CouchSurf with Magnus Some useful information
How to get to my place from the city center
I live at Kopparvägen 18 in Kallhäll a 20-25 minutes train ride from Stockholm If you’re traveling by commuter train from Stockholm central, take the train towards Bålsta or Kungsängen. Get off the train at Kallhäll (the sixth stop). When you get out from the station, turn right and continue straight ahead across the square. [...]
The cost of living in Stockholm
One question I often get is: “How much money will I need to bring for my stay in Stockholm?”. There’s no simple answer to that since it depends a lot of what you want to do while you’re here and how much food you plan to cook your self and how much you’ll eat on [...]
How to get to my place from Arlanda airport
I live at Kopparvägen 18 in Kallhäll a 20-25 minutes train ride from Stockholm If you arrive to Stockholm by plane landing at Arlanda airport, the best ay to get to my place is to take the local train (Upptåget) from Arlanda Central station and then change to bus 560 at Upplands Väsby. There are [...]
A sad week
A little more than a week has passed since my latest blog entry. Last time I wrote I had just arrived to Hangzhou and spent a day around the verry beautiful West lake. As far as visiting tourist attractions, the rest of my stay in Hangzhou was something of a failure. I wasn’t able to [...]
China: 7 days down 88 to go
China, what can I say? After beeing here for one week I still haven’t figured it out. There are so many contrasts. You have the very friendly people on thr street always ready to help you find your way or, if they speak English, help you to translate and write down notes that will take [...]
Mynttorget – a place for meetings and demonstrations
Mynttorget is a small square located between the old town and the parliament. The square is a place for numerous demonstrations but also a good place to meet since it is rather small. The different parliament buildings on the north and west side of the square offers some stairs to sit on and there’s also [...]
The Vasa museum – a must see
The Vasa museum is a must see for any one who comes to visit Stockholm. The museum is free for any one under the age of 18. For students it costs 80 SEK and for every one els the admission fee is 110 SEK. It’s a bit of an investment if you’re a CouchSurfer on [...]
Chokladkoppen – one of the best cafés in town
Chokladkoppen is one of my favorite cafés. It’s has a very nice and friendly staff. And it’s small, cosy and in the middle of the old town just around the corner from the Royal palace. The café is gay friendly and often give opportunities for artist working with an lgbt-theme to exhibit their work at [...]
The local McDonald’s
There’s not really that much to say about McDonald’s. It is what it is. But this one is relatively close to my home. You can walk there in 15-20 minutes and it’s open 24/7.
My couch
I live on my own 20 minutes north of Stockholm with a short walking distance to the commuter train. It’s easy and convenient to get around in the Stockholm area using public transportation. I have a nice two floor apartment and my own little garden. I have no pets and I don’t smoke. The only [...]
Ringen
Ringen also called Spottkoppen (The spitting cup) is a traditional meeting point inside the Central station in Stockholm. It is basically a round opening in the floor with an ornamented metal railing around that allows you to look down on the downstairs floor of the central station. Ringen is situated at the center of the [...]
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