Sweden
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 ›
Our new apartment part II
We are on the first floor (in Sweden it goes ground floor, first floor). And here is the overnight apartment that people were curious about. There are two of these, and this one sleeps at least six. We provide sheets… Read More ›
We bought an apartment!
My husband and I have been looking for a new apartment for a while now. Stockholm has a huge housing crisis with queues for rental apartments being decades (read my article here), and property prices skyrocketing, so we decided to… Read More ›
Boss Hoss Motorbike
We saw this beauty out and about last year. It is a car on two wheels!