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Collection of 172 travel stories from Sweden. Written by your friends on the road.

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Picture from story Plenty to see in Sweden

Plenty to see in Sweden
2005-07-29, Vännäs, Sweden. By: TripAlbum

My husband and I travel quite a bit on both sides of the Atlantic, as you might have noticed from my other entries on this travel journal site. But, we've come up with a way to see more of our home c...

 
Picture from story High Coast

High Coast
2005-07-29, Bönhamn, Sweden. By: TripAlbum

Högakusen (The High Coast, www.highcoast.net/english/eng.html) The High Coast is a particularily beautiful 200 mile stretch along the eastern coastline of Sweden. The area is a designated nation...

 
Traveler ebjornson

But I'll be there soon
2008-03-03, Vasteras, Sweden. By: ebjornson

Well, a small setback to start the adventure. I was supposed to set foot in Africa for the first time in my life on March 1, as a volunteer in Cameroon along with several other like-minded folks. Howe...

 
Picture from story Sunny walking tour of Stockholm

Sunny walking tour of Stockholm
2007-07-14, Stockholm, Sweden. By: Aardvark

[Just a few notes from what I recollect-- I had no journal entries for this day.] Got back into Stockholm. Visited city hall and the tower. The tower has a very interesting interior, with interesting...

 
Picture from story Cold walking tour of Stockholm

Cold walking tour of Stockholm
2007-07-13, Stockholm, Sweden. By: Aardvark

Got up early at Uppsala hostel to beat the rush and get into one of private bathrooms. Front desk was open only from 8-10am and 4-7pm. If you lose your key or have some other emergency, you are in tro...

 
Picture from story Arrival in Stockholm, then Uppsala

Arrival in Stockholm, then Uppsala
2007-07-12, Uppsala, Sweden. By: Aardvark

Was rudely interrupted from my sleep on the overnight ferry by crewman simply opening my locked door and shouting something in Swedish and Finnish, I presume. He did it to everybody and I guess it mea...

 
Traveler gumbydoll

Goteborg to Eskilstuna
2006-11-15, Eskilstuna, Sweden. By: gumbydoll

Met a girlfriend in Eskilstuna, Sweden. First time we met in person. A very sweet girl inside and out. I was very happy she was part of my trip experience.

 
Traveler gumbydoll

Dublin to Goteborg
2006-11-11, Goteborg, Sweden. By: gumbydoll

Meeting my husband's childhood-friend. His wife was pregnant and it was close to her due day. But the baby boy was born very late. It was after I went back to the States. He is very cute Swedis...

 
Picture from story Stockholm

Stockholm
2007-10-28, Stockholm, Sweden. By: finland

2 days in Stockholm, 16 hours to go and 16 to come back by boat! Fabulous! Stockholm : it is said that it is one of the most beautiful capital in the world and I think it is true. Old buildings, sp...

 
Traveler mattben

Christian Bale
2007-06-23, Stockholm, Sweden. By: mattben

Jesus. What a week its been, if only u kids knew! This has been an incredible time for me personally, its been so strange for me, those of u who really know me will understand why, but SWEDEN is the b...

 
Picture from story Tj; Marathon Day

Tj; Marathon Day
2007-06-10, Stockholm, Sweden. By: tjtunes

This picturesque city was host to a marathon today and the streets closest to the harbour were shut off from cars to allow free passage to the athletes. The boiling hot summers day lit up the colourf...

 
Traveler mattben

V.Man in Sweden
2007-04-14, Stockholm, Sweden. By: mattben

Smashing! The V.Man back online, and slamming up blogs with authority, here we go, brace and buckle up for the lowdown from The V´s travels so far in the best country in the world, SWEDEN! First of...

 
Traveler krapulax

Norbörg in vacation
2006-05-05, Goteborg, Sweden. By: krapulax

First time Göteborg was an large city in my mind. Then I knew the city, and I watched a many things (like Nordstan, sea, city etc.), and I knew the swedish people, This was my favorite place!!! I lov...

 
Picture from story A Quick Scandinavian Splurge

A Quick Scandinavian Splurge
2006-12-12, Stockholm, Sweden. By: mala

We couldn't afford to go to Stockholm. To compensate for this fact, we only went to Stockholm for two days. We also couldn't afford to stay in a gorgeous hostel right in the heart of Gamla Stan. H...

 
Traveler lotta

I hate packing!
2006-10-03, Gothenburg, Sweden. By: lotta

I haven't started packing. Not at all. I only have tonight, tomorrow I'll be on my way. Exciting, a little bit frightning. I don't understand, cause when I talked to Emma earlier today she had alrea...

 
Traveler lotta

3 days!!!
2006-09-30, Gothenburg, Sweden. By: lotta

This wednesday I'm leaving! First we're flying to New York, after 10 days there we'll fly to Los Angeles. There we'll be for about a month and then we're heading to Chicago. Hopefully Miami. And we'll...

 
Traveler r_schmidt

Midsommar celebration
2006-11-06, Tvaaker, Sweden. By: r_schmidt

July: a whirlwind month of trips, adventures, and good times. A month in which I have had the chance to travel Europe and Scandinavia. Meanwhile, experiencing true tourist moments and some authenti...

 
Traveler gertjonnys

2 Nights Turn to 5 Nights.....
2006-06-11, Stockholm, Sweden. By: gertjonnys

Departing Oslo, I travelled by train for five hours to Stockholm, mainly the southcentral area of Sweden searching for the infamous GERT JONNYS and those beautiful people. The landscape is much diffe...

 
Traveler r_schmidt

The Tourist Road Trip!
2006-11-06, Unnaryd, Sweden. By: r_schmidt

Design prompt: Find problem with Region Halland (think of it as a state/province on the west coast of Sweden) "tourist route." Find an innovative way of increasing usage of coastal roads, bike route...

 
Traveler r_schmidt

To Unnaryd we GO!
2006-11-06, Unnaryd, Sweden. By: r_schmidt

So, let me be the first to introduce you guys to my new home for the next 3 months: Unnaryd. We arrived mid-day yesterday in two cars packed full with our luggage and people. It was only about a 4...

 
Traveler rachael

GOT A JOB!
2006-06-09, Eskilstuna, Sweden. By: rachael

Hi there! Long time so see! Have now found a job via the job center (a projekt not via applying for those that they advertise). I work for a compnay salled SWEROB and everyone here is really ...

 
Picture from story Farewell Halmstad

Farewell Halmstad
2006-05-06, Varberg, Sweden. By: r_schmidt

As I look around my room, bags packed to the top in the corner and many other things still to be packed, I can only think to myself, where did my time here go? The realization that I wouldn't be in Ha...

 
Traveler jrobson

What's up
2006-05-31, Stockholm, Sweden. By: jrobson

Leaving for Stockholm tomorrow. Hopefully I'll be able to update once I'm there. Take it easy.

 
Picture from story The Move Outdoors.

The Move Outdoors.
2006-04-18, Halmstad, Sweden. By: r_schmidt

With some good tunes and a retro cruiser I set out this afternoon to go explore the coastline a little bit. It is something that I have meant to do for a while, yet always make the excuse of weather....

 
Picture from story Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!
2006-04-17, Halmstad, Sweden. By: r_schmidt

Thought it would be good to write a short journal entry to update everyone on what has been going on lately here in Sveden. I spent all day yesterday at an Easter Conference put on by the church that...

 
Picture from story The Swedish America

The Swedish America
2006-03-31, Stockholm, Sweden. By: r_schmidt

Mcdonalds on ever corner, English on every sign, and shopping malls overridden by chain mainstream stores... sounds like I could be describing any slightly urban city in the US, yet I'm not, it's the ...

 
Picture from story What Snow in March??

What Snow in March??
2006-03-25, Helsingborg, Sweden. By: r_schmidt

So, I thought the end of March usually brought sunny days and warm days? Well, Sweden didn't get the memo I guess, because I woke up this morning to an overcast day and it was.... SNOWING! And it ha...

 
Picture from story The Journey South

The Journey South
2006-03-23, Malmo, Sweden. By: r_schmidt

Yesterday marked my first real "impromptu" trip in Sweden. Instead of planning, organizing and figuring out exact details, just a couple friends and myself decided Wednesday night that we wanted to t...

 
Traveler r_schmidt

To the Beat.
2006-03-10, Halmstad, Sweden. By: r_schmidt

Picture this: You find yourself in a large room with techno so loud it overcomes you. Every beat resonating in you like an internal metronome, telling you when to speed up or slow down. You say to y...

 
Traveler sessi

Goodbye, my dearly beloved ones!
2006-03-03, Stockholm, Sweden. By: sessi

Hello everybody! It's Friday morning and the time is 03:03am. Today is a very special day. It's special because in a few hours I'll be on a flight to a place very far away - Australia! Actually...

 
Traveler r_schmidt

A Month in Sweden.
2006-02-19, Halmstad, Sweden. By: r_schmidt

So, when thinking about what to talk about in this entry on my ride back from Nautalis the other day, it dawned on me that I have now been here in Sweden for over one month. The old adage that time f...

 
Traveler occl

Stories taken offline
2006-01-16, Gothenburg, Sweden. By: occl

My stories are from now on stored on my hard disc drive instead of here :)

 
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I'm playing overseas ball
2006-02-06, Halmstad, Sweden. By: b_divvy

For the past week I have been trying to get invovled with a recreational basketball team here in Halmstad. I had called one of the members, but was unsure of what was really going on due to a bad inte...

 
Picture from story Design, Design, and more Design!

Design, Design, and more Design!
2006-01-27, Halmstad, Sweden. By: r_schmidt

So as the title states, I have been a busy bee lately working hard on a couple different projects. Which projects you ask? Well, I just recently decided to submit a design into the international 200...

 
Traveler MarieoEva

Heading for Asia!
2006-02-06, Lund, Sweden. By: MarieoEva

Well, we have now started this journal to keep all of our friends updated on our Asian travels 2006! We are leaving on the 14th of Feb for Bangkok and on the 25th of July we will be heading home from ...

 
Picture from story Road Trip!

Road Trip!
2006-01-27, Gothenburg, Sweden. By: r_schmidt

So life in Sweden just keeps getting more interesting. Where as just a couple weeks ago I couldn't even find my own corridors shower, flush the toilet without a little thinking, etc., now my environm...

 
Picture from story Greetings!

Greetings!
2006-01-23, Halmstad, Sweden. By: r_schmidt

Alright, so here goes nothing. My first official journal entry. My hope is that these entries will help show you guys a glimpse into what my study abroad experience is like. I will probably write a ...

 
Traveler LinaS

hey hey hey!!!
2005-12-25, gnosjo, Sweden. By: LinaS

well we havent left yet but soon.... just killing some time...

 
Traveler david2004

Stockholm Syndrome
2005-10-14, Stockholm, Sweden. By: david2004

* Stockholm rocks!! It has coffee culture, London doesnt.. * Boags premos can sometimes be found in Stockholm. * If you cant get Boags there are plenty of other beers just not in many places. * If ...

 
Traveler rachael

jobs 'n' that
2005-08-04, Eskilstuna, Sweden. By: rachael

After living here for almost 1 year and working in a supermarket things may be looking up :) Over here buisnesses get money from the job center to allow people to do placements in their company, af...

 
Picture from story Well we are in Sweden

Well we are in Sweden
2005-09-01, Gothenburg, Sweden. By: iktpq

Well so far the recording is going really well.. We have laid down most of the drums and about to finish for the week and have the weekend off.. Next we will be onto guitars and then the following wee...

 
Traveler tania

Malmö
2005-07-14, Malmo, Sweden. By: tania

hey just typed this entry twice and both times the computer did sumthin funny and it got deleted so im officially pissed off!!! cant kick it cos theres cameras about,,,lol, anyhow in malmo right now. ...

 
Picture from story Summer Update

Summer Update
2005-06-12, Stockholm, Sweden. By: AnnieB

Well, I was just looking at my calendar and it seems as though it has been almost a month since I last wrote in this journal so I thought that was a little over due. I have officially finished my seme...

 
Traveler beattie_sw

Stop teaching Scott new languages
2005-05-22, Stockholm, Sweden. By: beattie_sw

I just wanted to write a little something myself to thank Niclas and Lisa so much for having us, we had a blast visiting you and can`t wait to see you again. I also wanted to thank Niclas so much for ...

 
Traveler beattie_sw

learning what `efterbleiven`means (retard)
2005-05-19, Stockholm, Sweden. By: beattie_sw

Arriving in Sweden was a bitter eye opener. After having left Abu Dhabi at a mild 42 degrees, the air temperature at the Swedish Airport was a bone chilling 6 degrees. Now you all might think that w...

 
Traveler beattie_sw

Counts
2005-07-22, St. Andrews, Sweden. By: beattie_sw

Countries visited - 10 Cities visited - 32 Shoes purchased by Lisa (or received as gifts) - 9 Bird stories - 6 Beer Count - 300 Prostitutes that have attempted business transactions with Scott - ...

 
Picture from story Visit - Trip to Oslo

Visit - Trip to Oslo
2005-05-11, Stockholm, Sweden. By: AnnieB

It’s been quite some time since I last wrote in this journal and I apologize for that but life in Stockholm has become very normal and I think that you would find my everyday routine quite boring. How...

 

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