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I recently did an article on top tips to help children moving abroad. That post was designed to help them settle in and make the move a smoother experience for them. However, even if you follow all of these and more, you are likely at some point, for someone in the family to experience expat grief – the mourning of the loss …
Allemansrätten is a unique Swedish concept, of the right of public access to roam freely almost anywhere in the countryside. However, a few responsibilities come with this privilege. We need to take care of nature and wildlife, respect landowners and others enjoying the countryside, respect the land and leave no trace that you have been there, and do not disturb and …
There is no doubt about it, any moving house event is stressful. So add into that the fact that your children are moving abroad, and you have a very stressful event for them to handle. However, there is also no doubt that moving abroad can be beneficial too. It can provide a broader perspective about the world, whilst giving new experiences, …
The Swede’s have no shortage of Christmas traditions, and living here we have been more than happy to embrace them, and mix them in with our British ones, for a multicultural Christmas celebration. I’m going to share with you my top 13 Swedish Christmas Traditions. Sit back and enjoy, and you never know, you may want to adopt a few …
Pepparkakor are everywhere throughout winter, at every celebration, end of swimming lessons, scouts’ Christmas party, or stockpiled in your cupboards. Usually accompanied by a very welcome mug of glögg (mulled wine), these thin festively spicy biscuits are very moorish. Try our recipe and let me know how you get on in the comments below. These lovely little innocuous Swedish biscuits have a …
On December 13th, all over Sweden, the day of St.Lucia is celebrated. There are costumes, candles, lights, buns, drinks, and singing 🙂 So who is St.Lucia? Along with the celebration of midsummer, the celebration of St.Lucia is a very popular cultural tradition here in Sweden. The idea behind this mythical character is that she has the role of bearing light …
Sweden is a truly beautiful country, and exploring the outdoors in Sweden is made so easy for people, yet it remains unspoilt, wild, and rugged. One of the main reasons we moved here, was to be part of the way Swede’s experience their outdoors and nature, even through their daily routine. Throughout my blog I am passionate about the need …
So, what do you need to make your delicious strawberry cake? Ingredients: 2 round,plain, sponge cakes. 1 egg yolk. 1 tablespoon icing sugar. vanilla extract 1 teaspoon. 400ml whipping cream. Punnet of strawberries. Then the next step is assembling the strawberry cake: Instructions: First of all, find a recipe for 2 round sponge cakes, and make those. Let them cool. …
Summer seems so far away now, but as I was on a bit of a blogging break at the time, I still have some catching up to do. Midsummer here is so lovely that I wanted to share it with you 🙂 Midsummer in Sweden comes quickly after the schools finish in mid June, kick-starting the summer holidays with a …
We have lived in Sweden for 1 year now, and throughout that year I have been on a very steep learning curve. I thought I would share with you the 15 main things I have learnt along the way so far 🙂 1. Everything takes time: The Swedes are very laid back and they rarely hurry. This might be over …
