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What $100 buys in...Stockholm
Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, September, 2005 by Shax Riegler
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$1.50 Fire starter
Stock up on these handmade, moose-shaped fire starters at the Society for Swedish Handicrafts. The group-made up of artisans from all over the country-has been selling crafts since 1899. Svensk Hemslöjd, Sveavägen 44, Vasastan, 011-46/8-232-115.
$2 Soap
In April, to honor the country's "Year of Design," a company called 10 Swedish Designers (see below) gave Bliw hand soap a fresh look. Pick up the biomorphic form at any supermarket.
$5 Latte mug
Sweden boasts the second-highest per capita consumption of coffee in the world, after Finland. Folks average 4 1/2 cups a day, and the fika (coffee break) is a daily ritual. Refuel at one of the city's many cafés and then head to Granit, a housewares store, for a mug to take home. Götgatan 31, Södermalm, 011-46/8-642-1068. ...
