After a ten year break, I’m reading again
I distinctly remember the moment at which I gave up on reading books, for what ended up being a span of around ten years. I don’t quite remember what year it was, but I was still in university so I...
View Article3 days in Copenhagen’s city centre and its neighbourhoods
This is our fourth time in Europe and we are focusing on Scandinavia this time. I sort of forgot that our Greece trip last year is also considered Europe, but since we were mostly concentrated in...
View ArticleVisiting LEGOLAND and LEGO House in Billund
On our visit to Denmark we also spent about a day and a half in Billund, a small town also known as the home of LEGO. Located in Billund is a LEGOLAND and a LEGO House. LEGOLAND is located in other...
View ArticleStockholm: Fika, food, and metro station art
After visiting Copenhagen and Billund, we hopped on an internal flight from Billund to Stockholm’s Arlanda airport. It was a relatively short and underwhelming flight but we had access to one of the...
View ArticleWeight gain, guilt, and not being a victim to our clothes
One of my personal challenges recently has been to do with negative body image. It goes without saying that I’ll dip into that territory in this post, so this could be a sensitive topic for some people...
View ArticleShopping isn’t fun anymore.
I never thought I’d eventually say this, but: I’m getting tired of shopping. In the past, I often refused to brand myself as a shopaholic, merely because I saw other people doing a worse job at...
View ArticleSpeedrun through Gothenburg
I almost didn’t want to write a blog post dedicated to Gothenburg because we were there for only a day and a half, and I feel like we didn’t do it justice. We also completely forgot that we wanted to...
View ArticleOslo and appreciating the work of Edvard Munch
Looking back on the city of Oslo from a ferry Our trip from Gothenburg to Oslo was unfortunately longer than expected. What would have been a 3.5 hour ride on a high speed train ended up being...
View ArticleFrom Flåm to Bergen via the scenic route, and car rental chaos
I think it’s just a tiny shame that we didn’t spend more time in Bergen—that was our own doing, obviously! There’s only so much time in the world. So peaceful… From Oslo, we got a high speed train to...
View Article2023, we did it
I struggle to think in concrete months anymore. Months are too arbitrary—I used to do monthly reviews, “achievement unlocked” posts, and tiny wins ✨ (that I mostly did over on Twitter/X; more on that...
View ArticleHey 2024!
G’day, here we are again, getting used to writing the correct year. 😛 I usually welcome in the new year quietly, at home, comfortable, and then watch Sydney’s fireworks on the television, and maybe see...
View ArticleTrollstigen and the drive to Åndalsnes
Norwegian roads After the drama with our rental car, we were well on our way. It was going to take about eight hours to drive from Bergen to Åndalsnes, not including stops on the way. Although we...
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