Having driven across Högakustenbron (High Coast Bridge) numerous times before, this time around, we decided to stop for fika, stretch our legs once more, and walk around the grounds of Hotell Höga Kusten – a nearby conference center. The land around this UNESCO Heritage region along the Gulf of Bothnia continues to rise every year.
I’m currently in Luleå, Northern Sweden where 17th-century Gammelstads Kyrkstad (Church town) with over 400 red cottages built around the church, is located. Will be posting photos from our 12-14 hour (one way) drive up and back along the Gulf of Bothnia and High Coast in the following days.
Every summer, we usually make the 12-hour (14-hours with Max hamburger stops in Sundsvall and Skellefteå) journey to spend time with family in Luleå in Northern Sweden. The scenic route runs along the Gulf of Bothnia and Baltic Sea, occasionally cutting through villages lined with Falu red cottages along the way.
… is originally from Nigeria, graduated from college in the United States and was born to travel. After shuttling between the States and Sweden for a couple of years, she moved to Stockholm in 2009. Sought-after both as a photographer and a writer, she has contributed to National Geographic Traveler, BBC, San Francisco Chronicle, Matador Network and Vogue to name just a few.
… is a selection of photos chosen from Flickr daily by the Sweden.se staff, portraying something Swedish.
… is a Swedish graphic designer and photographer living in Stockholm. She graduated from Central Saitn Martin´s College of Art & Design in London in 1998. She is the founder and owner of the design firm Neobrand. She mainly works within corporate identity design, but alsof inds the time for photography and other art and design related projects.
