma style smash burgers being made across the internet for years,… Continue reading Oklahoma smash burger recipe
4 days in northern Sweden (Åre and Sundsvall) by train from Stockholm
Stockholm-Sundsvall: A night at Elite Hotel Knaust This Christmas, we found ourselves with a few extra vacation days we needed to spend, and not wanting to spend them entirely on video games and Netflix in the sofa at home, – and prices for flying to the sun in Southern Europe and beyond already steep –… Continue reading 4 days in northern Sweden (Åre and Sundsvall) by train from Stockholm
Stockholm-Scotland by train: Inverness to Edinburgh [part 6]
After four amazingly nice days in beautiful Inverness, visiting the famous Loch, Isle of Skye and eating plenty of delicious food, and drinking semi-plenty amounts of local whisky, it was time to hit the rails one last time. LNER first class to Edinburgh We had booked two first class tickets (£70 in total) for the… Continue reading Stockholm-Scotland by train: Inverness to Edinburgh [part 6]
Stockholm-Scotland by train: London to Inverness [part 5]
After four days of eating, drinking and walking our way through a surprisingly sunny London, it was once again time for the next part of the journey. And this time, it was for the first time of the trip on a night train, the night train that pretty much was the reason for the whole… Continue reading Stockholm-Scotland by train: London to Inverness [part 5]
Stockholm-Scotland by train: Amsterdam to London [part 4]
When I was around 10 years old, the Eurostar opened and for the first time in history, people could travel by train from the United Kingdom to the rest of Europe. I don’t really remember how I got this information, probably from tv as the internet took another year or two to reach my 1990s… Continue reading Stockholm-Scotland by train: Amsterdam to London [part 4]
Stockholm-Scotland by train: Hamburg to Amsterdam [part 3]
As we lived super close to Hamburg’s central railway station, we checked out around 30 minutes before our departure and took the quick walk there to find our first train of the day. Unfortunately there aren’t any direct trains from Hamburg to Amsterdam, so our first trip of the day was with the sleek German… Continue reading Stockholm-Scotland by train: Hamburg to Amsterdam [part 3]
Stockholm-Scotland by train: Copenhagen to Hamburg [part 2]
Apart from that, the seats were comfortable, there’s a self service bar with coffee and sweets, and the views were at times stunning. Last time we went we used the now terminated train ferry, but I’d say this train was more comfortable as you did not have to get on and off, and could just… Continue reading Stockholm-Scotland by train: Copenhagen to Hamburg [part 2]
Stockholm-Scotland by train: Stockholm to Copenhagen [part 1]
The first part of this year’s train trip (I think I might start doing this every year from now on because train travel is very fun) was, in contrast to our southern-bound trip to Malta a few years ago, going west. All the way from Stockholm, Sweden, to Scotland in the United Kingdom, via Copenhagen,… Continue reading Stockholm-Scotland by train: Stockholm to Copenhagen [part 1]
7 days at Melia Grand Hermitage Varna in a The Level room
I’ve been wanting to visit Bulgaria for quite some time, and after some decently thorough research, I found the Melia Varna maybe a year ago, and started looking into when to go. Fortunately prices were quite good in early June this year, and we decided to book the trip. The hotel is all inclusive, and… Continue reading 7 days at Melia Grand Hermitage Varna in a The Level room
Two good restaurants and a bar in Costa Adeje, Tenerife
During our visit to Tenerife and Costa Adeje, we visited a few nice restaurants outside of Guayarmina Princess where we stayed on a halfboard package. Despite that the food there was really good, we wanted to sample some really local food as well. Picamar tapas Bistro Picamar is a small restaurant located up a few… Continue reading Two good restaurants and a bar in Costa Adeje, Tenerife