So, I am two days away (!) from heading to Budapest and I wanted to share this post about this tiny, little street (alleyway, really) in Gamla Stan (the Old Town) in Stockholm, Sweden. It is called the narrowest street in Stockholm - 35 inches at it's narrowest. And that's really saying something because this is a city of narrow streets! I read about this in my Lonely Planet Scandinavia guide book (page 392 in the 2013 Lonely Planet Scandinavia guide!) and I decided to check it out to one of ... VIEW POST
The Narrowest Street in Stockholm: Mårten Trotzigs Gränd (Stockholm, Sweden)
The #1 Thing You MUST DO in Stockholm, Sweden: Vasamuseet
When I was looking at things to do in Stockholm, I never even considered going to the Vasamuseet. A maritime museum sounded like a snooze. I mean, a museum about a sunken ship? This is a popular tourist attraction in Stockholm? (It is actually the #1 most visited museum in all of Scandinavia!) But one of my girlfriends urged me to go see it, claiming it was one of her favorite things in Stockholm, and since I trust her, I finally gave in on my last full day in Stockholm and told the people ... VIEW POST
The Best Hostels in Scandinavia (2020)
When I went on a whirlwind vacation through Scandinavia (Copenhagen - Oslo - Stockholm - Helsinki) in 2015, I decided to stay in hostels. I’d stayed in hostels in Amsterdam and Seattle previously and I’d always had delightful experiences. Plus: they’re cheap and when you're traveling for almost two weeks, cheap is appealing. The big difference this time: I was traveling solo. I didn’t take this into account when I booked the trip and since the two other hostels I’d stayed in had 24-hour ... VIEW POST
