Indian summer on Koster islands
Summer 2023 is drawing to a close. What began with a heatwave turned into the coldest, wettest summer for years. From the day we returned from the continent you can…
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3 September, 2023
…and it kept raining
Wasting days doing nothing. Watching the weather change. Listening to the rain. Running outside to catch the sun. Face stuck to the screen scrolling through mindless crap waiting for the…
17 August, 2023
Tractor day in Myckleby Parish
The local highlight of the year here on the island of Orust on the west coast of Sweden is "Tractor Day" arranged by the Myckleby historical society. It's a day…
5 August, 2023
Summer roadtrip – day 9
Back to Gothenburg via Rostock and Gedser, Helsingør and Helsingborg. The weather was shit all the way and it's a long and boring drive. 3800 kms later it is nice…
25 July, 2023
Summer roadtrip – day 8
The final night of our trip is spent back in Berlin. We arrive just after lunch from Leipzig. The hotel room is in Kreuzburg, a bohemian part of Berlin. We…
25 July, 2023
Summer roadtrip – day 7
Day 7 is a transport day. First stop is Regensburg and the Dachshund museum. The world's biggest collection of Dachshund stuff ...ever. We lunch on the Bishofshof am Dom and…
21 July, 2023
Summer roadtrip – day 6
Today we leave Bolzano and start our journey back north. Up through the Brenner Pass and all the roadworks again to Innsbruck and a recharge before heading to Salzburg. In…
20 July, 2023
Summer roadtrip – day 5
The apartment cooled down enough for us to get a good night's sleep. It's smaller and a bit more worn than it looked on the AirBnB pictures. A talented photographer…
19 July, 2023
Summer roadtrip – day 4
Another great egg-and-bacon hotel breakfast before getting back in the Polestar to head through the Brenner Pass to Bolzano. There is a distinct change in driving style as we enter…
18 July, 2023
Summer roadtrip – day 3
Rained during the night again and the morning is quite cool. Look around the Schloss park before the egg and bacon hotel breakfast. Pretty soon we're on the road again…
17 July, 2023
Summer roadtrip – day 2
A light rain during the night lowered the temperature somewhat and the morning is a little cooler but humid and sticky. Creaky beds and the heat made for a poor…
16 July, 2023
Summer roadtrip – day 1
We usually start our summer vacation with a roadtrip. A great way to break with the everyday grind of the working week and get into holiday mode. Mostly it's been…
15 July, 2023
