I am a big fan of swimming, it is by far my favourite form of exercise. I would swim every day if I could afford to or had my own facilities. Sadly this is not the case, however, during January Medley are offering free one week membership to use their facilities – all you need to do [...]
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Free Hockey
Ice Hockey is one of Sweden’s largest and most followed sports. Umeå does have a team, Björklöven (The birch leaves) unfortunately they are not very good and have recently been relegated to the back of beyond leagues. Still, they are fighting for promotion and today is your chance to go see them and support them [...]
A safe place to live…
Since moving to Umeå I have also felt like it is a very safe place to live, kids can play around the apartments and in the parks, you can pop out and leave your door unlocked for a few minute without fearing you will return to a completely empty flat etc. But recently my opinions have been [...]
Mårdseleforsarna or Mårdsele Rapids
This is an area that any visitors or residents of Umeå really should go and explore, purely because it is breath-taking. It takes about an hour and 45 minutes to drive there but it is worth it for a day out in nature surrounded by beautiful sights and sounds all around you. Mårdseleforsarna is a [...]
Mini Golf
Crazy golf, mini golf, bangolf – whatever you choose to call it the premise is always the same – hit your ball through the obstacle course in as few hits as possible! What with autumn on the way but the sun still shining you might be stuck for a few ways to enjoy the sunshine [...]
Umeå Pride
This weekend is Umeå’s Pride Festival weekend. Umeå is a very open city when it comes to gay, lesbian and bisexual people, there is no prejudice and the city has a feeling of openness and acceptance that not many places in the world can boast. Every year there is a pride fesitval celebrating this fact [...]
A place in the country…
In Sweden it is very popular for families to have a cottage in the countryside as a weekend retreat (sommarstuga) – whether it be near a lake, a river, in the mountains, forests or just in the middle of nowhere depends on the desires of the family I guess. My Swedish family owns some land [...]
Café Göteborg
Earlier this week we were invited out to lunch with some friends I made on the SFI course and today was the day we decided upon. It was suggested we go to Café Göteborg and I was delighted as last time we tried to go there we couldn’t even get through the door it was [...]
Beach Volleyball Tour
It is Umeå’s turn to be host to the Sweden Beach Volleyball tour. That means that right in the centre of town you will find full sized beach volleyball court complete with real sand, stands and loud music! There is a whole program of events which can be found on the website here including Beach [...]
Umelagun – Umeå Water Park
Yes there is one, outdoors and everything. If the lakes are a little on the cold side for you until the sun warms them up a bit more then never fear you can still get wet and wild in the great outdoors with a visit to Umelagun at Nydala’s Fritidsområde. The water is temperature controlled, [...]