For most of my life, I’ve been fascinated by Sweden. It started with ABBA, of course. Then I discovered their approach to how society should operate matches with my mine. Then I visited and discovered the beauty of the place, and the awesome people. Music, literature, film.
The only two words of the Dutch language I know are “alstublieft” and “bedankt” (please and thankyou). So the following translation of the accompanying hand-written note is only a guestimation … Read the rest “The Dutch Train System – Part Two”
“The people of Stockholm are happy again”, I said to Sandra over a glass of wine at Linje 10, a rather groovy bar at Hornstull.
It was actually the … Read the rest “Happy Days Are Here Again”
When we saw a nearby woman on the bus with a “crew” sticker on her luggage, we knew we had made the right choice about getting to Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport. … Read the rest “Hej då!”
“You could drive a car on this…”, a nice Swedish bloke told me when I asked him about the thickness of the ice of we were standing on. As we … Read the rest “You Could Drive A Car On This”
As you walk around the quieter parts of Stockholm – away from the main traffic areas – you can hear the sound of running water. Unlike the drains around Sydney … Read the rest “Easter Sunday”
It wasn’t the best sunset I’ve seen in Stockholm, but it was pretty damn good. So at the end of an afternoon of sight-seeing, we braved the conditions and headed … Read the rest “Stockholm Sunset”