In depth recounting of my global wandering
It seems almost impossible that the current world champion could have arrived in Lillehammer virtually unnoticed by the press covering the Olympic women’s figure skating competition but such was the case for Oksana Baiul the 16 year old wonderchild from …
As I’ve noted elsewhere, it seems that every Olympic Games has some degree of controversy attached to it be that a boycott, an athletic scandal, or a protest by the host city’s residents (think Vancouver for this one). But then …
Who’s getting invited to the party? The year was 1952 and, for the first time in the history of the Winter Olympics, a national capital would host the Games. As is often the case, there was some political controversy leading …
I’ll open this post with a reminder and a somewhat self-congratulatory comment. I want to remind you that the reason this section is called Nordic Cities and Me rather than Scandinavian Cities and Me is that Finland while Nordic is not …
In terms of area, Stockholm isn’t a very large city. At about 188 square kilometers, it’s just a tad larger than Washington, DC which measures 177 square kilometers. (For those who prefer imperial measurements, that would be about 72.5 to …