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Göteborgsvarvet – Let’s do it!

25 September 2017 By The Newbie Team Leave a Comment

Written by Sara Costa Göteborgsvarvet is probably the largest half marathon in the world, with about 60 000 registered participants and almost 50 000 runners. It happens every May in Gothenburg and it’s magic. Magic? Yes! Those not running go to the streets to watch, support and enjoy themselves and the entire city stops to […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: gothenburg, running, social, sports, traditions

Find Your Utflykt!

5 February 2017 By The Newbie Team Leave a Comment

For me, a concept that helped me adapt to life and life in winter in Sweden almost as much as “fika” was the “utflykt”, or outing. As you may have noticed the winter months in Sweden trend towards dark and dreary. One of the best ways I found to combat that effect was to get […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: active, activities, outdoors, sport, sports, utflykt, winter

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