11 Jan 2025
Lifestyle
Lifestyle Sports and Fitness

Stockholm Diary: Expat Pilates

Pilates has always struck me as the sort of thing that people more stylish than me do, like making pasta from scratch and having dried flowers artfully arranged around their homes.

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Cooking Courses in English Culture Lifestyle

A Taste of South India with Sanjoo Malhotra

Want to learn the secrets of Indian cuisine? Dying to experiment with exotic ingredients? Or are you just tired of cooking the same-old same-old? YLC took a 3-hour workshop with Stockholm’s resident culinary guru Sanjoo Malhotra to learn the in’s and out’s of South Indian cookery. And boy were we impressed!

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Lifestyle Sports and Fitness

PowerHoop lands in Stockholm

I prefer my exercise to be a byproduct of something else. I’m always on the lookout for something new to do, especially to replace attending the gym. I would much prefer to be learning something, aiming for something or just having fun. Enter the powerhoop…

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Sports and Fitness

YLC Picks: Top 5 Yoga classes in English

Whether you are new to yoga or have a couple dozen classes under your belt, you may be putting off joining a class in Stockholm because you don’t speak Swedish. Delay no more!

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Lifestyle

Mellow Design at Hem & Villa

Living in the UK and owning my own property meant that I was among the thousands of keen home-DIY-ers who would spend weekends roaming the aisles of B&Q, Wickes or Homebase. A home exhibition such as Hem & Villa would set my heart racing with excitement of possibly finding a new product or fancy addition […]

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Lifestyle What's on: Stockholm

What’s On: 2-5 October

For many companies the Summer season “has finished” and they are ending tours, closing their doors and sending their staff home for a few weeks. The season reopens again once the snow is falling and the lakes have frozen. However, this does not mean that there is still not plenty to do in Stockholm. Keep […]

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Fashion & Beauty Shopping Speciality Shops

Spreading the Knowledge: Skincity

Need a beauty fix? Tired of bad customer service and hurried inconclusive advice? Help is at hand! YLC guest writer Sarah Burke-Villén from Write in Danderyd met with Annica Forsgren, a skin therapist and co-founder of Skincity, to find out more about this fast-growing online boutique that is breaking a couple of long-standing archetypes in […]

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Fashion & Beauty Lifestyle

Thrifty in SOFO: Shopping Södermalm style

YLC’s Victoria Hussey delves into the city’s treasure trove of vintage

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Family Activities Health Sports and Fitness

Swim the City: Stockholm Indoor Pools

Plans to be healthy fading as quick as temperatures drop? No need – we’ve got just the thing for you! Last one in is a couch-potato!

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Family Pregnancy & Baby

Daddy State: The Remarkable Effect of Powerpoint

This week Stockholmer, American and father of three Joel Sherwood dips his toe back into the corporate environment – bringing Baby with, of course. It’s the time of year to be returning to work after vacation. I’m not back full-time though. That would be crazy. I’ll work just one day a week this fall and […]

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