For the third time in one year, we visited lake Siljan in Dalarna. I wrote a long piece about the first visit here, and compared the second and first visit in photos here. When it comes to the third visit, I will let photos do the talking once again.

The Corona pandemic made traveling abroad in the spring of 2021 if not impossible, then in the best case very tedious. We have therefore continued our exploration of Sweden, under Corona-safe forms. After two visits to Dalarna and one to Skåne last year, we made a road trip though Bohuslän in April 2021. If I… Continue reading A road trip through Bohuslän

After our trip to Dalarna back in the summer we could not resist visiting it again, this time over New year. We did not expect to like it in winter as much as we did in summer, but that is exactly what happened. The wonderful winter weather with fresh snow was one reason. The great… Continue reading Dalarna in winter and summer

I guess it is not possible for me to start this blog post without mentioning Corona. Since the pandemic made travelling uncertain, our strategy for planning a trip over Midsummer was being able to cancel all bookings up until the last moment, in case we would not be allowed to travel. Another source of uncertainty… Continue reading A road trip around lake Siljan in Dalarna

We have recently visited South Florida and I have described the experience in a three piece article series. The first one presents the reasons why I am drawn to South Florida and why I consider it to be a great family destination. This one focuses on the Florida Keys and lists my favorite places to see… Continue reading Road tripping the Florida Keys – my favorite places to see and things to do

We have recently visited South Florida and I have described the experience in a three piece article series. This article presents the reasons why I am drawn to South Florida and why I consider it to be a great family destination. The second one focuses on the Florida Keys and lists my favorite places to… Continue reading Why I love South Florida

During our drive from Croatia to Sweden in the summer of 2017 (you can read about it here), a bit before reaching Berlin I noticed a big dome on the right of the autobahn. A quick online search revealed that the facility is called Tropical islands, an artificially built tropical world. Despite the obvious tackiness,… Continue reading A tropical vacation in Germany in December – my review of Tropical islands

In November Aneta, Emili and I visited Tokyo. It is a fascinating city with so much to discover. Its neighborhoods are diverse and offer everything from streets packed with people to serene parks and temples. Instead of writing about what we did and what we saw, in this article I will focus on some common… Continue reading Prejudice about Tokyo