How could you not love the country that brought us Ikea, Volvo, SAAB, Absolut, H&M, and ABBA?

"Obs" (ohbs) is Swedish for "oops" and became a favorite saying during my time there . . . it's fun and necessary when learning a new culture.

If you want to visit the Absolut Ice Bar in Stockholm's Nordic Sea Hotel plan ahead . . . it's small so it fills up quickly and they have to close and rebuild once in a while.