21 Nov 2024
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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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Culture Music What's on: Stockholm

Last of the Legends: Bunny Wailer Live at Gröna Lund

He taught Bob Marley how to sing, refused to tour the world and turned down fame and fortune to live in a shack. Famously reclusive, he’s not an easy man to see live. This was a chance to redeem myself and experience a piece of reggae history. He came decked out in white, splashed with […]

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Culture Music

Silver Fox Still Shaking It: Tom Jones live at Gröna Lund

We’ve all heard his cheesy slow dance songs and cringed at the ladies man crooning Hasselhoff style sans shirt. Yet when Tom Jones played Gröna Lund in June, curiosity got the better of me and I put my hand up to go. What ensued was THE most surprising 1.5 hours of vocal finesse that had […]

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Culture Music What's on: Stockholm

Timbuktu and Damn! In concert at Gröna Lund

He’s the MC that Swedish grandparents have heard of. He’s also the guy that told Jimmie Åkesson to shove it. When Sweden’s most influential political musician Timbuktu plays at Gröna Lund, you sell your first-born to see him, says YLC’s Ting Yiu. I knew he was a big deal when middle-aged lunch lady types were […]

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Family Family Activities What's on: Stockholm

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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Art Culture What's on: Stockholm

Exhibition: Roger Ballen’s – Theatre of the Absurd, Fotografiska Museum

What do an asylum, mentally damaged people and a house full of birds have in common? YLC’s Ting Yiu visited Fotografiska to find out. The answer is Roger Ballen. The man who chose to photograph them. I went to the most talked about exhibition since Fotografiska opened and fell into a world of madness, discomfort […]

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Weddings

Stockholm Bachelor: Top Five Party Ideas

With stag-dos or svensexas dating back to the ancient Spartans, YLC decided to jazz up this old shindig with new additions to make this night/weekend of freedom more about fun and bromance than hang overs and NSFW pictures.

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Lifestyle Weddings

Stockholm Bachelorette: 5 top Party Ideas

Whether you call it a hen’s do or a möhippa (Swedish), a ladies last leg of freedom is no longer just a booze soaked night of debauchery (though it can be if you’re into that too).

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Family Activities Health Sports and Fitness What's on: Stockholm

Get your sweat on! Top Running Events of 2014

Sick of Stockholm’s running trend? Well if you can’t beat them – JOIN THEM! We list the top running events of 2014 in the city!

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Clothing Fashion & Beauty Shopping Weddings

An Affordable Swedish Wedding: the Vintage Fair

Spring spells birds, bees…and all things bridal! It’s the season couples spend big on bubbly, bouquets and bridesmaids. Small wonder that there’s little cash left for THE DRESS. YLC checked out a vintage wedding fair to get the lowdown on how not to spend an arm and a leg…

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