Today, we can tell you about four unique bars in Brussels. We have seen and experienced a lot in the Belgian capital, and we will soon tell you more. It rained heavily the first day and it was a bit difficult to take good pictures outdoors. For now, we can show you four different, cool and interesting bars.
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Today we present a guest post by Sökmotorkonsult.se.
Beautiful old buildings aside, Lisbon has more to offer than just historic architecture and the more modern tile facades. For example, the Web Summit.
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Updated: September 2026 | There are plenty of odd Christmas traditions in the world – at least if you look at them from the outside. In Catalonia, children are given a log to poop on Christmas presents, in Wales a horse skull can appear at the door and in Mexico they create works of art from giant radishes. But before we marvel at others, let's start at home. How normal is it that large parts of Sweden stop at three o'clock on Christmas Eve to watch Donald Duck?
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Updated: October 2026 | What does Christmas food look like in different countries? On Christmas tables around the world, you can find everything from roast pork, carp and fermented rockfish to panettone and fried chicken from KFC. Join us on a Christmas food journey through 17 countries – with both old traditions, modern habits and some of our own experiences of Christmas food abroad.
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Updated: September 2026 | Advent is for many people the time when candlesticks and stars appear in the windows, the first candle is lit and Christmas begins to feel close. But what does Advent really mean? Why do we celebrate four Advent Sundays, why do we light candles – and what does the Advent calendar actually have to do with Advent?
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Today we offer you nine paradise islands in Europe that you won't want to miss. These are islands where nature is wild and beautiful, the water is crystal clear and the beaches are inviting. It's dark and cold in Sweden right now, so why not dream away to some of Europe's most paradisiacal places?
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What are the best beaches in Europe? Now that it's really dark and cold in Sweden, we're cheering ourselves up by dreaming of the most beautiful sandy beaches we've seen in Europe. Three of them happen to be on the same island, and four of them are actually in the same country ...
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This weekend we visited a Persian restaurant in Stockholm, namely Tehran Grill on Rörstrandsgatan in Vasastan. It was only supposed to be a lunch, but it happened to develop into a very nice dinner with starters, main course and very nice socialising.
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Updated: October 2026 | What do bängla, göralöser and rullebör mean? Here we have collected dialectal words and expressions that our readers have contributed, from Norrbotten to Skåne. We also make a detour to Swedish in Finland. There will be both glossaries, funny misunderstandings and dialects to listen to!
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Are you familiar with Halifax, Canada? Maybe you've even been here? We visited Halifax, Canada in the summer of 2012 for a conference. Luckily, we had booked some extra time to discover this beautiful Canadian city. Halifax turned out to be a gem!
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