Sweden VLOG (My FIRST SOLO travel!): Exploring Stockholm, Cafés, Old Town, Running, & Cinnamon Rolls

0:03[Music]

0:24Okay. At JFK, just ran into the nicest

0:27subscriber. This is Valentina. 59, by

0:30the way, and I watch her stuff. So, a

0:33>> lot of fun.

0:33>> Thank you.

0:34>> Good for you. Awesome channel.

0:36>> And you're so cool, too. I could go on

0:37and on about all the things you told me

0:38about yourself.

0:39>> We have a lot in common. We've been to a

0:40lot of plus same places.

0:41>> Exactly. We're both going to Stockholm

0:43right now.

0:43>> Yeah, we're both going to Stockholm. I

0:44ran into here in the airport.

0:47>> Yay. Also, I brought this leather jacket

0:50just to look a little more chic in

0:52Europe. I think I might just start

0:54wearing it in New York. Like, why not? I

0:55love it. It's actually my dad's old

0:58leather jacket, believe it or not.

1:02[Music]

1:06We landed in Stockholm. But I thought

1:09you should know I saw a little piece of

1:10luggage fall off the conveyor belt. I

1:12put it back on. Good Samaritan deed of

1:14the day.

1:16[Music]

1:18Everything is so clean.

1:22Cool. It's like an art installation. I

1:24haven't been here for a few years, but I

1:26remember that all the installations have

1:28a rocky texture and like there's a bunch

1:31of art installations and stuff. It's

1:32really cool. A lot cleaner than New York

1:34subway, let me tell you.

1:38Okay. Probably a little overly

1:39enthralled with the clean public

1:40transportation, but the New York City

1:42subway is your reference point. It's

1:44kind of hard not to be

1:50[Music]

1:54okay. So, I've been walking for a bit. I

1:56can't check into my Airbnb for like many

1:58more hours. It's pretty early in the

2:00morning and so I'm just getting my steps

2:01in. I packed pretty light. Very light,

2:03actually. Pretty proud of myself. And

2:05I'm going to find the first coffee shop

2:08that I think looks especially good.

2:10Like, not a chain ideally, not a tourist

2:12trap. We don't do that here. Uh-uh. We

2:14find authentic spots. So, that's what

2:16I'm in search of. Anyways, I'm walking

2:18towards Damlan, which is Oldtown

2:20Stockholm, and that is where I'm staying

2:23as well. And it's going to be awesome.

2:24Super cute already. Take a look.

2:30>> I don't know what this is. Half

2:32expecting to see Greta out here. Maybe.

2:36No, probably not.

2:40>> Cute. Okay. So, like I said, I'm looking

2:43for Wow, this is so pretty. I love

2:46yellow houses. So, like I said, I am

2:48looking for and I'm carrying this

2:51because one gains two cobblestones,

2:54but I'm looking for a more non-ouristy

2:58coffee shop. And in my pursuit so far, I

3:01only see touristy ones. You know how I

3:04know? Because it couldn't be more

3:05obvious. You know, we have stuff like

3:06this. And I want to be off the beaten

3:09path.

3:10[Music]

3:24We laid under the willow tree. The last

3:28weekend of summer.

3:33>> So pretty. Okay, so it's probably still

3:36touristy, but you can't beat this view.

3:38This is the Nobel Prize Museum right

3:41here. Got my coffee.

3:44Feeling good.

3:48Grind never stops, baby.

3:52Do just a little bit of work. Just a

3:54little bit. See, cuz I don't have out of

3:56office days, okay? I grant myself those

3:59and I hereby do not grant myself one

4:02right now.

4:06[Music]

4:09Name a more Swedishl lookinging scene.

4:12I'll wait. You can't. Okay, I know I

4:15talked about waiting to get out of the

4:17touristy area and here I am in front of

4:18the Nobel Prize Museum still, but I was

4:23freaking hungry. And you know what? This

4:24is good. I mean, it can't not be good.

4:29M. We got the linganberry. We got the

4:31mashed potatoes. We got the meatballs.

4:34We got the pickled cucumber.

4:37We got the scenery. Boom.

4:41[Music]

4:43Okay, got food in my belly. We're good

4:45on that front. Still have a few more

4:47hours to kill before checking into the

4:49Airbnb. And let me tell you, I'm tired.

4:52It finally hit me. Did I even tell you

4:54guys that I uh got not even a lick of

4:56sleep on the flight? Cuz it's a weird

4:58flight. took off at like 6:30 p.m.

5:00Eastern time. I didn't get sleepy cuz it

5:02wasn't my body clock time to get sleepy

5:04until like an hour before landing and

5:06then, you know, they start a little bit

5:07of food, so you just don't sleep. And

5:09then a little bit of adrenaline from

5:10getting off the plane and getting into

5:11the city. But now it's hitting me and

5:13it's only 12:30 p.m. Let me know what

5:16you guys do in cases like this if you

5:18take a red eye. My plan is to push

5:20through until the end of the night, just

5:21like pass out at 9:00 p.m. or something

5:23like that. Anyway, it's really

5:25beautiful. I just have that like

5:26delirious jet laggy sleepiness, but

5:29that's okay.

5:30[Music]

5:34We are arriving at my Airbnb, which is

5:37not ready yet for check-in, but I think

5:39I can leave my bag in the courtyard. I

5:42just want to be able to drop this thing

5:43so I can freaking walk around cuz that I

5:45can do even though I'm tired. Okay,

5:47let's see. Please make sure the door

5:48closes after you in this weather. The

5:51door is hard to close. Oh my god, in

5:53this weather. That was probably from the

5:55winter. Bags dropped in this cute little

6:00courtyard area.

6:03If that's not the coolest thing you've

6:04ever seen,

6:07I don't know what is. Wow, I feel

6:10perfect. Literally 2 minutes after I

6:12took that video of me being all tired.

6:14I'm feeling good. I dropped my bag, so

6:16I'm light as a feather. Anyway, let's

6:18explore.

6:22Oh my god, it's so perfect.

6:26Truly is unbeatable. Places in Northern

6:28Europe that I've been during the summer.

6:31Unbeatable. Oh, when you get a perfect

6:33day like this and everyone's outside and

6:35they just appreciate the good weather so

6:37much cuz they do not have it for most of

6:39the year. Chef's kiss. Just walking

6:41along the water and truth be told, I'm

6:44scoping out my running route for later.

6:46You know what? I'm a little worried

6:47about

6:49the cobblestones. I mean, am I going to

6:51run a New York City marathon without

6:53getting used to a little cobblestone

6:55action? No. But, uh, you know, something

6:58to consider. Sorry. That's the royal

7:01palace.

7:03That's the armory.

7:06Pretty cool.

7:11[Music]

7:17Look what I have stumbled upon. It never

7:21looks as pretty on camera. I know we got

7:24to walk down that.

7:27Okay, so for the longest time just now

7:30have been walking pretty aimlessly, but

7:32I looked on my map and I've gotten quite

7:34close to a really popular cafe that I

7:38saved on my map. I don't know when. So,

7:39we're going to go there, get like a cup

7:41of tea. I'm done with caffeine. There's

7:43like an herbal tea. All right, this is

7:45it. There's a lot of people out compared

7:47to other places around here. It's so

7:48funny the way that this is on the corner

7:50and has like the big windows. There's

7:52like sort of an equivalent in Santa

7:54Monica that this reminds me of. Primo

7:56Pasta, if you guys know it. Anyways,

7:58let's go in.

8:10And I'm tired again. But we got some

8:13tea. We got a nice setting. And I walked

8:16a long ways to get here. So, keeping the

8:18body moving. It's when I stop that I get

8:20tired. Still perfect day.

8:27All right. Struggling to stay awake. I

8:29have like an uh technically an hour

8:32before check-in, but I think if I go

8:33back now, I'll be good. Anyways, this is

8:35pretty cool. I just walked this whole

8:37street that I just walked along is

8:38pretty much all dedicated to pottery,

8:41glassear, stuff that people make with

8:43their hands in a really cool way. And

8:45then also photography and art. I just an

8:48artistic street, I guess. It's cool to

8:50like look in and see people being

8:51creative. Oh, I really like this. It's

8:53like impressionist art.

8:55[Music]

8:58pool view. Every corner is so pretty.

9:01Stunning.

9:04[Music]

9:08We're in probably the tiniest Airbnb

9:11I've ever stayed in, but it's really

9:13cute and the space is used very

9:16efficiently. I'll give you a tour soon,

9:18but I need to I know I said I was going

9:20to power through. I'm just a zombie and

9:22it's it's only 2:20 p.m. So, I'm going

9:24to lay down for a little bit. just a

9:27little. I can do it. Here's the

9:29bathroom. Um, and we'll check back in

9:31soon. Okay, guys. I'm back out. I napped

9:34for like 1 hour and 48 minutes on the

9:36longer side, but I feel so out of it

9:38that I do not doubt my ability to fall

9:40back asleep later. And I'll give you an

9:42Airbnb tour. I'm actually very impressed

9:44by the space layout and how they've used

9:47it. It's kind of like a masterass in

9:49tiny spaces. Look at all these bikers.

9:52So anyways, just going to walk along the

9:54water for a while, find some food when I

9:56get hungry, and try and bail out for a

9:58few more hours before heading back in.

10:02What a healthy society.

10:07That is so cool just how many people

10:09bike home from work. You see everyone

10:11commuting back and they're dressed so

10:13nicely, too. Everyone just looks pretty

10:14elegant.

10:20feel like you're supposed to be part of

10:21everyday society.

10:26[Music]

10:31[Music]

10:34All right, guys. A little delirious. So,

10:36forgive me for not being eloquent or

10:39articulate right now, but what I'm

10:41inspired by all of that going on.

10:43Healthy healthy people. People who are

10:45walking as fast as I do, that never

10:47happens. Anyways, I do in fact need to

10:50go on a run today for marathon training.

10:52Nothing crazy, an easy 5k, but like

10:54truly I just like a jog pace. But what a

10:56fun way to see the city, you know? So,

10:58now that I have my blood moving a little

11:00bit, back at my Airbnb, going to put on

11:02my running clothes and get right back

11:03out there and then find some dinner

11:04after that. How about that?

11:07[Music]

11:11All right, let's be quick cuz the second

11:13I lose steam,

11:15that's not good.

11:17[Music]

11:19Okay, I'm debating putting on workout

11:22top, but honestly,

11:25I'm trying to get fewer things dirty, so

11:28I might just go out in this. And this is

11:29what most of the giries outside were

11:31just wearing on their run. So, I'm going

11:33to do the same. Can't stop me.

11:36Can't stop me. Let's do it.

11:38>> Well, that's neat.

11:43How cool was that? Feeling good.

11:46Stunning golden light. Oh, and a lot of

11:50people sitting out. Big old boats. Oh,

11:53going to need to get better at filming

11:55while running. This is replicating the

11:58Queensboro Bridge in New York. How about

12:00that? Okay, quick tiny walk break

12:02because Oh my god, it's completely

12:04idyllic. It's crazy.

12:06I think there's no place I'd rather be

12:08running right now.

12:09[Music]

12:11This run more pleasant. It is so crazy.

12:15I know it's shaky as hell footage, but

12:17have to go do that loop. Here's where I

12:19am in the rock. Oh my god. Are you

12:22kidding me?

12:24So,

12:26all right. I mean, at some point, I'm

12:27just going to have to stop taking views

12:29cuz it's like, okay, Shrek. Are we in

12:33Shrek? Cool.

12:35Some old looking boats. Things are going

12:38good. We are nice and steady. So cool.

12:42So cool. ever happened. So, I guess now

12:45might not be the time to talk, but this

12:47is my first marathon training run as I

12:50mentioned. Obviously, I just have to

12:51increase my mileage from here and that

12:53I'm not sure how it's going to go. A

12:56little nervous.

12:59All right, back out for dinner. Just

13:00getting some more steps in. It's funny.

13:03I'm looking for authentic Swedish food,

13:05but pretty much all of them on this

13:07particular row are Italian. I can get

13:09Italian in New York. I can probably get

13:10Swedish in New York, too. But you know

13:12what I mean.

13:12[Music]

13:19So lively for a Tuesday night.

13:22Everyone's out and about having dinner

13:24out on the street. It's so so nice. I'm

13:26honestly not that hungry and I'm trying

13:27to eat well just with my training and

13:30stuff. So I might go to the little local

13:32market and pick up kind of like all a

13:35cart food thing. It's kind of boring.

13:36I'll find a table outside to eat. So I

13:38was taking part in the vibes. Well,

13:39let's run out. All right, guys. This is

13:41a problem cuz I'm in their little

13:43grocery store and I'm trying to hit my

13:45protein goals, right? So, I got a bunch

13:47of, you know, some skur, which is their

13:50Greek yogurt, and some like salami, you

13:52know, but then they freaking have this.

13:54And these are my favorite thing of all

13:57time. And so is Maribou, that yellow

13:58chocolate right there. So, I got a mix

14:00of protein and sweets. Okay, guys. I'm

14:04sitting outside of a restaurant, so I

14:06feel like I'm part of the action. But

14:08every place that I looked at was either

14:10Italian or it just wasn't it didn't have

14:12my name on it. So, you know what I like

14:14doing? Like I already said, I I like

14:16going to little local markets and

14:17getting it all a cart items that speak

14:20to me. And I'm also just not that

14:21hungry. So, anyways, I wanted to hit the

14:23protein goals, like I said, and get some

14:24yummy stuff. So, I'll show you my haul.

14:26We got raspberries. Already ate most of

14:28them. Drink 30 g of protein. We got

14:31other yogurts, both 15 g. And then the

14:34yummy stuff. This is my favorite Swedish

14:36chocolate. Maribou with dime mixed in

14:39there, which is like kind of toffee

14:41chewy chocolate. Chewy. And then I got

14:44just straight maribou milk chocolate,

14:45which is these are like the coins.

14:47They're addictive. I also got some

14:48salami.

14:50Yum. Okay. Favorite thing of all time,

14:53ghee flour. These little things are my

14:56absolute favorite. They're little

14:58cinnamon buns. They hit the perfect

15:00point of not too sweet and not too

15:02anything. They're just right. And you

15:04just can keep eating them. They sell

15:05them at IKEA as well in the US and

15:07around around the world if you want to

15:09try them. But I got them freshly baked

15:12here in Sweden.

15:14Going to eat some raspberries now.

15:17[Music]

15:25>> Okay, let's go back to the hotel room.

15:27You want to see what I was leaning you

15:28up against just now?

15:30My little protein drink. Pretty yummy. I

15:33thoroughly enjoyed my allocart

15:34experience while sitting with these

15:36diners. I think we should normalize just

15:39eating a bunch of random things as long

15:41as it tastes good to you and you need

15:43you meet your nutrition goals. Am I

15:45right?

15:46[Music]

15:53>> Actually pretty cozy. My living room, my

15:56fan. Pretty cozy. I like it. The solo

16:00travel is going well. It is 10:08, so I

16:04made it until now. Honestly, I was kind

16:06of planning on just making it to like

16:089:00, but I took a long much needed

16:10shower. Now, the day tomorrow awaits us,

16:13and we're going to be well rested. Oh,

16:15we have some fun things tomorrow. I

16:16haven't told you guys. This is just a

16:18personal fun trip, but I am doing a

16:20little bit of business while I'm here

16:21because why not? So, anyways, until

16:23tomorrow. Turtle

16:25out. Oh my god, I actually know the

16:27Swedish word for turtle. Twa

16:30pada out.

16:34Good morning. How's it going? I am here

16:38in Southern Mom, which is I'm trying to

16:41find a Weirdly I get weird about filming

16:43when it's like quiet and there's no one

16:44around, but then there's one person

16:46around. Anyways, another beautiful sunny

16:48day as you can see. Just in a long

16:50sleeve, which will do me well today. I'm

16:52here at the Epidemic Sounds

16:54headquarters.

16:56Sounds like a New York meeting with the

16:57marketing team, which I'm super super

16:59excited about. I've been using Epidemic

17:00Sound for years. Link in description for

17:02a free trial. Not sponsored. I just love

17:04Epidemic Sound. And then we'll get the

17:06day going. I will admit. So, it's like

17:0810:00 a.m. right now, or 11:00 a.m.

17:09rather, which is when I would fully be

17:11still asleep in New York. So, it's like

17:13these morning hours that obviously the

17:15jet lag hits pretty hard, but we'll wake

17:18up.

17:18>> Okay, let's get to it.

17:26[Music]

17:28>> All right, guys. I'm here with the

17:29Epidemic Sound Team. We were at a very

17:31authentic sweet, what's this place

17:33called again?

17:35>> I just wanted to get the proper

17:36pronunciation.

17:37>> The creator partnership folks were the

17:39best. They gave me a tour of the

17:41headquarters. We grabbed a long lunch

17:43and just talked about all things music,

17:44creators, and the future of the space.

17:46Such a highlight of this trip.

17:50[Music]

17:51>> Okay, just uh finished with the Epidemic

17:54Sound Team. They were so so nice. just

17:57like wow. Great conversation, fun

17:59people, had a lot of laughs. It was a

18:01really good time. Getting dinner with a

18:03friend later tonight, but otherwise have

18:04kind of the rest of my day free. Going

18:06to go to a coffee shop that was very

18:07highly recommended to me. So, now it's

18:091:35. I'd still be asleep in New York. 6

18:13hours behind, so I'm still a bit sleepy,

18:15but we're pulling through.

18:21[Music]

18:26Hello. Doing some more walking around

18:29after finishing my coffee. Bit tired,

18:31but we have some more fun things to do

18:33today and you're coming with me. Also,

18:35I'm just so impressed and happy with the

18:38amount of cafes on every single street

18:40per square mile, let's say. There's a

18:42lot of them. And there's just a really

18:44nice cinnamon smell emanating out of

18:46every single one. So, pretty epic. Wow.

18:50Ah, I came up here cuz I figured it

18:52would be a good lookout point. I was

18:55right. It literally is a lookout point.

18:56Look at those people looking out. I feel

18:59like these pointy spires. Oh my god,

19:01they're everywhere. Ah, there's so many.

19:03I feel like that's so iconic Stockholm.

19:05And when I imagine this scene, like in

19:08photos and such, I imagine a whole bunch

19:10of snow. There's obviously no snow right

19:11now, which I'm happy about. This is like

19:13my favorite type of thing to do in a

19:15city, which is having, you know, some

19:17set cafes and restaurants and such that

19:19I want to go to, but otherwise just like

19:21walking a lot, going down these random

19:23meandering side streets, as long as it's

19:25safe, obviously. Let me check my stats

19:27for yesterday. Hey Siri, how many steps

19:29did I walk yesterday?

19:30>> 20,260 steps.

19:33>> That's a lot of steps. Let's freaking

19:34go. Best way to explore a city in my

19:37opinion. Walk, walk, walk. Boom. Like,

19:40where does that go to? I don't know.

19:43Let's find out.

19:48Okay, this is so cool where I've just

19:51stumbled upon. Look, it's so old and

19:54charming. And look at this. Not to peep

19:56on people, but what a freaking cool

19:58office. Epic. Epic.

20:05Neat.

20:16It has started to rain. It wasn't

20:18supposed to until later.

20:19>> Still a nice temperature. I feel cozy.

20:21It's going to get a little wet. That's

20:22okay. It smells good. I love the smell

20:25of the atmosphere when it starts to

20:26rain. Okay, beast. Okay, it's raining

20:30kind of hard now, so I'm waiting for a

20:31little bit under this tree. Surprisingly

20:34good cover. I'm not getting any drops.

20:38Kind of peaceful.

20:41[Music]

20:49I'm going to go that way.

20:52[Music]

20:55Guys, I just got asked for directions

20:57and I knew the answer. They asked which

21:00way Oldtown was, Gamlasan, which is

21:02where I'm staying. And I knew to say

21:05it's over there cuz that's where I'm

21:06headed. But I had a little moment of

21:08pride. I was like, "Yes, I know the

21:10answer to that.

21:16It's so pleasant."

21:18All right, it's proper raining, but

21:21still kind of cozy. I'm back in Gas Sun.

21:24I'm going to Well, we'll see. You know

21:25what? I'm going to tell you what we're

21:27going to do. It'll be a surprise.

21:33All right, I've wandered into this

21:35little store of trinkets, but like very

21:39lighting based trinkets, and I really

21:42like it. And it's so charming.

21:49Guys, I don't know if you know this, but

21:51I like getting funky earrings. Like in

21:52Taiwan, I got these boba earrings. I

21:55have these egg toast earrings. I have

21:57tomato earrings. I think it would be a

21:58crime against humanity if I did not buy

22:00these

22:01>> cinnamon bun earrings. Oh my god. Yes,

22:04>> I got them.

22:07How cute is that? She said that they're

22:10handmade here in Gauntlet. So very

22:12authentic. Also, it's fully raining now.

22:16[Music]

22:18Back where I was yesterday. Nobel Prize

22:21Museum. Remember this? Feels like so

22:24long ago.

22:27[Music]

22:29Oh man.

22:33Yeah, I got in it. That's okay. We made

22:35it back. I'm still going to go back out.

22:38I just need a raincoat.

22:40This is kind of cute, though. Look. So,

22:42here's my Airbnb. And then there's this

22:44little courtyard. I guess I showed you

22:45guys yesterday.

22:49Oh my god. I hope there's a drain out

22:50here.

22:53Wow. So guys, I was just thinking it's

22:54an absolute crime that I actually

22:56haven't got a proper cinnamon bun here

22:58yet besides these. But you know what?

23:01These, you know, they're not a

23:02replacement and I'm going to go get one

23:03when the rain lets up. But they're so

23:06good. M Hello. All right, I've dried off

23:09a little bit. So I thought I'd be a

23:10little innovative because I'm going to

23:12have to pack my stuff tomorrow to leave

23:14and I can't have a soaking wet shirt in

23:16there. So I turned on the towel warmer

23:18and I tried to get as much surface area

23:20of my wet shirt on there as possible.

23:22Pretty nifty honestly if you ask me. So

23:27wait, let's do an Airbnb tour. Welcome.

23:30Let me show you around. Okay, you enter

23:32here. We got some rules and regulations.

23:35We got a washer and mind you, everything

23:38in this apartment is labeled and has

23:40instructions. It is very well organized

23:42for how small it is. Umbrellas, fire

23:44hydrant, coat rack, shoe horn.

23:48They think of everything. You enter me.

23:50We have the bathroom. I already showed

23:53you. I rearranged my shirt. It is small

23:56in here. All right. I'm filming on Oh,

23:58not even on wide angle, but it's small

23:59in here, but everything you need. You

24:01know, we got hooks everywhere, which I

24:04love. I love when they have enough

24:05hooks. My little toiletries. You get the

24:07idea. It's small. Like, it's one of

24:09these things. And then water, of course,

24:10comes out. So, I use this as a little

24:11barricade. We enter living room. Little

24:14table here. I kind of know a lot of

24:16space saving hacks because I was on a

24:18motor home for 3 months or more every

24:20year growing up and you need to really

24:22really utilize the space well. And my

24:24New York City apartments, while they are

24:26large by New York standards, they're not

24:29actually huge. So, you know, you got to

24:31make use of space. So, stuff like this

24:33where they have a smaller table but an

24:35extendable thingy. This ladder was

24:37leaned up against there when I got it.

24:39But the bed is actually up here and it's

24:42pretty comfy. I'm not going to lie. You

24:44guys saw my clip last night. They have a

24:46lamp up here so you can turn off all

24:47these lights before getting into bed.

24:49Over here, just good attention to

24:51detail. They think of everything. Like

24:53an adapter. How nice is that? Cuz

24:55normally I forget mine anyways. I did

24:57not this time, but normally I do.

24:59Earplugs, little cups to drink from. I

25:01wonder what's in here.

25:03Ooh, cards. A people leaving thank you

25:07notes. So cute. And then in here is a

25:10bunch of extra linens and towels.

25:13There's a ironing board, hangers. You

25:16get the idea. Sorry, my stuff is not

25:18sorry. I'm by myself. I can do whatever

25:21I want. I don't have an exploding

25:23suitcase when I'm with other people. I

25:24don't like that. It's pretty contained.

25:26That's fine. We got couch. We got fan,

25:28which I just have on for white noise

25:29when I sleep. Moving into the kitchen.

25:31This is where I think you see cuz it's

25:32so tiny. A lot of the space saving

25:35hacks, but you really have everything

25:37you need. Cleaning supplies, little

25:39sink, little drying rack, trash,

25:42dishwasher tablets, teeny tiny

25:44dishwasher. How cute. Pantry.

25:47Everything's labeled. It's so cute. We

25:49got a little stove. This is This is my

25:51stuff. The cutest little baby utensils.

25:55Well, I guess these ones are full size.

25:57I like the little ones. And then, you

25:59know, it's an Airbnb, so it's fully

26:01stocked, which is awesome if you were

26:02staying here for a while and wanted to

26:04get some good cooking done. That's

26:05crazy. That's more than I can freaking

26:07fit in my New York City apartment.

26:08>> We got cups, glasses, coffee, tea. Is

26:13this exciting? I don't know. Maybe it's

26:15not for you guys. I just love how

26:16everything's labeled. It's so cute. And

26:18then, oh, soft closed cabinets. Very

26:22good. Fridge. Huge by my standards. This

26:25is way bigger than my New York fridge.

26:27And

26:28freezer. Oh, and then a little

26:30stepladder if you need it. Some hooks

26:32thoughtfully placed. That's about it.

26:35It's actually grown on me. When I first

26:36got here, I was like, "Oh, I mean, it's

26:39fine." But I I actually really like it.

26:41Feels cozy. Like, I was happy to come

26:42home to it after getting caught in the

26:45rain. Hope you enjoyed the tour.

26:48[Music]

26:50All right, we are back out like an hour

26:52and a half later. I did take a little

26:54nap. I can't help myself. It's like I

26:56can't keep my eyes open if I don't.

26:57Anyways, I try to not take them for too

26:59long to mess with the uh sleeping later

27:01on. We'll see. Still raining, but

27:04honestly, it's really cozy.

27:09Yeah, it's not too cold. That's what I

27:11care the most about.

27:13Kind of beautiful. I would not dare say

27:16the sun is poking out, but there's some

27:18warm light and it's just so pretty. Not

27:20that I'm in any place to be given solo

27:23travel tips quite yet, but I will say

27:25that it's helpful to have gotten to know

27:28two areas pretty well. So I've like gone

27:30between Gamblasan here where I'm staying

27:32and then you know I did a run all around

27:35a couple of these little offshoot island

27:37things and then I've gone into Sutter

27:39yesterday and today I feel oriented if

27:41that makes sense in a way that makes me

27:43feel comfortable like I know where I am.

27:45I know how to get home. I don't need to

27:46look up Google Maps or anything. Even

27:48when I was coming from the Epidemic

27:49Sound office earlier I knew how to get

27:51home without checking the map. So yeah,

27:52I guess the tip is to kind of acquaint

27:54yourself with a couple areas extra well

27:56and then you can just get around without

27:57feeling stressed about it. I don't know.

27:59That's my preliminary tip.

28:05And on the point of solo travel, I think

28:07now that I've done it for a couple days,

28:10I'm an expert. No, but I guess the

28:12reason I'm doing it in the first place,

28:13I never really explained. Let me get

28:15this a little dry at first. I'm on my

28:17way to Berlin after this where I am

28:19meeting somebody. But I figured might as

28:22well stop in Stockholm for a couple days

28:24and see how it feels. And I think that

28:26because I've been here before, that's

28:28part of why I chose this city cuz I've

28:29been here before. So, I have some

28:31familiarity with it. I know it's really

28:32safe and it's very, very walkable. So, I

28:34sort of chose this city as my first solo

28:37travel on purpose. And I kind of liked

28:40it. I I don't think it's my preferred

28:41way of travel because I do think that

28:43the best things in life are best shared.

28:46I think most people would agree with

28:47that. But at the same time, I also do

28:49think and know that it's important to be

28:51able to be by yourself, spend time with

28:53yourself for sort of extended periods, I

28:56guess. I don't know. At least that's a

28:57muscle that I've been wanting to flex

28:58for a while. And this it's honestly been

29:00really really fun. Would I want to do it

29:02for too much longer than 2 days, 3 days?

29:06Probably not. Probably get a little

29:08lonely. But this trip has been pretty

29:10lovely. And I did a little just a little

29:13bit more planning for this trip than I

29:14normally would cuz I knew I'd be by

29:16myself. So, I'm like, h could probably

29:18benefit from uh preparing a little

29:20extra. That's also part of why I think I

29:22feel more comfortable. Hey. Oh my god.

29:24What's up? Did you follow me here?

29:27>> Yeah. From New York. But I wanted to

29:28tell you something. Okay. What's up?

29:30Well, that tad bit of prep that you were

29:32talking about just now. You like booked

29:34a hotel and everything beforehand. Yeah.

29:36For once, I actually made a reservation

29:37like 36 hours in advance instead of

29:39waiting until I landed in the country.

29:41And was the hotel a good price? I

29:43actually did Airbnb cuz by the time I

29:44looked, it was so last minute. And the

29:46hotels were just way too expensive. Ah,

29:48and your flight. I actually got it for

29:49an okay price a while ago and then a few

29:52weeks later I saw it went up and then

29:54weirdly back down below my original

29:56price like as you got super close to the

29:58I'm going to stop you right there. Okay.

30:00Why? Have you heard of Axle? I have not.

30:02What's that? It's what Big Travel

30:04doesn't want you to know about. So, it's

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30:10reservations and it automatically

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30:21your upcoming hotel and flight

30:23reservations, monitors the prices 24/7,

30:25and then cancels and rebooks your

30:27reservations automatically at those

30:28lower prices without you doing anything.

30:30Oh my god, I know. Would have been

30:32perfect for you when you saw that price

30:33change later on. Yeah. Yeah. And Axel

30:36handles all customer service

30:37interactions and secures that price

30:39change as savings. It's pretty awesome.

30:41Okay, I'm sold. Where do I sign up? You

30:43can click the link in my description to

30:44get started for free. We'll do. Thanks,

30:46Taylor.

30:48All right, let's go.

30:51First of all, that was crazy timing that

30:53I was filming when all those lights just

30:55turned on. Wow. All right, there's

30:57something we got to do before dinner.

31:00And let me tell you guys, dinner is at a

31:02very special place. So, my cousin was

31:04actually here recently and did some solo

31:06travel days himself. And he told me this

31:07place is just out of this world. It's

31:09like Nordic fine dining, but at a pretty

31:11reasonable price. I checked the menu and

31:13I guess it's super hard to get a resz,

31:15but randomly they had one tonight. I got

31:17it. And when I told the Epidemic Sound

31:19folks about this restaurant, they're

31:21like, "Oh my god, how did you get that

31:22resz? You have to go." So, they were

31:24hyping me up and I'm super excited.

31:26However, before that, there's something

31:28we have to do cuz as things are tracking

31:30right now, we're not going to do it

31:31unless we do it right now. What do you

31:32think it is?

31:41We're getting closer. Look how pretty.

31:48Hi.

31:50Can I please have a cinnamon? Thank you.

31:54Okay. I know. I'm about to go to dinner,

31:56but like I said, I'm leaving tomorrow

31:58morning. So, if I don't get this now,

32:00I'm also hungry. So, I'll still be

32:01hungry for dinner. It's very different

32:03than my typical cinnamon roll. I really

32:05like the big doughy American cream

32:08cheese icing cinnamon buns the most. So,

32:10there's a time and place for this. Time

32:12and place. Ooh. Smells really cinnamony

32:15with a little bit of cardamom. That's

32:17the big thing here. Cardamom. I've had

32:19this before, but it's been a while. It's

32:21still pretty yummy and doughy on the

32:23inside.

32:25Approved. We back. Let's go to dinner.

32:38Okay, just got dropped off. Feeling chic

32:41in my leather jacket. I got to pull it

32:43out more. Anyways, this is the spot.

32:45It's called Lil Ego and I'm so excited.

32:54[Music]

33:01Okay, presentation reveal. All right, we

33:04got shredded butter and pumpkin seeds,

33:06pork belly, melons, mint. It looks like

33:09you want to get this one on top.

33:11>> Nice with cucumber on top. Looks like

33:13dill and something pistachios are on the

33:16end there. And our beers. We got pork

33:18belly. We got zucchini. We got jalapeno

33:21sauce, chimmy cherry, and then some some

33:23kind of sauce down there. Nice. Hello.

33:27Dinner was delicious. I was talking so

33:30much with my friend. We had a lot of

33:32catching up to do. He just moved here.

33:33So, because I was talking a lot, I ate

33:35pretty slowly and then uh got pretty

33:37full, but it was it was so so good. I

33:39just couldn't finish my entree. Anyways,

33:41it's my last night. My Airbnb is right

33:43here. It really has been such a fun nice

33:46trip. I've just like fallen in love with

33:48Stockholm. Everything about it, it just

33:50feels so cozy. Okay, I guess I'll leave

33:52you with that. You don't need to see me

33:53pack up and go to the airport tomorrow,

33:54do you? Turtle out

33:58to France.

34:01>> To France,

34:04>> I feel naked. Oh well, that's okay.

34:08I don't actually feel naked.

34:14[Applause]

34:16[Music]