If you’ve got a sweet tooth, then the small town of Gränna, Sweden, may be your idea of heaven. Tucked away on the eastern shore of Vättern, the country’s second-largest lake, Gränna (population approximately 2,600) is known primarily for one thing: the polkagris, a striped candy cane (or peppermint stick) that has been made [...]
“There!” Kayaking guide Roddy McDowell lets out a shout as a gray fin appears a few yards away, rising from the dark waters of Scotland’s Moray Firth. It’s our first glimpse of the bottlenose dolphins we’ve come here to see. As we rest our paddles and watch quietly, several more animals break the surface, moving [...]
Having grown up bilingual and bicultural, I’ve always felt equally at home in both my countries, the U.S. and Sweden. In some ways I’m American; in others my Swedish roots win out. One time of year when I feel particularly Swedish is in December, when the Scandinavian traditions are the ones that [...]
A while back I posted a photo from my 2007 trip to on one of the most remote and mysterious islands in the world, Easter Island. That photo portrayed a classic image of the island’s lost civilization, the huge statues known as moai. Here’s another, less typical photo from [...]
This summer I spent a month in Sweden, reconnecting with family and friends and just enjoying being back in a country that, thanks to my heritage, upbringing, and regular extended visits has always been as much home to me as the United States. In addition to revisiting places I know well, I made a road [...]
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