Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Steeped in history from the Viking Age to the Age of Reason, ...

The historic cultural gem of Uppsala has plenty that’s open to visitors – and is little more than 30 minutes from Stockholm by train or an hour by car. Sweden’s fourth-biggest city, Uppsala has ...

Last spring I traveled with my husband, Peter, to Uppsala, an ancient city northwest of Stockholm on the gulf of Ekoln, one of the vast, inland-reaching bays of Sweden’s Lake Mälaren. Known for its ...

To shake off those post-Christmas blues with a seasonal Scandinavian city break. Uppsala is an atmospheric old university city with cobbled streets, a plethora of museums and a river running through ...

André Dutra’s life has changed since moving from Brazil to Uppsala. He no longer works ten hour days or relies on a car to get around. Now he lives in a city that he can easily walk from one end to ...

Take a two-centre break in Stockholm and Uppsala and discover your inner Northman! Sweden is a big country. A land of rock, deep forests, rivers, lakes and seemingly endless coastline, and it’s from ...