Nut of the rare tambalacoque tree from Mauritius

Circling the Baltic Sea: 6 Sweden

---

October 23rd 2023
The gale is jerking at the Scanda. It is night and we are sailing from Ventspils in Latvia to Nynäshamn in Sweden. We lay on our beds in our hut. Sometimes the waves push us high up, let us hang on the crest for a while and let us fall with a sudden movement. Like in a rollercoaster. Strange metallic sounds come from the belly of the ship. As if all trucks down there broke their chains and ... read more

Europe » Sweden

---

A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war in almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both World Wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system interlarded with substant... ... read more