Sweden’s largest orchid is currently in bloom. We hopped into the car yesterday to check it out. En route we drove up an embankment, charmingly named Nightmare Hill (named so because, for no apparent reason, it spooked every horse that passed it), continued through a heavily forested area to reach our destination: a perfectly hidden [...]
I married a nerd. He’s an incredibly fabulous and wonderful nerd; but nerd all the same. One of my favorite things to do when visiting his parent’s home is to dig through his old clothing and taunt him with his terrible fashion choices of the past. I found a sweet pair of his old jeans [...]
…you find yourself browsing the “How to slaughter a moose” DVD section at the local store.
I’m lame & missed wishing you a happy Father’s Day, Dad! Well, here I am, with my tail between my legs (figuratively, of course), to tell you that you’re an incredible father- and, who knows, I may be home next year to celebrate father’s day with you! I love you!!!
I scored this beautiful bike when I was in the Swedish Army service in 1991 or so. The Swedes used to go to war on these hogs, rolling out whole regiments of menacing bicycle infantry. Note the stylish front wheel – it’s the NEW model (circa 1942), the one without the nine-pound drum brake [...]
The little frogs, the little frogs they are amusing to behold. The little frogs, the little frogs, they are amusing to behold. No ears, no ears, no ears they have. No tails, no tails, no tails they have. koo-ack ack ack, koo-ack ack ack, koo-ack-ack-ack-ack-aaa, (freestyle frog jumping commences)
This series of photos is a simplified how-to guide for building a maypole. If done correctly, you will find yourself drunk at midnight and leaping around it like a frog.
As promised, the Midsummer celebration was worth every minute we spent getting from southeast Asia to northern Sweden. The Engstrom family is wonderful, the food was delicious and plentiful, the drink was free flowing and the maypole was beautiful and well – eh-hem – well hung? As Martin pointed out here, the celebration seems to [...]
The Swedish language has not lent very many words to English, but one of the dearest contributions it has made is the word Smorgasbord. The word itself is made up of the words smorgas and bord: sandwich and table. In its proper form, a smorgasbord is a selection of small dishes well suited to be [...]
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Midsummer’s Eve is Sweden’s true National Day. It’s the day we let loose and celebrate that the summer has begun – even though the temperature may indicate otherwise. It is a pagan festival. For about a thousand years, the Church of Sweden tried to make it into a celebration of the birth of John the [...]
36 hours after leaving our hotel in Hanoi, we find ourselves in northern Sweden. And believe me, when I say northern, I mean NORTHERN Sweden. We’re an hour from the arctic circle. Technically the sun is below the horizon for an hour at night, but the sky never darkens. Saunas are a daily occurance and [...]
I’m not sure what I was expecting about Hong Kong - loud, super busy, asian city with bright lights and frustrating navigation? It was none of these things. In fact, we both fell a little bit in love with the city. We only had about 6 hours once we got into the city but were able [...]
Please let me preface this post by saying: I am not pregnant! So…I think it’s absolutely natural for the ol’ biological clock to be ticking at my age. And, not only that, but the clock wants to stock up on cute ethnic baby clothes while we’re traveling. We won’t be back here until after the [...]
You know the saying, “to fly by the seat of your pants?” Well, that's been our philosophy for most of our adult lives – before and after meeting, falling in love and marrying. We're now taking that idea on an extended round-the-world trip. Follow us as we share the good, the bad and the downright nasty of life on the road.
