Stockholm
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North to South – Stockholm
It’s not quite 9am when I leave the Unique Hotel to explore Stockholm. And as this is my second visit, I wanted to avoid the usual tourist traps. The hotel is located in Vasastan, a lively neighbourhood with plenty of character. The main street, Odengaten, has plenty of cafes and bars which I make a…
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North to South – Narvik to Stockholm
Narvik is Norway’s northernmost railway station, and only exists because of the country’s vast reserves of iron ore. Produced in abundance, Norway had a problem; how to export the stuff, and so the Ofotban railway was constructed. Today, Narvik is the starting point for the touristy Arctic Train, which takes passengers around 50 kilometres just…
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Baltics and Scandinavia – Part 5
It’s Easter Day in Tallinn, and my hotel sensibly extends its breakfast hours until 11am. The restaurant is packed with visitors, including some very hungover young men and a couple of families with unruly children. I like to think of myself as a traveller, but an upmarket hotel on a holiday weekend just makes me…
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