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Svanberga Cafe, Norrtälje

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on September 13, 2026July 31, 2026

This was a lovely café that we found on a ride around Norrtälje municipality. Sweden…

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Kina Li Asian supply store

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on September 9, 2026July 30, 2026

A car workshop near us was turned into a huge Asian supply store. The original…

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A day

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on September 8, 2026July 30, 2026

A bug! The allotment gardens near us

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Lisas Grabb café, Södermalm, Stockholm

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on September 8, 2026July 30, 2026

This is an absolutely amazing café in a side street near where we live. It…

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Kungsholmen, Stockholm

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on September 4, 2026July 29, 2026

This is an area close to where we live but, for some reason, we seldom…

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Skottvångs gruva iron ore mine, Sweden.

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on September 1, 2026July 28, 2026

Skottvångs gruva is a historic iron ore mine located in the Sörmland region of Sweden.…

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Falu Red Paint and the typical Swedish red and white buildings

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on September 1, 2026July 28, 2026

As a non-Swede, I find the red and white buildings of Sweden to be the…

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Road ferries in the Stockholm archipelago

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on August 31, 2026August 2, 2026

At the moment it costs me $30 for a Stockholm monthly travel card. For that,…

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A day

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on August 25, 2026August 24, 2026

My husband during a rest break on our ride. We generally stop for ice cream…

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Surströmming

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on August 19, 2026July 19, 2026

I have never eaten surströmming (fermented Baltic herring), or wanted to. Some regard it as…

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