Sweden
Sweden mixes Stockholm’s spread-out archipelago city with vast forests and lakes further north. Design and minimalism show up everywhere, from furniture stores to city architecture. Head north for the midnight sun in summer or the northern lights in winter, both centered around areas like Swedish Lapland. Public transport is reliable, though the country is large enough that internal flights sometimes make sense for longer trips.
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Is Uppsala Worth Visiting? Pros, Cons and Travel Tips (2026)
I visited Uppsala as a day trip from Stockholm that turned into an overnight stay, mostly because I underestimated how much there was to see. It’s only about 40 minutes from Stockholm by train, which makes it an easy add-on, but I went in expecting a quiet university town and not much else. That wasn’t…
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Is Malmo Worth Visiting? Pros, Cons and Travel Tips (2026)
I spent four days in Malmo last spring, mostly because it was a cheap add-on to a trip to Copenhagen. I didn’t expect much beyond a quick look at the Turning Torso and a train ride back over the bridge. Instead, I ended up extending my stay by a day, because Malmo turned out to…
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Is Gothenburg Worth Visiting? Pros, Cons and Travel Tips (2026)
I visited Gothenburg for five days last year, and it wasn’t the trip I expected. I’d heard it described as Sweden’s “second city,” the quieter, more industrial cousin to Stockholm, and I went in with fairly low expectations. Those expectations were wrong. Gothenburg turned out to be one of the more livable, walkable, and genuinely…
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Is Stockholm Worth Visiting? Pros, Cons and Travel Tips (2026)
I’ve now been to Stockholm twice, once in the middle of a gray November and once during a bright June week when the sun barely set. Both trips left me with a strong opinion: yes, Stockholm is worth visiting, but it depends on what you want from a trip. If you’re chasing budget travel or…
