Fika! Hiking! Swimming!
I moved to West Sweden from Scotland in 2011 and now live just outside Alingsås – Sweden’s capital of fika. Apart from being a very cute small town it is littered with great cafés, so meeting up for a traditional coffee, cake and chat seems like an obvious thing to do.
If you feel like something more energetic we could out of town and go for a walk to one of the local sites of interest, make coffee on the trail or visit a countryside café that specialises in waffles. I’m often in Gothenburg too, so if you really just want to prop up a bar somewhere and get a few tips for the rest of your trip we could do that and sample some of Gothenburg’s locally made beers at he same time.
Let’s see what works on the day you want to meet and what we feel like doing. It’s an opportunity for you to get to know West Sweden a little better and if you need help with planning some places to visit, I’ve been all over the region and should be able to help.
About Your Host, Robert
My name is Rob, I work in tourism and moved from Scotland to Sweden in 2011.
Who this is for
Anyone who is curious about Sweden, likes coffee, cake, swimming, or sharing stories over a drink.
When?
It varies - get in touch and hopefully we can find a day that suits us both.
Where?
Alingsås is easy to get to by train from Gothenburg.
Price
No charge, but if we do some baking please also bring a recipe from home for us to make. Fika or drinks we pay for our own.
Languages Spoken
My native language is English, I'm OK at Swedish, and I'm pretending to be learning Italian.
