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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 in ”Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow” […]
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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 and still get up for work in the morning. We […]
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Almost charitable, but not quite
What do you want for your birthday, son? Instead of a gift for me, I want to give it to someone else. Wow! That’s very charitable of you! Who would […]
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Frightening sick children
My son was sick last week with a bad cough and fever. After giving him some cough medicine and tea, I told him to rest. I then put on some […]
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Everything is Picasso!
My husband and I visited the Picasso Museum this weekend in Málaga. There was an option to see the regular collection, or to pay extra to see the “Olga Picasso” […]
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#16 – When Stairs Become Slides
On the podcast this week I talk to Ola, from Poland, about dubbing shows in other languages, the difference in Polish names and how to avoid ending up on crutches […]
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NOT ACCEPTABLE!
Some friends and I went to a restaurant here in Stockholm the other night and ordered a margarita. These are the margaritas we received. Fork and eyeglasses for scale. Let […]
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#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 the case. But he’s developed some rather useful apps to […]
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Fast Food Coma
I waved my kids off at the airport this morning and went immediately to both KFC and Pizza Hut, as they were in the area. Of course, I had to […]
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From the Land of Sun and Dirt to the Land of Ice and Snow
On this week’s podcast episode: Fotis, from Greece, is getting really tired of eating so much salmon here. Can we please find a way to get fresher tasting vegetables? Also, […]
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Card packs
I had to explain to my Swedish family this morning how when I was in elementary school, we decorated boxes and everyone in class had to give everyone else a […]
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There IS enough room on this sidewalk for the both of us!
On this week’s episode of the Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow podcast, Steve, from England, and host of the podcast “The Experience Designers”, tells us how […]
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#11 Why not spend the winter building synthesizers?
On this week’s podcast… Leo, from Los Angeles, makes his own synthesizers and shares his knowledge on his YouTube station LeoMakes. He also thinks Swedish coffee is the best and […]
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It takes a lot of chocolate to get through a dark winter
This week’s podcast has AnaMaria and Gustavo from Ecuador talking all about chocolate and how it’s made. We also discuss how it is to move from a year-round sunny and […]
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I’m about to become a surgeon!
Found this while looking for activities to do with my kids. My comments: Whoever did the write-up is brilliant! My grape wants to know why it has to wait almost […]
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#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 also discuss the greatest pastry ever made – the semla! […]
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Fine then! Theseus doesn’t like you either!
Upon visiting the Hadrian Arch in Athens, we learned what the inscriptions on this almost 2000 year old gate said: One side reads “This is Athens, the ancient city of […]