Tag: Stockholm
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#105 Welcome to the Sourdough Hotel
Johanna is a former tour guide from Hungary that now lives in Sweden. Today she shares her views on Hungarian paprika, Stockholm's sourdough hotel, and why Sweden is good when it comes to banking but not when installing bathroom pipes.
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103 Caviar Every Saturday
Oystein, from our neighbor Norway, explains some differences between our two countries. Plus, Valborg plans.
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#102 The Price of Piggelin is Too Damn High
Jeremy from the U.S. talks about working remote and living outside of Stockholm. Plus, we get a tip on a place called Dog Island.
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#101 Gravel in My Shoes
Anna, from the Netherlands, took an analytical approach when deciding to live in Sweden. Pros: good work/life balance. Cons: You often have gravel in your shoes.
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#100 We’re Going to Have a Meeting About the Meeting
Malcolm from Sydney, Australia, gives us some tips on how to reinvent ourselves when starting over in a new country. Also, why do Swedes need so many meetings?
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How to get commuters to follow the rules
The Stockholm transportation system has come up with a unique way to guide commuters away from an exit door.
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Why is there a fish in the water?
Find out why there is a giant fish in the middle of Stockholm in 2021.
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#83 The Return of Akash
Akash, originally from India, is back! Not just back on the podcast, but back in the country! A few weeks vacation turned into an unexpected year. But he’s been busy […]
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The new subway cars are here! The new subway cars are here!
I may be a little late to this news, because as I mentioned a couple of posts back, there’s been NOWHERE to go and NOTHING to do, so I haven’t […]
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Waking up from hibernation
Took a bit of a break from the blog because in these times…. THERE’S NOTHING HAPPENING! By the way, I am so sick of the phrase “in these times.” It’s […]
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#76 Short Sportlov Special
A quick check-in over the Swedish spring break/sport break holiday. What to do with kids when everything is closed? Eat ice cream, of course.
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Let’s go to the movies!
Apparently, some theaters are open again in Stockholm! Not very many, but a few. There are maybe about 10 movies playing in the whole city, but one of them is […]
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Trials of being a parent
Being a parent is like fighting for a seat on a RyanAir flight. Everyone is out for themselves and the weak are trampled.
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#65 Season Finale – From Russia With Ice Cream
Anna, from Russia, talks with us about Sweden’s taco problem, Stockholm vs. Gothenburg and about the only thing to look forward to this summer – ice cream.
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Podcast season finale episode
Before we take our summer break on our podcast about expats in Sweden, we talk to Anna, from Russia. She talks with us about Sweden’s taco problem, Stockholm vs. Gothenburg […]
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Vegetables are Green Things
On episode 59 of the podcast…. Zayna, from California, enjoys the literal translations of Swedish words, like grönsaker, gives us some tips on Västerås and discusses the differences between college […]
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Podcast quarantine episode #57!
Special Quarantine episode! Learn about restrictions in Stockholm public transport, tips for things to do when stuck at home and mysterious raids on onions. Available anywhere you get your podcasts […]
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Difference in stores
While we were in Budapest, we visited 3 or 4 grocery stores just to see if they had some fun items to bring back. Everything was well stocked – quite […]
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#56 A Patrick for St. Patrick’s Day!
Patrick was born in Detroit to Irish parents and has been in Sweden 3 years. We talk about Detroit, Swedish dog rules and of course St. Patrick’s Day! Listen anywhere […]