During Pride Week, Stockholm used to temporarily replace the lenses on some traffic lights to depict same-sex couples, but this year six of them will remain permanently in place. And a useless fact — in South Africa, traffic lights… Read More ›
Sweden
Happy Swedish Midsummer
…the happiest Swedish holiday of the year. When the days are long and times are free. Below find the EPIC golden Leopold, and the majestic black Brigand from MadFluffs on Instagram, one of my favourite feel-good Instagram accounts. Beauty… Read More ›
Duck island in Mariefred during a coronavirus summer
Yesterday we celebrated the end of the ‘2-hour travel ban’ by going on a long ride on our Harley. It was lovely to be out all day but by the end of it we were both very stiff! As we… Read More ›
So typically Swedish
When I moved to Sweden, the one thing that took a lot of getting used to was the informality and flat hierarchical structure at work. Sweden doesn’t use titles – no Mr, Ms, Doctor, Professor. You just call people by… Read More ›
Snapshots from our new apartment
We are so happy in our new home. It is a dream to keep clean, close to everything, but set in huge gardens. I have never had a dishwasher or automatic washing machine before – ever. I have always washed… Read More ›
Limited edition Orrefors Sweden crystal gearshift
Because public transport is so good in Stockholm and parking is so expensive, we use a car-sharing service when we need a car. It costs about $30 for 3 hours and the car is a few minutes’ walk away. Our… Read More ›
Art in the Stockholm underground
I have previously written about how the Stockholm underground is an art gallery . Each station has its own theme and artist, and you can go on free tours of the underground with a guide. I took this photo of… Read More ›
Bahnhof’s epic data storage centre in Stockholm
Just a few minutes from where I live is Bahnhof, a former nuclear bunker, most famous for having hosted Wikileaks. It is built 30m down, in 2-billion-year-old solid rock which can withstand a hydrogen bomb. The doors are 40cm thick…. Read More ›
