A three week journey to Sweden, Thailand and the UK. This was my first truly independent holiday since my amputation. Lots of snow and ice.
Being an ABBA fan for over 50 years, I was slightly apprehensive about seeing the “animated” ABBA Voyage show in London. It’s a strange thing, isn’t it? When you’ve loved … Read the rest “Seeing ABBA for the first time”
I read recently that actor Alexander Skarsgård has officially returned to Stockholm to live. He comes from that famous Swedish acting dynasty—I think there are eight siblings in total—and apparently, … Read the rest “Getting arty in Stockholm”
About 15 years ago—I can’t recall the exact date, though I could easily look it up—I met an American woman living here in Stockholm named Sandra Carpenter. If you … Read the rest “Old friends; new perspecties”
“In Sweden, we have a saying: there is no bad weather, only bad clothes.” That’s what the woman selling me a beanie at Central Station said today. It’s a phrase … Read the rest “Blue skies smiling at me”
Everything is going smoothly so far. I’d pre-purchased my ticket for the Arlanda Express, which is a dedicated high-speed rail link that whisks you from the airport into Stockholm Central … Read the rest “Hello from Stockholm”