23 Nov 2024
Lifestyle
Sports and Fitness

Get Your Sweat On: Hot Yoga in Stockholm

Whether you love the idea of doing strenuous physical exercise in 40 degree heat or hate it – the truth is Bikram Yoga, or Hot Yoga, is here to stay. So pack the bikini (shorts and a tank top will do as well) and come get your sweat on!   Bikram Yoga is a system […]

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Looking for a Gym in Stockholm?

Stockholmers are nothing if not fit and you’re spoiled for choice as far as what sort of gym you like to frequent and the sort of workout that gets your heart pumping. Whether it’s spinning, yoga, aerobics or an old fashioned bodybuilding gym that you’re looking for, we’ve got you covered in this list of […]

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Exploring the City: Stockholm’s neighbourhoods

Stockholm, the Venice of the north, is a mosaic of unique areas and districts. Don’t miss the YLC guide to the areas that make up our cosmopolitan city.

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Summer Stockholm: Four Fab Daytrips

Do you live in Stockholm and want to get away – but not really get away? Are you visiting Stockholm and looking to experience more than what the confines of the Baltic gem have to offer? If your answer to any of these questions is yes, then it might be time for you to take […]

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Family Lifestyle

Daddy State: Baby On Board

I’m on edge in a car with kids. The risk that one or all of them will go ballistic, wail, and demand immediate release from the vehicle weighs on me the entire ride…

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Summer in the city: Stockholm splash-pools

Sweltering in the city? Why not check out the city’s wading pools?

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Family Lifestyle

Daddy State: Hello Playground…and Promotion?

I’m on paternity leave. I wonder if this also means a job promotion is around the corner. Two mini-trends I think I’ve spotted here in Sweden for people on parental leave: finding a new job at a different company, or moving up the organizational ladder. One maybe makes more sense than the other.   New job […]

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Stockholm Fun Run: Best Kids Races 2014

Are your kids ready to burn a hole in the house with their pent up energy? Why not get get them running a race this season?

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Family Lifestyle

Daddy State: Fuzzy Math

“Why is your hair fuzzy?” my daughter asked me. Sweden, I thought. Another thing to blame on Sweden. As an American, prices here in Sweden seldom fail to surprise me. After 13 years here, I still convert price tags into dollars and I’m still hurt by what the computation works out to. The pain doesn’t […]

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Family Lifestyle

Daddy State: Obama and I

People ask me what’s like to take care of three kids for the day. I can say modestly but truthfully that it’s like being President Obama…

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