In Summary Time Spent: 9 nights  Money Spent: $378 or $42/day USD/two people. This breaks down to: $0 (Accommodation) $222 (Transportation) $102 (Groceries) $41 (Restaurants $13 (General) Our itinerary:  (3) nights Stockholm (Hyatt) (2) nights Älta (friends) (4) nights Kullavik (friends) Favorite place: Stockholm  Would we return? Yes. Likely to see the same friends again, and we’d also consider housesits in…

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To Gothenburg from Stockholm From Stockholm, unfortunately and shockingly, not a single Bla Bla car ride was advertised to head to Sweden’s second biggest city of Gothenburg. The platform apparently exists in the country but few are using it. When I asked my Swedish friend about it and explained the concept, her response was… “uh I don’t think many Swedish people…

Continue ReadingOur Return to Kulavik, Sweden with the Ek Family

From Ljubljana to Stockholm After a week of rapid and costly travel through Slovenia, we headed to cooler climates and to discover new and old friends up north in Scandinavia for the next month! We were also eager for full stomach satiation in the airport lounges after a week of grab-and-go groceries and strict budgeteering. This time our free flight…

Continue ReadingFinding the Good Life in Sweet Stockholm, Sweden

When we left in July 2018, we thought our "world trip" was going to be a two year and done situation. And, the hospitality bar was set extremely high right off the bat when we opened up our trip by staying with the amazing Ek family in Kullavik, Sweden, about an hour southwest of Gothenburg. The Eks, whom Mandy knew…

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