I Lost My Key as We Docked in Paradise – First Day in Visby!

I lost my cabin key the moment we docked in paradise… and that was just the beginning.

This is the story of day one of a fabulous summer voyage to Visby, the crown jewel of Gotland 🇸🇪✨ Join me—Joakim Clifton Bergman—and my forever iconic friend Magnus as we sail aboard Birka Visby, and disembark into what might just be Scandinavia’s most beautiful city.

🌞 It’s a morning bathed in sunlight. We wake up in our cabin just as the ship glides into Visby harbor. The weather? Dreamy. Clear blue skies and glistening Baltic Sea light. My first order of business? A quick vegan breakfast at The Lobby Café & Bar. Yes, it’s the same vegan baguette I had yesterday. But let’s face it—vegans can’t be choosers, darling. We can only be cruisers. 🥖💚

🚨 But then—disaster! I can’t find my cabin key, just a slip of paper I’ve misplaced. The chaos! The drama! I flip the cabin upside down in full detective mode until Magnus reminds me I put it in my iPhone case yesterday. Voilà—found. Crisis averted.

🌿 Then we step ashore, and the real magic begins...

🧱 We begin at Stora Strandporten, the mighty medieval gate that once guarded Visby’s Hanseatic glory. Just a few cobblestones away is Lilla Strandporten, a charming, almost secretive little portal into the heart of the city.

⚓ We find Fiskarporten, an old fisherman's gate whispering salty tales of the sea. Then we’re off to Kruttornet, Visby’s oldest standing tower, dark and storied and built for battle.

📸 No visit is complete without Fiskargränd, the legendary alleyway that’s like something out of a fairytale. Roses climbing limestone walls, narrow enough to whisper secrets. If Instagram were a medieval painting, this would be it.

🌸 We wind up in DBW:s Botaniska Trädgård, a botanical wonderland founded in 1855 and brimming with magnolias, fig trees, and 700+ plant species. It’s a green sanctuary wrapped in history. And that, darling, is where our next episode begins…

🎬 Whether you’re into historic towns, LGBTQ+ travel, vegan eats, or pure Scandinavian charm, this series is for you. Watch, like, comment, and SUBSCRIBE because there’s so much more to come from Gotland’s medieval dreamland!

🧳 Let’s cruise. Let’s get lost. Let’s find the key to joy.

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