Quand je suis arrivée ici, je me serais JAMAIS imaginer parler Suédois un jour, je me disais (comme la plupart des gens) que ca avait l’air super dur!
Pour être honnête, c’est pas la langue la plus facile car cela s’approche plus de l’allemand et j’ai bien sur choisi espagnol quand j’étais à l’école. Mais ca s’apprend très vite car la grammaire est franchement hyper simple. Il n’y a pas 350000 exceptions comme en Francais, TOUTES leurs conjugaisons sont les mêmes à chaque personne. Par exemple, le verbe être serait je suis – tu suis – il/elle suis etc… (ca me brûle les yeux d’écrire cela)
Il faut être motivé mais tout se fait rapidement, il y a des cours qui s’appellent « SFI » (Suédois pour immigrant) et c’est vraiment bien pour commencer à maîtriser les bases, je recommande grandement.
J’ai fait seulement 3 mois de cours car cela était trop long avec mon planning mais j’ai ensuite juste appris en parlant et en écoutant mes collègues qui me parlaient que Suédois, ca a été un challenge pour moi qui adoooore parler mais ca c’est fait rapidement. Mon niveau actuel est presque « fluent », je peux parler, me faire comprendre et regarder la télé sans aucun souci mais après je fais toujours des petites fautes mais ca vient progressivement!
Beginning of 2015, I did a pretty awesome trip! I went 2 weeks in my Morocco with a… OLD 4L!
For those who have no idea what it looks like, I will show you:
So, the concept is that students from Europe travel to Morocco and bring humanitarian ressources (books, food..) for children and the goal is to drive there ONLY with a old 4L. It’s pretty big because we were about 1500 cars to start this adventure (and it is 2 people per car)
Here is the itinerary we have done:
It was pretty amazing to sleep in a tent in the middle of nowhere, or ride a camel in the desert!
My best memories:
Merzouga and the camel Ride
The « zouk » (market) in Marrakesh
Swim in a lake in Essaouira
Stop in the desert, with NO ONE around and 5 mins later, someone arrives on a little bike. I still wonder where does he come from.
Eat couscous or tagine EVERY DAY. It is a special dish from Morocco with some couscous, chicken, sausages, vegetables and sauce.
Pictures are better than words, so I let you travel with me…
It was the first time I was visiting Poland, and I did not know what to expect.
We flew with Ryanair from Skavsta to Krakow and we rent a car at the airport. We did a mistake to not book it before and we have to wait. So I recommend you to book before even if it was low season!
Day 1: Visit Krakow, super charming center with beautiful historic monuments but it was snowing and really cold. We spent time drinking hot chocolates! We stayed at Angel Hotel in the center, super clean and nice breakfast!
Day 2: Auschwitz, it is such a horrible place but really interesting to visit, to be aware of the sadness of what happened. We slept to an awful hotel, I don’t recommend it at all. The heater did not work, it was cold and the electricity did not work also and super expensive for Poland. The hotel was
Day 3: We went to visit Zakopane. It was snowing and so beautiful, we had a lunch with a view of all the village and we stayed at one wonderful hotel that I highly recommend : Hotel Kopieniec Fizjo. Wonderful view, the hotel with SPA and a glass shower was stunning!
Day 4/5/6: Come back to Krakow, we stayed to a wonderful hotel in the center with Spa. We visited more the city, we walked through the city to not miss so much. We also tried the BEST sushi in Krakow: Youmiko Sushi. We also really likedIntroligatornia Smaku
Day 7: Visit of the Christmas Market and try different typical dishes from Poland. They do have lovely food. and then Time to come back to Sweden!
IT IS A REALLY CHEAP COUNTRY, WITH GOOD FOOD AND WONDERFUL THINGS TO VISIT! I WOULD HAPPILY COME BACK TO POLAND!
Today it is an article about USA… it has been a dream to go there, the American dream! USA has a special place in my heart, and my trip was better than my expectations.
So, first of all, it was a business trip! Nothing for fun, but I always have a good time when I travel. So we had around 17hours travel time (3 different planes), I was super excited to arrive… and EVERYTHING IS SO DIFFERENT THAN EUROPE! Cars are HUGE, food too though’! but I instantly got surprised by the politeness of people! I live in Sweden and the first rule is to NOT talk to your neighbour, but in America, everyone is so happy, saying Hello even in the street! I was really surprised!
GRAND RAPIDS
Accommodation we stayed at the Amway grand plaza. Really good hotel, located in Grand Rapids down town! The gym and the pool were amazing! I definitely recommend it!
Food * The green well: American food, good restaurant, people were nice! I had a special Schnitzel from Michigan, I was really satisfied * Five guys: you need to try one time in your life! Fast food, delicious fat burgers! * Maru Sushi: As a sushi lover, this place was extremely good! The unique point is that it’s original sushi compare to Europe * Sushi Yama: Basement place, you need to know where it is to go there, but really good sushi for a Lunch * Hop cat: Bar-food place, we had a.. burger! The fries are delicious! * Downtown Market: Place where you can find lots of different restaurants! We tried the BBQ place called Slows bar BQ! You choose which kind of meat and how much you would like and they serve it on a tray! The fries were amazing too * Founders: Brewery and Sandwiches place, you have to try the beers! I LOVED it and I am not a beer girl!
Activities Unfortunately, museums and zoos were closed for the week! So I did not experienced so much in Grand Rapids. But we went for a Hockey Match and this is a “must to do”! We also visited Grand Haven after a day at work, we went to Rosy Mound (natural park/Dune) and then to the Harbor! A lovely city!
Funny story As a typical European, I have no ideaaaa how to tip! So at the beginning of my trip, I gave a lot to Starbucks for example! I made their days I think! Luckily, my American friends explained me, now everything is alright! But it’s a strange way to do! It was during Halloween time, Americans don’t laugh with Halloween, it is pretty serious. Shop only for Halloween decorations, Houses full with spiders and pumpkins, as I said earlier, everything is HUGE!
CHICAGO
I spent only a day there, I went by train and it was also an amazing experience! The trains are so spacious and comfortable! I wish we would have it in Europe! but they are so slow.. Yeah! Like 50km per hour… mamamiaaaa! But it is a great place to talk and get to know your neighbour! As I said earlier, people are much more opened and talkative than in Sweden! So I met really nice people (they will recognize themselves if they read this article)
I decided to not take any taxi, subway to walk and discover the city as much as possible! Well done, but I walked almost 20km during a day, I was pretty tired at the end of it!
–Sky desk: 412 METERS HIGH, it is SO impressive! I was a bit scared actually, but it is SO cool – Art of institute Chicago: One of the best museums I ever did actually! It was super nice art, the building is so beautiful, you have diversity and it is not boring at all! I learned a lot and discovered so many beautiful things! – Millenium park with the “bean” – Walk through the city and reach the Navy Pier and then came back up to the Aquarium. It was a peaceful and sunny walk! I loved it – Shopping time – I tried a pokébowl at Poke Poké: WAHOU, so tasty! Super healthy and really really good!
Crete was the good compromise, lots of things to do, to visit. We really like to NOT stay at the beach all day!
When? August 2017
How long? 11 days
Accommodation? Hermès appartement – Stalos
Car? Yes! for 6 days!
Day 1&2: Stalos – Chania / we spent 2 days just to chill at the hotel and at the beach! We ate delicious food, I have to say that Greek food is one of the best! I really really love it! It is better than French food (I did not say it so loud) We also took the bus into Chania center – we had a walk there, it was really hot and lots of tourists! Be aware of that during August
Day 3: Balos – Falassarna / it was my birthday! We pick up the car and drove to Balos! it was FANTASTIC! it is like a paradise! We took the car there and it is around 15kms of drive in the mountain with a really shitty road! Check with your rental company if you are allowed to go there, because sometimes it is forbidden! When you arrived on the top of the mountain, you have to walk maybe 20 mins, and it was really hot (40°C)! It was tough to go there but the view is priceless! You can also choose to go to Kissamos and take a boat there! I would recommend you to do this option! We also visited Falassarna Beach! Really cool too but it was lots of tourists!
Day 4: Kourtaliotiko Gorge – Preveli beach – Lake Kourna / We woke up early to drive down to Preveli beach with a stop at Kourtaliotiko Gorge! It is super impressive, massive mountains! This is the “must to see” in the western Crete!
Day 5: Elafonissi. THE BEST, super impressive beach! Full with tourists but it was amazing, it was the best day, the water was crystal and you could see so many cool fishes, the beach is pink so it is really unusual. Bring a cooling bag with sandwiches and enjoy yourself there!
Day 6: we stayed around Chania and just drove around, stop by nice beaches!
Day 7: Kissamos and the surrounding / we found nice places to go snorkelling! Kissamos is not so touristic so it was really good place to snorkel and we had a a typical Sea food tavern! Amazing!
Day 8: Chania /We did a Boat trip with Captain Nike! Well, this was also super touristic and long so I would not recommend it! It is fun but it is too long and too much people! I was a bit bored and feeling a bit seasick! You go around 2 small islands and they show you the “kri-kri goat” and then you stop an hour to a tinny island to snorkel! Yeah it was fine but don’t worth the price! I would prefer stay one more day at Elafonissi for example.
Day 9/10: Beach – Chill around Stalos and Chania
Good to know.
Renting a car is not expensive and it is highly recommended. You will see so much more than staying at the beach close to your hotel.
Greece is really touristic and really warm in August. I would recommend to visit it during May-June and September-October
We decided to not go to Samara Gorge due to the weather, it would have been too hot.
Chania is a good place if you want to drive around and visit as much as you can! But I would also recommend to go to Kissamos because it is cheaper with less tourists.
We also visited Falassarna Beach! Really cool too but it was lots of tourists!
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