Founded by renowed pastry chef and entrepreneur Robert Berns in 1863, the Berns Hotel has been a fixture on Berzelii Park in central Stockholm for more than a century. The hotel’s stately salon, Stora Salongen, is a stunning two-story room … Read More
While each of the fourteen isles that comprise Stockholm’s city proper has its attributes, the sylvan Skeppsholmen is, arguably, the city’s most picturesque. With its landscaped walkways and waterfront vistas, Skeppsholmen is the equivalent of an island park, surrounded by … Read More
Beauty has been, for years, synonymous with Sweden. After all, this is the country that conquered the world with their Nordic models, clothed the globe in H&M fashions, furnished our homes in Ikea – and drowned the world in Absolut. … Read More
A stunning waterfront oasis, this floating outdoor lounge and restaurant is run by those fabulous boys who brought you riotous fun and glorious food at Torget. During the past decade, this stylish team of restaurateurs have opened a series of … Read More
Situated on fourteen islands connected by 57 bridges, Stockholm is a feast of stunning waterfront vistas: Lake Malaren to the west – and, to the east, the Baltic Sea, along with more than 30,000 islands, islets, and skerries of the Swedish archipelago. … Read More
While many of Stockholm’s tourists arrive in the summer, when the days stretch long into the white nights, those who visit Stockholm in the winter are rewarded with a setting as romantic as Zhivago’s winter palace. … Read More
While the United States prepares to celebrate the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” it’s telling to remember that more than thirty years ago, back in 1976, Sweden integrated its entire military, enabling gays to serve without being closeted. 1976 … Read More
