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Travels in the Swedish countryside
During July, we went on a long (1300km) road trip to see family in the south of Sweden. Given that we live in the city, it is always lovely for me to experience the glorious Swedish countryside in the...
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Block party Sunday
As summer comes to and end there are many things happening in Stockholm. There are farmers’ markets, flea markets, cultural festivals, bike and car shows, and a movie festival. On Saturday we went on a...
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Motorbike rally around lake Mälaren, photographs by Daniel Brace
In August every year, as summer comes to an end, we undertake a motorbike rally around Lake Mälaren (the third-largest freshwater lake in Sweden). It’s always great fun. There are up to 20 000...
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Sweden’s Right of Public Access
The Right of Public Access is a principle, protected by the law, that gives all people in Sweden the freedom to roam free in nature. Sleep on mountaintops, by the lakes, in quiet forests or beautiful...
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Stockholm
Rådhuset underground station Stockholm is the capital and largest city of Sweden, known for its beauty, clean environment, and high quality of life The city is spread across 14 islands connected by...
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The Swedish Museum of Drinking Culture
This fact that this museum exists surprised me because Sweden, being in the vodka belt*, has historically had a public health problem with binge drinking. So much so that there is a state monopoly on...
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A day’s wanderings
My husband takes Harley out for almost two hours every day. Harley loves it. These were outside a shop in Stockholm. Some stores put a rail or two of clothes outside to attract customers. In Sweden...
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View from our front gate
This is not a big boat, but sometimes there are container ships in the canal outside our apartment and they look rather disconcerting. From a distance it looks like they are in our garden. The gate is...
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Remember the tiny apartment?
I wrote recently about an apartment for sale near us. It is 11 square metres/118 square feet, and the starting price was $180 756. The final price ended up at $229 498, making it the third most...
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A day
This is a place where I teach. You have the choice of an exercise bicycle or a downward-leaning stool to perch on. I see these quite often. I don’t have airbuds, but is it quite common to lose them?...
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A day
As I left for work today it was walkies time for the doggy daycare nearby. The dogs have two walks a day and when they are all moving they look like puppy clouds I saw the first batch of advent...
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A day
I teach in the building on the left. I was keen to get the ferry in the shot but it looks underwhelming in the photograph. Today is Cinnamon Bun Day in Sweden. It’s a purely commercial day but Swedes...
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A day
On my way to my first meeting. Below is my Van Der Spek tote, after using it frequently for a year. I try to use lightweight bags as often as I can but on days when I carry my laptop with me, I use...
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A week
This food court used to be a beautiful old movie theatre. After that it became Urban Outfitters, but I think restaurants suit it better. A door at an underground station. I don’t think it is a real...
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Colour for the skin you’re in
I grew up in apartheid South Africa where buying power and society was geared towards whiteness. We also had many products that were marketed and produced in predominantly caucasian countries. So...
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Snösätra Grafitti Park, Stockholm
I have written before about Snösätra Graffiti Park in Stockholm. It is a huge abandoned industrial area where graffiti artists are given part of a wall for a few weeks to create street art. There is...
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Beautiful autumn day
We were out for our last ride of the autumn last week, when I took this photograph. Sweden is full of small buildings like these, and I think they are beautiful. Many of them are very, very old and...
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Wanderings
One of the things that is both good and bad about my job is that I sometimes have gaps between meetings, where I can either pop into a coffee shop to sit and work, or wander around. I try to not carry...
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