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Paul Svensson

Relaxing on the many islands in Stockholm’s archipelago, preparing a refreshing black currant leaf sorbet for his many friends or checking his supplies of the best wines from France – this is the life of Paul Svensson. Paul, head chef and manager of eclectic restaurant Fredsgatan 12, lives in Stockholm in Sweden. When Paul is not stuck in his own kitchen he prefers to eat a tender steak with friends or just relax in a secluded cabin somewhere outside Copenhagen. Paul shares some truly local secrets with us. More...

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Cool Christmas dinner at Stockholm’s newest hotel

November 2009

Hotel Skeppsholmen opened its doors on 26 October, 2009 on the charming and vibrant island of Skeppsholmen in Stockholm.

The hotel resides in an 18th century building, once built to house Sweden’s Royal Marines. Surrounded by water, the hotel, which is a member of Design Hotels, conveniently rubs shoulders with the renowned Museum of Modern Art and the fascinating Swedish Museum of Architecture.The celebrated and award winning designer and architect trio Claesson Koivisto Rune are responsible for the design of Hotel Skeppsholmen.

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Top TEN reasons to visit Scandinavia; Denmark, Norway and Sweden

October 2009

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10 reasons to visit Scandinavia in winter

In the heart of Copenhagen, the Christmas market at Tivoli Garden’s prepares for yet another year of Christmas magic. In the pixies own market town, Pixie Ville, this year’s new cableway ride will take you above a snowy landscape where you will see all the pixies and elves preparing for Christmas in Denmark’s largest collection of mechanical pixies. More...

Christmas in Scandinavia

Christmas is traditionally celebrated on the 24th of December in Scandinavia. But it starts way before that with preparations of food and shopping. In ancient times, long before Christianity came to Scandinavia, “Jul” or “Yule” was an observation of the winter solstice. It was a mid-winter celebration of the transition from the dark winter to spring and the time to celebrate harvest, fertility and birth. December is the darkest month of the year but it is also when the sun turns and the days start to get longer again. So what used to be a pagan tradition slowly converted into More...