The Åland Islands is a small place with a lot of history. We have previously written about Kungsö Battery in Jomala, but that is not the only demolished battery on the islands. Another such place is the Sålis battery. It is located in Hammarland, one of the central municipalities. Built by […]
Monthly Archives: June 2017
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Say hi to Eila! She’s my mother and she knows how to make an absolutely amazing creamy salmon soup. This delicacy is one of the cornerstones of Finnish cuisine and it’s something we usually serve our guests. Not only is the soup very tasty, but it’s also very easy to […]
The sun peeps through the clouds and the music is playing. The master of ceremony shouts out his orders and on three the men push and move forward. Slowly, slowly the pole rises toward the sky. People cheer, the violins sing cheerfully. The place is Lumparland and the whole municipality […]
Cobblestoned streets, narrow alleys, and pastel buildings. The tranquil Old Town in the Slovak capital is very picturesque. The Main Square, Hlavné námestie, is where everything happens. Today we write about one of the more prominent buildings on the main square, the Old Town Hall, also known as Stará radnica in Slovak. Are […]
Snart knackar midsommar på dörren och vi funderar på sommarens äventyr. Semestern blir ganska sent i år, och tanken är att vi då ska ta oss hela vägen till Frankrike. Som tur är har vi ett par alternativ så att vi slipper sitta och uggla i vår Stockholmsförort hela sommaren. Första […]
Snart är det åter dags för en av årets höjdpunkter – midsommar, så klart! Veckans blogglista på sevendays handlar om just detta, alla nordbors favorithögtid! (Eller?) Det här är planerna för midsommar Mina föräldrar har en stuga vid havet. Det har blivit en tradition att tillbringa midsommarafton där, med god mat och […]
Are you looking for ways to in increase your creativity? A while ago, in a book on positive psychology, I came across the idea of spending 15 minutes on generating optimistic ideas. The advantage is that it will boost various character strengths, such as creativity and hope. When you do this, you […]
Decadence and decadent are two of my favorite words in the English language. They hold a promise of adventure, secrecy, recklessness, and of course a small dose of luxury. I think that being able to travel as much as we do add some decadence to our lives. Here’s a more […]
It’s Tuesday and time to share some travel stories. Today I write about the time that I decided it’d be a good idea to move to Poland. As it turned out, that sudden impulse resulted in a lot of great memories and eventful trips in this fantastic country. I have […]
It’s been a while since we have been abroad and I think it’s safe to say that we are both getting restless. We want to explore the world, now! Do you recognize this feeling? The truth is that we have been quite stationary recently and it has a very good reason. […]
Trosa is one of the towns that we will visit quite often this summer. Today was our first visit this year, so we took the chance to spend a few hours to enjoy the sunshine and meet my grandparents. All in all, it was a really nice day. Today is also […]
We have been visiting my parents in Vagnhärad for the weekend. The weather has not been on the better side until this evening. So once little A was satisfied we joined my mother out to lake Sörsjön, which is quite close by. It was time for the family dog to enjoy […]
