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Alice in Scandinavia II.v: Malmö

Oct 8, 2017Oct 8, 2017 ~ Glaukopis ~ 2 Comments

The city of The Bridge makes good on its Scandi-noir credentials... but there's plenty of hygge too

Alice in Scandinavia II.iv: Gothenburg

Sep 23, 2017Oct 8, 2017 ~ Glaukopis ~ 4 Comments

Sweden's second-largest city proves to be an eclectic jumble of picture-postcard side streets, rusting waterfronts and a bleak island wilderness

Alice in Scandinavia II.iii: Stockholm

Sep 10, 2017Sep 27, 2017 ~ Glaukopis ~ 2 Comments

A long weekend in the Swedish capital takes in Christmas markets, glögg, more folk music, and the biggest ship that never sailed

Alice in Scandinavia II.ii: Uppsala

Jul 28, 2017Sep 27, 2017 ~ Glaukopis ~ 2 Comments

Bright lights, big city: I reach Uppsala during a light festival, and finally get to play some Scandinavian folk music

Alice in Scandinavia II.i: Kiruna

Jul 18, 2017Sep 27, 2017 ~ Glaukopis ~ 5 Comments

In Kiruna in November, there's little to do other than tour the restaurants and cafés, and play in the snow. But it's still a little bit magical

Alice in Scandinavia: the beginning

Apr 17, 2017Sep 27, 2017 ~ Glaukopis ~ Leave a comment

The single step that started the journey of a lifetime (so far)

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About me

I'm a geographically-impaired Londoner working on a Classics PhD. I have an intermittent writing habit, a serious tea habit and a lot of knitting needles. When I'm not re-re-redrafting fantasy stories or making toy owls, I tend to be playing folk music somewhere questionable.

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