Blog Posts - The Swedish Traveler

Looking into more trips!

11/17/2024

Hello Everybody!
I´m always looking into more trips! Since there's a lot of places I want to go to and want to go back to!
Cities like New York, Prague, Tokyo amongst a lot of other cities is amazing and I want to go back to them!
Why? I feel that I haven't explored enough of the cities and I did enjoy my time there!

Then I also want to head to Australia, New Zealand and more countries in Asia, since I haven't been to either Australia or New Zealand, and there's a lot of countries in Asia I want to see! There's a lot of places in the world that I haven't been to, and I´m almost always longing to go out!

But I do have trips coming up next year! Two trips to London, and will go to a concert on each! The first will be in late May, and will be a band I have seen a lot of times (but still fun nonetheless!), and the second one will be in August, and will be go to see Oasis with a friend of mine! It will be his first time in London as well!

I have another concert in October next year as well! It will be in The Offspring in Stockholm! It will be my 5th seeing them live and second time in Stockholm!
I´m also planning on seeing Electric Callboy in Stockholm as well, a month later from The Offspring concert!

I do still explore Eskilstuna and the surrounding area, as there might be a lot to see and do! I do take day trips to Sundbyholm, Sundby, and Torshälla, which is outside of the city, but still relatively close to make a day trip out of it!

Getting back to Eskilstuna!

11/10/2024

Hello Everybody! I´m back in Eskilstuna now!
The day started early, as I chilled in bed for a bit, and then pack my stuff and decided to check out early!
I then walked to Sofia Church and moved on from there to Katarina Church!
I headed to Montellius road to see a great view over the city!

I then headed through old town and up to Sergels square, and then headed to the train station and got on the train to Eskilstuna! The train arrived a little bit early, and I got back to the apartment! I unloaded my stuff and immediatly went to the store and bought some food! I have then chilled ever since!
I will have some evening shifts next week, which is going to be nice!

Being all over the place!

11/9/2024

Hello everybody! Today it feels like I have been all over the place!
The day started early, as I woke around 6am, not intended, and chilled in bed for a bit (which included a nap), and then went out!
I first went to Långholmen, and from there went to the city hall!

From there I went to Kungsträdgården! I then walked to the Vasa Museum, and then walked to Kastellet! I then went to Stureplan and bought something for a friend! I then decided to head back to the hostel, via the old town, and I went to grab something to eat along the way!
I got back and have chilled ever since!

I have had a great time here in Stockholm, and did see an amazing concert in Jason Isbell! I´m glad that I managed to see him live!
Next Concert will probably be in May next year in London! I still need to prepare for that one! I have two more concerts to go to as well, Oasis in London and The Offspring in Stockholm!

Arriving in Stockholm and going to a concert!

11/8/2024

Hello Everybody! I´m in Stockholm! I arrived yesterday, and yesterday was fully packed!
I worked the day shift yesterday, and got off work a little bit early, but I barely managed to get back home ,getting my luggage and going to the train station! I got the train on time, and got to Stockholm on time!
I walked to the hostel and got some food on the way!

I checked in, left my stuff and went to Annexet, where the concert would be! I got there just before they opened the doors. I got in, bought some merchandise, some water and got to the front row! I chilled for a bit, and then the opener, SG Goodman came on, she was nice!
Then Jason Isbell came on! He was Awesome! He played a few songs that I haven't heard, and some songs that I have heard, and totally loved!

The concert was just under 2 hours, and I admit I was getting tired, but I stayed the whole concert! When it ended, I walked back to the hostel, and chilled for a bit, and took a shower! then I headed to bed!
I will be here in Stockholm today, and heading back tomorrow! So we will see what I will do today!

Another trip to Stockholm tomorrow!

11/7/2024

Hello Everybody! I will be heading to Stockholm tomorrow, and will spending the weekend there, which will be nice!
This time I will be seeing Jason Isbell (and the 400 unit), a country musician, who I have been listening to for a couple of years now, and I couldn't pass up the chance to see him live! It will be at the same venue as last time, as I saw Blackberry Smoke, which is Annexet, near the Globe Arena!

I will spend the rest of the weekend walking around the city, walking around, and exploring! which is also going to be nice! I do like Stockholm in that sense, since it's very walkable and there's a lot to see and do!
We will see what I will find during the weekend!

Work is going alright, I´m still practicing new stuff, and am also working evenings now! Which is a bit different on working during the day! But it's nice to be able to sleep in once in a while!

Lots of things happening!

10/26/2024

Hello Everybody! A lot of things will be happening! First I went to Sundbyholm today (video down below) just walking around during a cloudy day, since the last time I was here, was when my family came to Eskilstuna! It was a huge difference since now there aren't any boats left there, and the foliage gives it a nice autumn color!

I have also another trip to Stockholm coming up in a couple of weeks! As I will go to another Concert, this time it will be Jason Isbell (and the 400 unit, his backing band), and it will be my first time seeing him live! For those who doesn't know who he is, he is a country singer from the US, and I have been listening to him for a few years now!

It will be at the same place as the last concert I went to, Annexet near the Globe arena! I will also work on the day of the concert, so I will leave work, go pack some stuff and head to Stockholm, check in at the hostel, and probably directly go to the venue! It will be exciting!
After the concert I will spend the rest of the weekend before going back to Eskilstuna!

I will also be going home for Christmas! Which will be amazing, since last time I was home was back in late June! It will be great seeing my family again and celebrating Christmas! I will be almost a week, so there will be time to meet my friends as well!
I will still spend the New Years here in Eskilstuna though, as last year! It will be too short to go anywhere, and I still need to save up some more money to go for a huge trip later on!

Been Busy!

10/12/2024

Hello Everybody! It has been a while since I came back from Stockholm!
I have been busy with work, which is going ok! Still learning new stuff every day!
Other than that nothing much has happened since I got back! I still walk around Eskilstuna, Trying to see new stuff!

I do have another trip to Stockholm coming up, in early November! I will be seeing Jason Isbell live, at the same place as the last concert! Which is going to be interesting, as it will also be the first time will be seeing him as well! So I plan to head to Stockholm after work and almost immediately go to the venue! Then I will spend the rest of the weekend in Stockholm as well!

I aslo plan to go back home for Christmas! I hope that I will be there for a little longer, since I have applied for a vacation day in-between the weekend and Christmas! Hopefully I will know relatively quickly, so I can plan for it!
I of course want to see my family and friends, which doesn't happen often!

I still look for other places to go to in the world! Since I have a huge Bucket list I need to start to check off, even though I have been in a couple of them! I do have a trip planned in August next year, since a friend got tickets for Oasis in London, which is going to be awesome! We will see if there going to be more concerts next year!

I´m still practicing Japanese! I do see some improvements, as I start to recognize some Japanese letters and sounds! But I admit that Duolingo has a lot of ads, and pushes them quite a bit, if you don't pay for removing the ads!
But as I said, I do see improvements!

Blackberry Smoke and heading back!

9/23/2024

Hello Everybody! I´m writing this way late!
Yesterday started early, chilling for a bit, and then heading out to the Sofia Church, and then heading to different vantage points, and to another church!
Then we headed to old town and Kungsträdgården and chilled for a bit, having some late lunch!

Then we headed back to the hostess and rested for a bit and then headed to Annexet, where the concert would be, and had some dinner!
We went in, and waited for the concert. Bones Owens were the opening act, and he was alright, it was around the same style as Blackberry Smoke!
Then Blackberry smoke came on, and they rocked it! They were amazing even though I wasn´t really familiar with their music! I stood at the front, but my friend went to the back!

After the concert we took the subway back to the hostel and went for some food, and then went to bed!
Today I woke up quite early, and chilled for a bit until packing my stuff and checked out from the hostel! Then we went to Montelius Road, which had a great vantage point! And then went through old town, and Queen street! Then I had to take the train back to Eskilstuna and he had to take the train to the airport!

The train was late, but eventually left the station, and I got home, unpacking a little bit and going to the store for some breakfast! I have then chilled for the rest of the night!
I had a great time in Stockholm, seeing friends again, which was awesome! Blackberry smoke were amazing!
There will be another concert in November, in the same vein as this one, which will be amazing!

Being all over the place!

9/22/2024

Hello everybody! I´m writing this the net day, since I got to the hostel very late!
Yesterday I went all over the place! I chilled for a bit during the morning and then decided to head out! I started walking along a street, walking past a hospital and some parks, and then headed to Montelius Road, which had a great view over Stockholm!

After that I went to Kungsträdgården and to Stureplan, trying to find something for myself, but didn´t find anything!
I then took a different route to djurgården and the Vasamuseum. I didn't go in though! I then decided to walk to the Castell, and have a look! I then decided to head back via old town, and have something to eat!

I then chilled for a bit, and recharging my phone, and later one, met up with a friend of mine, and then we out and had some food, and met up with a second friend, and we hung out for quite a bit, catching up!
Then We headed back and I took a shower! I then went to sleep!
Which leads to today!
We will see what we will do during the day, but tonight will be Blackberry smoke! Which is going to be amazing!

Arriving in Stockholm!

9/20/2024

Hello Everybody! I have arrived in Stockholm!
I have worked the whole week, which went alright! Today, I worked the whole day, and then went back home to pack some stuff and going to the bathroom, before going to the train station!

The train was a bit late, but it eventually arrived and went to Stockholm! I then went to the hostel in södermalm via old town! It was quite a long walk! On the road I had some food at Max burgers! which has been a while since I had it last time!
Check in went smooth, as I got my key from a machine and went to my room!

Upcoming trip!

9/8/2024

Hello everybody! It's been a while since I have written anything!
Since last post, I have gone on some day trips around the area, and going to the zoo! At the same time being at work, and doing some new stuff! There are some plans to eventually start working nights later this year, so I need to keep at it!

I do har a trip to Stockholm coming up in a couple of weeks, the 20th to the 23 of September! I will be seeing Blackberry Smoke at Annexet, at the globe arena. A friend of mine is coming down from Umeå to see them as well!
It will be my second time I will be seeing them, as I did see them at Download Festival back in 2019! It will be interesting!
I will also be seeing Jason Isbell, at the same place in November, which will be the first time I will be seeing him live!

I still have a dream to travel the world, but that takes a lot of money, in which I need to save up for, for a long time! But someday I will manage to do it!

Summer is almost over!

8/18/2024

Hello Everybody! Time flies by so fast since Summer is almost over!
It has been a good summer, going to a lot places, both internationally and domestically! It has also been a lot of music as I went to two festivals, which I had done once before, 2 years ago!

The weather has been mixed though, early in the summer, it rained a lot while being abroad! But after that trip, the weather has been amazing!
It has been nice to go on day trips to cities nearby, what I wouldn't do otherwise! For example I went to Sundby Castle, not to be confused with Sundbyholm!
It has also been nice to have my family here, since I dont see them very often!

Work has been going OK, learning new stuff every day, and will be learning more stuff for the rest of the year! I gotta keep at it!
It has also been over a year and a half since I moved down here and started this job! I´m getting more accustomed to the city, knowing my way around a bit!
It's also nice to have 1 hour Train ride instead of 1 hour flight to Stockholm!
Speaking of which, I have two trips to Stockholm planned, one in late September for a concert and then another in early November for another concert, both in Annexet! Which is going to be awesome!

It's been a long time!

8/10/2024

Hello everybody! It's been a while since I have written anything!
I had my parents and older brother here last weekend, and I was able to get off work early to spend time with them.
We did go to the Munktell Museum, going to a carnival, and going to Sundbyholm amongst other things! It was amazing to have them here!

This weekend I went to Västerås, Having a look around the city, church, and harbor!
It has been a long while since I have been here, and it was nice!
It is great to have cities nearby to explore!

Work wise it's going ok,, I still have things I need to practice on! But that's the thing, It's great to be able to have things to improve upon!

It´s been a while!

7/28/2024

Hello everybody! It's been a while since I have written anything!
Not a lot has happened since last time, I took a day trip to Örebro (which I will link down below) and have been working during the weeks!

I always looking for a new trip outside of Sweden, and Japan looks really interesting, with places like Nagasaki, Kyoto and even Tsushima (from the game Ghost of Tsushima) buuuuut it is really expensive to fly over there! So I need to save a lot of money!

My parents and my older brother will come here to Eskilstuna next week, which is going to be nice, since it has been a while since I have seen them! It will be a long weekend for them, and sadly I need to work for a bit while they're here but we will be able to spend some time together at least!

Daytrip to Strängnäs!

7/13/2024

Hello Everybody!
I took a day trip to Strängnäs today! Because I tend to do more domestic day trips during the summer, since I have the time during the weekends to do it!
I woke up early, not intended, and chilled for a bit, until heading to the train station, and took a short train ride, since it's like the next town over!

After arriving, I went to the cathedral, and had a look! From there I crossed a river, after seeing on google maps that it were a cemetery of interest! But when I got there, it wasn't really much to see.
So I went back and followed the river to the windmill, which was nice, and then I went along the river for a while, until deciding to head to the city center, and had a ice cream along the way!

Then I walked around some more, before going back to the train station, I circled around another cemetery along the way, and arrived at the train station.
I had some time to kill before the train ride, so I walked around the area, and then went back and chilled for a bit, until the train! The train went smooth, and I walked back home, and chilled ever since!

I do like day trips, and it's nice to be here in Eskilstuna, as it is relatively close to a lot of cities!
This work week has been interesting, since I have been doing some new stuff, and it went alright!
It is also on a slow burn, since it's the summer as well, and it will kick back up after the summer!