Hello from snowy Åland! Even though spring is on its way, it’s time to return to 2017 for a summary of the books I read in 2017. I have listed them all here on the blog, except the one I finished in December: The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster, My goal […]
We are once more visiting family on the Åland Islands after a rather eventful night on M/S Galaxy. This time, our travel plans did, however, change just days before it was time to hit the road. Originally, we wanted to come to the Åland Islands on Friday morning. An early […]
Námestie SNP is the square in Bratislava that is named in memory of the Slovak National Uprising (Slovenské Národné Povstanie) in 1944. The square has had several names throughout the years. For instance, it has been named after people such as Kaiser Wilhelm II, Andrej Hlinka as well as Josef […]
Hello friends! The snow is slowly melting outside, the birds are twittering about their return, and it’s time to start planning the spring. As always, we have quite a few exciting things going on. Travel is a big part of it all and today we’d like to share our travel plans for […]
The real winter has finally arrived in Stockholm and we have been snowed in. That means that we have had to stay indoors most of the time – at least some of us, Susann still needs to go to work Well, I have actually caught a cold and haven’t minded […]
The 10th of August 1628 was a big day for both Stockholm and the Swedish navy. It was the day of the maiden voyage for the new mighty warship Vasa. As it turned out, the ship proved to be one of Sweden’s biggest engineering failures ever. From that day onwards the […]
It is the second week of my paternity leave here in Sweden and I’m looking for fun trips to take our Little A on. There are of course several options within a short ride of our home here in Stockholm. Well, in my opinion, the destinations need to have a […]
A lot of people look for sun and beaches when traveling with their kids. For us, we were more looking for nice views and new experiences when we recently visited Madeira. The island was great for our purposes, but how was it for traveling with an infant? Here are our […]
In some ways, we are quite fortunate to be living in Sweden. This is especially in regards to parental leave and staying home with our Litte A. Susann has been home for the first 9 months since the birth, but this Monday was her first day back in the office. So, […]
We have recently visited the island of Madeira where we rented a car and drove around for a week. We might not be professional drivers. In fact, Susann doesn’t even have a driving license so I’m the one doing all the driving. However, I assume that you wouldn’t be reading […]
As I’m writing this we are on a flight heading home to Sweden. It has been a great week on Madeira. We have seen so many amazing sceneries and experienced so many places that we one day hope to return to. Well, for now, we will mostly look back at […]
We really wanted to make the most of our last full day here on Madeira. In other words, there were way too many places we wanted to visit and well, just one day to see them all. Add to that the fact that we slept a bit longer than normal […]