Should you follow social media trends? Or your creativity and passion? Can the trends make it even more fun ... or can it instead become performance-fuelled and annoying? How do you actually maintain a good relationship with social media ...?
Read moreYou cannot travel everywhere in the world. In some places, unfortunately, there is war or other unrest. But at the same time, we wonder if many of us do "box" a bit unnecessarily small sometimes. The world is a big place and most people are incredibly nice - even those who live in places we don't often hear about.
Read moreMany sites, such as digital magazines, need to earn an income for the content they produce. Paywall or adverts - which is better/worse?
Read moreWe need to ask. Is it ok to ask others to shop for you when they are travelling? And if so, is it always ok or does it depend on where, what, when or who is asking?
Read moreMany hospitality entrepreneurs dream of extending the short summer season. And many Swedish travellers want to travel in the low season. So it seems a bit ironic that it should be so difficult to extend the season...?
Read moreSay hello to Swedish holidays! Sweden has a lot to offer, it is good to support Swedish entrepreneurs and it is (often) more sustainable to holiday in your own country. So, why do many Swedish destinations focus their marketing almost exclusively on tourism from other countries?
Read moreThe debate about hood care products bought by children has been in the news lately. But what about us adults? The body doesn't need all these skincare products. So, why do we buy?
Read moreOn the hiking trail up to Lion's Head in Cape Town, we met a hiker from Hawaii who introduced himself as "a traveller, not a tourist". That encounter inspired this post. Tourist, traveller, holidaymaker or visitor?
Read moreIn many countries it is customary to haggle when shopping, especially in markets and other simple shopping centres. Are you one of those who take up haggling as a sport, haggle hard and do everything to win the battle? Or are you a bit Swedishly cautious, haggling too little and crying afterwards? Is there perhaps also a risk of haggling? for hard sometimes?
Read moreShould you tip when travelling? And if so, how much, to which professional groups and who decides what the rules are? This is not a tipping guide, but we thought we'd spend this Wednesday reflecting on the subject of tipping while travelling.
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