Category: Travel

If you are currently waiting for your application results for the first round autumn semester 2019, let’s talk more!   Waiting for the admission decision can be restless and anxious. First of all, congratulate yourself because you left behind the most stressful part. Now, it’s time to take your mind off your worries. Hope to see you in […]

Today, sitting on the train I look out of the window and all I see is grey. Even though I can still spot some snow here and there, most of it has melted already. In those moments, I (winter kid from the bottom of my heart) start day dreaming about the bright and sunny summer days when me and one of […]

I don’t know why sleeper trains seem so romantic to me; I’ve fallen asleep on trains countless times, usually upright in my seat with mouth wide open, snoring, drooling a bit and everyone looking at me disapprovingly. But there is something special about the idea of travelling somewhere on the train in your own private […]

Four years ago, I spent six months in Stockholm as an exchange student. One day, me and my friends visited Uppsala and had fika around the botanic garden, looked around the Carolina Rediviva library. After I finish my exchange programme, I came back to Korea and cannot stop thinking that I want to go to […]

With the curiosity of a starry-eyed newcomer, I looked up the sign of a man in a blue circle that I stumbled upon while roaming the wild of Uppsala. It says Linnéstig. Little did I know that I have found a time capsule or sort. I was following the same steps on the botanical excursions that […]

Last week, I happened to be in Gothenburg for only a day. Some friends from home booked a mini cruise from Northern Germany to Gothenburg and I wanted to meet them there. I have been to Gothenburg three times so far, and since I live in Sweden for almost 6 months now, it was of […]

Honestly, it should be. I want to share the reasons why I think Kiruna is so special and a destination for your next weekend trip while you’re in Sweden, no matter the city. Kiruna is this small town far north in the Swedish Lapland which you might or might not have heard about it. I […]

5 must-dos after applying The excitement of studying in Sweden shouldn’t end after applying. Soon and very soon, you’ll be as happier than a baby with food. For me and many others the excitement extended all the way to sitting in our first class. Of course being accepted to your dream university in Sweden is […]

Dear beautiful Uppsala, As a girl who gets to know you for less than one year, well just shy of 4 months ago, in fact, I’m writing to confess my deep and unconditional love for you. Others may praise the iconic Stockholm, your classy sibling with her lively streets and beautiful juxtaposition of traditional and […]