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How secure is this really?
This new version of “I am not a robot” came up on a restaurant’s website. My cat totally clicked that button and now we keep getting fish deliveries.
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Swedes Explain: The National Day
For the summer, we will be interviewing Swedes on the podcast to have them explain summer traditions. We start with Måns and how to celebrate, or completely ignore, Sweden’s National […]
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Champagne Hike
Saw this event being advertised for tomorrow. Yeah, I think the photo is pretty accurate.
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This is why we can’t have nice things
So last week I discovered a restaurant that makes fried chicken in Stockholm (a rarity), but 3 small pieces cost 145 SEK ($15). And this week, I found a place […]
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Creamation, uh.. I mean cream with your coffee?
I live next to a graveyard that is also a World Heritage Site for it’s architecture and placement in a forest. It’s a nice place to walk around. Greta Garbo […]
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Mouse crime is way up!
How have I not heard about this? Now, I heard about the small mouse restaurant in Malmö a year or more ago and thought that was brilliant. But apprently, the […]
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Parent tip
Next time your kids have a party, introduce the “phone bowl!” Works great for having guests actually interact with each other!
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Podcast #26 Please Stand on the Right Side of the Escalator
Do you know what moose like to eat? Travis, from Australia does! He talks to us about moose farms, ethical hacking, big-city escalators and becoming a new dad. Available wherever […]
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Land of salmon and asparagus trees
This week, we’ve had a record amount of seeds floating through the air that look a lot like snow and are covering the ground in Stockholm. The seeds are from […]
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Learning the important things
I’ve been practicing Italian on an online language service for our upcoming trip to Italy. I’m glad this service teaches me the important phrases I’m definitely going to be using […]
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From Italy to Sweden
On the podcast about expats in Sweden today, we talk to a couple of Italians, mainly about food of course, but also about language and some great summer tips in […]
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Günters
I finally got to visit a Stockholm institution last week – Günters hot dog stand. I’ve heard rumors over the years about the amazing hot dogs and the owner who […]
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Thanks, Fake Roomba!
There are a few purchases that have really made our lives easier (lazier) and better, and one of those is our generic-brand Roomba (can’t afford the real one)! We recently […]
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Missing food – the common denominator
I’ve been so busy with work and the podcast that I just realized I haven’t written in a while. Time to remedy that! The podcast I’m doing about people from […]
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Meet Magneto! Or… not.
I saw this ad today for an event coming up in Stockholm. I thought “oh! I can meet Ian McKellen!” But no. I read it wrong. I feel like this […]
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Go ahead, have a good cry!
Next time someone seems very sad or is crying, be sure to check that they don’t have bees living in their eyes!
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Terrible parent thoughts
While looking through party snack themes, I stumbled upon a few sites with tips for throwing a Peppa Pig party. My kids are too old for Peppa Pig, but I […]
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Too friendly?
For the first time ever, I read about an expat to Sweden who thinks Swedes are “too friendly!” In our local paper’s letter section, a person identifying themselves as having […]
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Picnic Bog
All these years, all these grocery ads and I still have no idea what “picnic bog” is, I just think it sounds really gross.