Visby at sunset (Photo: Pia Ehrenpreis)Yesterday, The New York Times run this piece on Gotland in its Travel Section:
"A CURIOUS thing has happened in the Baltic Sea. The Swedish island of Gotland — a singular, sparsely populated place — has become a magnet for two disparate groups: party-crazed club youths who unleash Champagne showers inside neon-lighted nightclubs,
and stressed-out solace-seekers who retreat into the island’s untamed wilderness.
It is a strange dichotomy, and one that is becoming ever more acute.
Gotland, the largest island in the Baltic Sea, lies about 60 miles off the southeastern coast of Sweden. Its geographical size is comparable to Long Island’s, but with a year-round population of less than 60,000, the island is largely undeveloped. Within 10 minutes of leaving Visby, the only sizable town on the island, an idyllic landscape dotted with rustic cottages and rural farmhouses starts to unfold."
The NYT Slideshow on Gotland.
The NYT article here.
Ha, finally Gotland is placed on the map by NYT! I am now soon due back to my rustic cottage and rural farmhouses in the idyllic landscapeof this largely undeveloped island!
And the summer harvest! Oh joy!
and stressed-out solace-seekers who retreat into the island’s untamed wilderness.
It is a strange dichotomy, and one that is becoming ever more acute.Gotland, the largest island in the Baltic Sea, lies about 60 miles off the southeastern coast of Sweden. Its geographical size is comparable to Long Island’s, but with a year-round population of less than 60,000, the island is largely undeveloped. Within 10 minutes of leaving Visby, the only sizable town on the island, an idyllic landscape dotted with rustic cottages and rural farmhouses starts to unfold."
The NYT Slideshow on Gotland.
The NYT article here.
Ha, finally Gotland is placed on the map by NYT! I am now soon due back to my rustic cottage and rural farmhouses in the idyllic landscapeof this largely undeveloped island!
And the summer harvest! Oh joy!
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