Picnic Bog
All these years, all these grocery ads and I still have no idea what “picnic bog” is, I just think...
Podcast #19 Russia, New Zealand and Easter witches
On today’s podcast about expats in Sweden, we discuss Easter witches, the Påskmust conspiracy and Russian dumplings. Just type...
Podcast #17 – Tapas are the Greatest Invention
I ask Rosa, from Spain, to fill me in on how people in southern Europe can eat dinner so late...
NOT ACCEPTABLE!
Some friends and I went to a restaurant here in Stockholm the other night and ordered a margarita. These are...
#15 – Sweden’s Biggest Cultural Export is Pop
On my podcast this week: Akash, from India, moved to Sweden expecting a heavy metal mecca. This was not quite...
Fast Food Coma
I waved my kids off at the airport this morning and went immediately to both KFC and Pizza Hut, as...
#9 Semla, Skarsgård and Melodifestivalen
Shaena, from Canada, gives tips on finding a job in Sweden and minimizing the winter blues by watching Melodifestivalen. We...
Death by Chocolate
We keep our candy very high up in the cabinet so as not to be constantly tempted by chocolate. I...
New Year, New Arrival
New year, new arrival! You wanted to hear from someone who just got to Sweden and here it is! Episode...
Gingerbread contest
Every year at the Architecture Museum in Stockhom, they hold a gingerbread house making contest during the month of December....
Are people really this stupid?
A bag of special snack Doritos from the U.S. Is it really necessary to remind people to chew? If you...
We may have a Christmas goat, but Austria has Krampus
On this very special Christmas podcast episode, Clara from Austria compares some Swedish and Austrian Christmas traditions, we talk about...
Not enough variety of restaurants
CNN Headline: It’s the same way I feel about potatoes.
#6 Lucia Day has Major Health and Safety Issues
Rachel, from the UK, discusses her hatred of saffron buns and Lucia, why you can’t name your kid Ikea here,...
A very Swedish bartering system
On the neighborhood forum today: Translation: Shoe Rack. 50 kr or will trade for two packages of oatmeal drinks.
Goat on Fire and weird pizza toppings
My latest podcast episode about living in Sweden is up – A discussion of weddings in Sweden, strange toppings on...
Smoked beaver? Anyone?
The menu at a Russian restaurant in Tallinn. Smoked beaver on the appetizers… Bear meat stroganoff on the main courses…...
Booze Cruise
We took a short trip to Tallinn, Estonia this week on what some people call a “Booze cruise.” In Stockholm,...
Another tale of Swedish trick-or-treat
My son’s friend went trick-or-treating with his sister last weekend (because in Sweden, Halloween is 2 weeks for some reason)....