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Living abroad can throw up a few curve balls. Expat problems out there are no reason not to follow your dreams for moving abroad, and they are often not insurmountable. However, it is often better to be prepared and know what expat problems to expect. This post also serves to show you that you are not alone when you face …
Lindö Udde is one of the most southern points in Blekinge county, southern Sweden, that you can reach by car. Hence you are treated to vast uninterrupted sea views and bird life. It is a smallish area, but is a great one to explore. There is a good hiking trail marked around the edge of the peninsula, along the stony shore, …
This year, Tuesday 5th March 2019 is Fettisdagen – Fat Day. Or Shrove Tuesday or pancake day if you are in the UK. Although the blog post title is not so true these days, as anytime from epiphany onwards is seen as an excuse to eat these delicious semlor bun treats. Who can blame the Swedish either when it is cold …
Choosing a knife for children to use in the outdoors can be a little overwhelming as there are lots out there. Bushcraft and survival knives can be quite expensive too, so it definitely pays to know what you want to use it for, and who is going to use it as well. When I was choosing a knife for our children to use, …
Free play is something that we prioritise for our children, and we find very important. We find it re-centres our three, and allows them to “just be”. Children these days have a lot of structure in their lives. There is structure during the school day, there are after school activities, and there are a lot of screens to be used. Add …
We love our campfires, but during the winter when it is freezing temperatures and snow, it is even more important to keep our morale boosting treats simple. So, with this in mind we decided to try campfire popcorn for the first time. The great thing about this treat is you can be a little creative with it. Do whatever your taste …
Gö naturreservat is situated in the southern Swedish county of Blekinge. It is one of our favourite places to spend a few hours or a whole day, whatever the season. We have been wild camping, cooked outdoors on some of the fire pits and baked cinnamon bread, hunted for geocaches, paddled in its shallows, and climbed up several of its trees. Gö is one of …
I have written a more personal and emotional post about living in the shadow of Brexit as an expat, but I wanted to focus more on the practical in and outs, and how we are preparing for Brexit as an expat. It is difficult, as I think we all hope it will still just go away. However, with a failed vote in …
Sälen is the biggest ski resort in Scandinavia. We recently headed off for a SkiStar Sälen holiday, being able to experience skiing in the country we live in for the first time. We were not disappointed and had a fantastic time on our SkiStar Sälen holiday. This post discusses the facilities you can find on a SkiStar Sälen holiday. There are …
Sälen is the biggest ski resort in Scandinavia. We recently headed off for a Sälen skiing holiday, being able to experience skiing in the country we lived in for the first time. We were not disappointed and had a fantastic time on our Sälen skiing holiday. This post discusses the skiing you can find in Sälen, more specifically the Lindvallen …
