2018 Reads — The Great, Good and OK

Split into categories – the great (ones I recommend to nearly everyone), the good (ones I enjoyed but didn’t make my ‘top list’) and the ok (ones I liked but probably won’t read again) – these are my 2018 reads.

Overnight oats 3 ways + breakfast in Copenhagen

Copenhagen is only a short train ride away from my hometown Lund, and although I have visited frequently over the years there has been a tendency to revisit the same areas (Strøget, for shopping) and restaurants (Café Norden, for brunch/lunch/dinner – it’s all fantastic). For that reason, I’ve vowed to do at least one new…

35mm: remedy for the soul

An experiment with light, perspective and shadow composition, this analog series of photos documents Glasgow, Lund and various scenes in Sweden.

Spiced maple + buckwheat granola

Crunchy and naturally sweetened with just a touch of maple + honey, this granola is a definite breakfast staple.

BERLIN: day + night in the city

Back in September it seemed like an excellent idea to book a trip the weekend before Christmas. The holiday stress that typically hits the days before Christmas appeared to be a blank space in all of our minds. In the days leading up to the trip I don’t believe any of us were particularly prepared…

GLASGOW’S BEST COFFEE SHOPS: TOP 11

I started mentally planning this post during my final months in Glasgow, at a time when I was studying for my final exams and turning every coffee shop in the West End into my personal study space. I’ve always loved studying in coffee shops: the ambience, the chatter and clinking of spoons against porcelain mugs,…

SUMMER IN SPAIN: CARTAGENA + SEVILLE

Following our stay in Barcelona and Valencia (check out Part 1 of this trip here) we headed to Cartagena. We’d picked Cartagena because it was on the coast and not a tourist hot spot. The latter was definitely true; there was a lack of hostels and Air BnBs, and the three or so hotels in town functioned…

SUMMER IN SPAIN: BARCELONA + VALENCIA

Planned by some and booked last minute by others, Barcelona – and later the south of Spain – became the destination for a post-exam, pre-graduation trip. Never have I been so content to embrace the liberty that comes with doing limited research: waking up each morning with a flexible schedule to explore whatever comes your…

4 PLACES TO EAT & DRINK IN HAMBURG

The first weekend in September – at a point when I was still under the blissful impression that summer was here to stay for another while – we did a road trip to Hamburg. I would estimate that we spent equal amounts of time finding sights and activities – the Opera House, the Miniatur Wunderland,…

THE AMERICAN CAPITAL

After a fairytale wedding that spanned over a full weekend, from the rehearsal dinner in an chic and rustic bar on 14th street to the wedding brunch at the traditionally gorgeous St. Regis, we spent another week in the capital acting like your typical tourists. This is what we got up to. GEORGETOWN Georgetown feels,…