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Dog daycare

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on June 16, 2026June 11, 2026

Dog daycare is very common in Stockholm. You drop your dog off at daycare in…

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BUBS concept store in Stockholm

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on May 12, 2026May 8, 2026

  BUBS is a Swedish candy brand that suddenly went viral internationally (the power of…

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A Day

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on May 4, 2026April 26, 2026

We went to a café that had a very interesting musical instrument-themed wall. At the…

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  • Culture

The day Sweden switched from driving on the left to driving on the right…

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 25, 2026April 19, 2026

Interestingly, trains, still run on the left. Trams, which use the roads, run on the…

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A pride of lionesses

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 14, 2026April 2, 2026

One of them is wearing a bicycle chain necklace. I guess there are worse ways…

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A Day

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

I am on the lookout for new motorcycle boots. I used to wear Frye 12R…

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Has spring sprung?

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 24, 2026March 23, 2026

We were out for our first ride of the season this past weekend. It was…

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A Day

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 23, 2026March 15, 2026

Swedish ‘snus’ – small pouches of moist oral tobacco you place under your top lip.…

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A Day

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 17, 2026March 12, 2026

A sign outside a meatball restaurant A sign of spring – the sweeping up of…

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  • Sweden

Has spring perhaps sprung?

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 15, 2026March 10, 2026

March is, as in most places, a bit unstable weatherwise in Sweden. But days like…

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  • The curse of the introvert November 2, 2026
    I am very much an introvert. I recharge my batteries through solitude and solitary pursuits…
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    It really annoys me sometimes that we do not buy things anymore. Not music, not…
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    My favourite jewellery items are rings. I adore rings and would wear them on all…
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    Find original article here I honestly did not believe this was true, despite seeing television…
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    And these are not Hallowe’en related but they are branches decorated with real miniature pastries…
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