Steve Vickers

Steve Vickers

British journalist Steve Vickers has researched and written more than 15 guidebooks across Europe and Asia. He’s written about Scandinavia for Rough Guides, The Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian and many more, and has spent the past 12 years exploring Scandinavia in search of the perfect cinnamon bun. He’s married to a Swede (an actual Swedish person, not a root vegetable) and he speaks Swedish with an English accent.

Andra Långgatan
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Andra Långgatan

Record stores, strip clubs and grungy live music venues all share space along Andra Långgatan, the coolest and most student-friendly…

Avenyn, Gothenburg
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Avenyn

Avenyn (or Kungsportsavenyen, to give the street its official name) is Gothenburg’s main boulevard…

Haga is a pretty part of Gothenburg
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Haga

Until a few decades ago, the old working-class district of Haga was a down-at-heel suburb best known for its rowdy…

City Library, Gothenburg
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City Library

Gothenburg’s superb city library (Stadsbiblioteket) is seldom visited by tourists. But there are a few useful…