Hawkesbury Ends

Hawkesbury Ends

“Which one of your children do you love the most?”, I joked to a couple of people today. They knew exactly what I was talking about. We were in Newcastle ...

Ramlösa

Weight Loss and Soft Drink

“You’re looking good” a colleague and friend told me at the pub last night. She was referring to my recent weight loss. I told her it was the combination of ...

Crust Pizza at Surry Hills

Pizza Shop Was Packed

The pizza shop was well and truly packed to the rafters. Another cold, wet Friday night in Sydney, and the thoughts of many Sydney-siders had obviously turned to take-away pizza. ...

Arlanda Express

Arlanda Express

Going through my travel pics and found this one which I quite like. About to catch the fast train back to the airport to bring me home to Australia. Rate this: Share this:

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Surry Hills Coffee

Random Acts

“Do you know her?”, the bloke behind the counter at Coffee Trails asked me this morning. “No idea”, I told him. Coffee Trails, by the way, is where I grab a coffee each weekday morning. They’re nice people and they make great coffee which is also organic, free-trade, yaddah yaddah. They also have a loyalty [...]

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Airport Lounge

Only 24-Hours

Every time I catch a plane I try to avoid eye contact with the other passengers as they come down the aisle towards me. I’m thinking, “If I don’t look at you, you won’t sit next to me, and I’ll be able to have two seats to myself”. It’s a crazy thought and nine times [...]

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The view of Stockholm from Katarinahissen

My Last Day in Stockholm

After yesterday’s shitty weather, my final day in Stockholm was one of those classically-beautiful Swedish summer days. The morning started with packing and check-out, and a lovely compliment from one of the staff at Sky Apartments that my Swedish was very good. Although I’m sure she was flattering me to an extent, I accepted the [...]

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Stockholm Pride on Expressen

Happy Face

“Well, well, isn’t that a happy face!” began the email from h2, who comments from time to time on this blog. It was such a lovely surprise to receive the email which alerted me to a video clip on the website of the Swedish newspaper, Expressen with yours truly front and centre. My friend Graeme [...]

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Köttbullar for Sunday Lunch in Stockholm

Sunday in Stockholm

It doesn’t rain all that much in Sydney, but when it does, it really does. Much the same can be said for my experience of the Swedish summer. I was reminded of an experience three years ago when I was in Stockholm for the summer and was waiting for Allsang pa Skansen to begin. It’s [...]

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