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#126 Summer Stories Part Two
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  • #126 Summer Stories Part Two

    #126 Summer Stories Part Two

    Jul 10, 2023 • 21:11

    We’re talking to some of our guests from this past spring. We hear a bit about exploring the viking island...

  • #125 Summer Stories Part One

    #125 Summer Stories Part One

    Jun 26, 2023 • 14:14

    In this special summer edition, we find out how former guests Adam from Australia, Matteo from Argentina and Diana from Latvia spend their summers, both in Sweden and around the world.

  • #124 Attack of the Giant Potato

    #124 Attack of the Giant Potato

    Jun 12, 2023 • 20:05

    Today we chat with Ben, who works in comedy, about living in part-time in Linköping, voiceover work, and making a film about all the big things in the small towns across Sweden.

I’m on this new bee diet

Many people wonder why people in Sweden don’t get fat at the end of the summer after eating loads of...

Fruitopia

We seem to be having an early season for apples and other fruits here in the Stockholm area, and I’m...

The only way I will fly Delta

So Delta airlines had pizza delivered to waiting passengers on a plane during the recent delays caused by their computer...

Seat saving criminals

Italy is now handing out fines to people who hog beach space by setting up umbrellas and towels overnight in...

Every scar tells a story

I see this phrase often, so let’s give it a try. “Once upon a time, I cut my ankle while...

The best of false advertising

Yesterday, I wrote about false advertising. Looking up the most famous examples took me down a wonderful rabbit hole of...

No politics at all !

Just reminding everyone that I have a new book out – “As Long as I Have My Own Bathroom” –...

Too many ninjas in my life

After 2 years of longing, my husband finally got the object of his dreams – a Ninja Blender. He was...

A day at the beach

While many of our friends were posting pictures from their beach vacations on the Mediterranean, we were on the Texas...

Customs video FAIL

As usual, when we arrived in the U.S. last month, we were subjected to a special video that re-played every...

I need this trash can

Smithsonian Air & Space Museum trash can. Forget the Wright Brothers’ plane, Apollo 11 and the Spirit of St. Louis...

Back from Bacon-Land

We’ve returned to Sweden this week after a 3 week trip to the U.S. – or as it really should...

Finally enough pickles

One of the nice things about our trip to the U.S. – I can finally get enough pickles on my...