Today's recipe is for zurek, our absolute favourite soup in Poland. I don't think we've ever been to Poland without eating zurek - it's a must! Now, for the first time, we have made the soup on our own, and it was really good! Have you ever had this soup, or do you have other favourite dishes that you have brought home from your travels?
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Updated: October 2026 | At the Medelhavsmuseet in Stockholm you can discover Egyptian mummies, terracotta figures from Cyprus and objects from ancient Greece and Rome. We visited the museum in 2018 and were fascinated by the collections in the beautiful premises. For us who have also traveled to both Egypt and Cyprus, it will be extra interesting to see how the countries' histories are connected.
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From time to time we've had the urge to learn French, Spanish or Italian. When travelling in Southern Europe, it would be nice to get to grips with the local language, instead of struggling with English, which doesn't always work as well as one might wish.
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Updated: October 2026 | Drottningholm Palace is a destination that offers much more than just a beautiful castle. Here you can stroll through historic gardens, visit magnificent halls and discover a fascinating palace theater. We have both visited Drottningholm earlier in our lives, and during our joint visit in November 2018 we experienced both the palace and the theater. Here we have collected our tips for your visit!
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Updated: October 2026 | Rörstrand Castle is located in the center of Stockholm, but is still easy to miss. Next to the Filadelfia Church at Sankt Eriksplan, there is a building with a history that includes both royalty and porcelain manufacturing. We visited the castle on a guided tour in 2018 and still often pass the traces of the factory on our walks from Pampas marina.
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Last Thursday it was time for Travel News Market 2018, perhaps Sweden's largest travel fair and meeting place for the travel industry. As travel bloggers, we usually like this fair, and it was no worse this year. We met lots of exhibitors and blog friends, and there was also both beer tasting and a party.
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This week has been a crazy castle week for us. We have both visited a big and very famous castle, and a small and very unknown castle. Both visits were interesting! In addition, we have published three newspaper articles (in the same magazine) and visited perhaps the best travel fair of the year. What a week!
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Are you familiar with these 'false friends'? If you've been to Denmark or Norway, or had Danish or Norwegian friends or colleagues visiting, you've probably come across words that are similar but don't mean the same thing. Many times we can understand each other in Scandinavia without any problems, but sometimes our similar languages confuse more than they help. Are you aware of these 12 so-called false friends?
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Updated: September 2026 | All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day, All Saints' Day and Halloween – during a few days in the autumn, several holidays and traditions come together that are easy to confuse. What is the difference, when do the days fall and why do we light candles on graves? Here we figure out how it all connects.
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Do you know these 'false friends'? If you like travelling, you probably speak English from time to time. Whether you are more or less comfortable in English, it is a good language to get around in most parts of the world. But it can be useful to be aware of so-called 'false friends' - words that sound similar to English but actually mean something else. Do you know these twelve?
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