June 2012

Just How Expensive Is Stockholm?

June 27, 2012 6 comments
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I have the tendency to fall for expensive cities. What I can say – high living standards, overall efficiency and beautiful surroundings come with hefty price tags nowadays. After my first year in Switzerland, I had gotten so used to the prices that I no longer felt the need to complain about them. This doesn’t [...]

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Photo Essay: Colorful Streets of Stockholm

June 23, 2012 14 comments
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As we arrived in Stockholm and walked towards the tube station, it immediately hit us: the city has something magical and fairy-tale feel. Perhaps it’s the golden details of its majestic buildings, the round towers that make me wonder if a swedish Rapunzel is trapped up there or the way the dreamy street lights reflect [...]

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Stockholm Like A Local: A Roomorama Review

June 21, 2012 2 comments
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As soon as I had booked my flight to Stockholm, I began to think about the consequences of my spontaneous decision. Sure, my flight was ridiculously cheap (probably the one and only advantage of flying with Ryanair) – but wasn’t Stockholm one of the World’s most expensive cities? Looking back at the SEK/EUR exchange rate [...]

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Picture This: Summer City

June 18, 2012 7 comments
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Have you ever visited a city and thought this place is the prettiest during winter or this city is perfect for summer holidays? Maybe you’ve visited a city full of parks and rows of trees in every street, which makes it shine when their flowers start blooming in spring? Stockholm is, for me, a top [...]

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The Road Between Friends is Never Long

June 10, 2012 15 comments
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I switched cities when I turned 18. Sunny Tenerife for busy Valencia (and shortly after, even busier Madrid). At that time, I had to say goodbye to people I cared about – to friends I grew up with, to my closest family. I knew I was returning eventually – for summer holidays, Christmas, Easter and [...]

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June Dare: Like the Stock Market, But Better

June 6, 2012 3 comments
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Back at Uni, I learned about how psychology could explain the effects and anomalies of the stock market, which, in extreme cases, can lead to bubbles and market crashes. Wall Street from the Ferry – I know it looks calm from the outside, but inside it’s a Jungle! Well, some of these investor biases show [...]

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Diamond Jubilee in London (or How To Deal With English Weather)

June 4, 2012 7 comments
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The Queen marked 60 years of reign on the 2nd of June and, to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee, she has given the country a four day weekend. Communities all over the country have a long weekend days packed with activities and local events, all in red white blue! Everyone has been looking forward to this [...]

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