Malmö has just been named the happiest city in Sweden and the seventh happiest city in Europe, according to a survey of residents across hundreds of European cities. As a Malmöite born and bred I have had an ambivalent relationship with the city. Like many people, I only began to appreciate the beauties of my […]
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Monthly recap: February travels

February was a busy month for us – both workwise and travelwise. Here’s a recap of our month as seen through Instagram. Destinations in February: Madrid (new to us!), London, Sussex, Stockholm Our new destination of the month was Madrid, ticking it off as one of our three new destinations for 2016. Neither of us […]
Four favourite independent Malmö cafés

Malmö, like most of the developed world, is littered with coffee chains. From Starbucks (yep, they finally made it here too) to Swedish chains like Espresso House and Wayne’s Coffee, and Scandinavian ones like Joe & the Juice (literally my least-favourite café in Malmö – sorry Joe!). They’re everywhere. While I’m a big fan of […]
Our Swedish staycation: summer in Malmö

We’ve been enjoying the Swedish summer at home this year, as we’ll be embarking on a mahoosive (for us at least!) four-week trip to south-east Asia in late August. In all honesty most of the summer in southern Sweden (and large parts of Europe) blew or rained away this year, but hey, we tried. A […]