Last month, Oprah and Obama were in Copenhagen to push Chicago’s failed Olympic bid. Obama arrived and returned home on the same day; Oprah stayed in the exceptionally pricey Karen Blixen suite at D’Angleterre. Fortunately, Oprah has money to burn in what Mercer’s Cost of Living Index cites as the world’s 7th most expensive city. [...]
The 2009 cruise season in Stockholm set a new record. More than 440,000 cruise passengers visited Stockholm this year, which is an increase of 60,000 compared to 2008.
Founded in 1891, the worlds oldest open-air museum features 150 historic buildings from all over Sweden and a zoo. Skansen is miniature Sweden all in one place.
A message to cruise passengers, both experienced and aspiring: Do not despair. Yes, it is true that, like airborne geese, cruise ships are charting courses to southerly climes, fleeing Stockholm and leaving Sweden’s capital city in their wake. It’s a pity, really, because the ships are departing at what just may be Sweden’s most beautiful [...]
I tried a fun, new way to explore Stockholm a couple of weeks ago. The tour uses a mobile phone, which the tour provider supplies, and interactive narratives that move you to tourist sites in Stockholm by having you look for clues and other information as you explore Gamla Stan and its environs. The tour [...]
One of America’s top travel journalists was in Stockholm recently. We (Josefin Haraldsson of the Stockholm Visitors Board, left, and Ralph Grizzle, a contributor to this blog, right) took Rick Steves (center) to Vapiano, with two locations in Stockholm: in Gamla Stan and in Stureplan. We took Rick to the Gamla Stan location, which he [...]
