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Isolation blues
Gothenburg has become a frozen wasteland. The temperature has been below freezing for weeks, the river is turning to ice and the ghost of Covid-19 continues to hang over the city.
The new normal
2020 was a magnificent shitshow. A year that managed to pack a global pandemic, climate catastrophes, political unrest, violent protests and a spectacular parade of human stupidity into twelve miserable months.
The travel bubble in a pandemic
In these troubled times of Covid-19, global traveling has come to an almost complete stop after decades of ever-increasing growth. Last year saw a global movement in the climate crisis, even leading to the new term of “flight shame”.
Autumn in Gothenburg
There’s a certain kind of silence that creeps into Gothenburg when October hits. The tourists are gone. The summer optimism packed up and shipped off like the last ferry to Denmark.
Historic locations in Gothenburg
Gothenburg isn’t just pretty facades and canals. It’s a city built on commerce, ambition and ruin, and if you know where to look, you’ll feel the ghosts of those exploits.
The bastions of Gothenburg
Back in 1624, Gothenburg looked less like a city and more like someone had drawn a ring of steel around a vulnerable prize. The Swedes with Dutch engineers in tow began laying down bastions.