Tag: sweden

Adventure

Fun Things To Do In The Swedish City of Gothenburg

Matthew Karsten

Welcome to Gothenburg! Gothenburg, Sweden The city of Gothenburg (Göteborg) is my kind of place. Urban creativity and convenience with nature nearby. Here are some fun things to do in Sweden’s 2nd biggest city. Before I traveled to Sweden, I’d never even heard of Gothenburg. However after spending a few days exploring this important port city I can see why it’s growing in popularity. Neoclassical architecture makes it pretty. Efficient public transportation makes it easy to get around. Surrounded by islands …

tourism and holidays

Exciting Outdoor Winter Activities in Sweden’s Lapland

We traveled to Swedish Lapland in hopes of seeing and photographing the Northern Lights. But, since there was no guarantee we would see the Northern Lights, we decided to also plan some exciting outdoor winter activities so if our search for the Northern Lights was unsuccessful, we’d still have a great adventure trying some other once-in-a-lifetime experiences during our visit to northern Sweden. (Be sure to watch the video of all four of our winter outdoor activities at the end …

Adventure

Tipi Camping In The Forests Of Dalsland

Matthew Karsten

Tipi Camping in Sweden Steneby Prästgård, Sweden Thor happily munches away as I stroke his large velvety antlers. I’ve always wanted to pet a moose. Sweden has over 300,000 of them living in the wild. Thor is no longer a wild moose though. He’s one of seven now living at Dalslands Aktiviteter outdoor park in West Sweden. Pontus, the owner, adopted Thor 10 years ago after his mother was killed. These days the moose park has grown, allowing visitors to learn more about these big goofy animals up close. I was…