In depth recounting of my global wandering
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 …
In 2015 I took an extended trip to Scotland and Scandinavia with a brief stop in Helsinki tacked on to the end of the trip’s schedule. Because I visited them all on a single trip and because of their geographic …