As mentioned in a previous post, Kiruna is not much to look at in terms of a metropolitan city, but it happens to be surrounded by some of the starkest and most beautiful nature. We were mesmerized by the trees blanketed in snow and the deafening silence of the thickly snow-covered woods.There were only a … More Nature, skiing, reindeer hearts, and puppy love: Kiruna, Sweden
One of the main tourist attractions in the Kiruna area is the spectacular Ice Hotel – the source of surreal images like this: Unfortunately, our thoroughly planned (HA) trip fell outside peak tourist season in the region and unfortunately, while the ice hotel is “open” the ice parts are not actually built. We did a small … More Almost the Ice Hotel
Last weekend, I headed up north for an unconventional girls weekend north of the Arctic Circle. It didn’t take long to settle into our accommodations and explore this strange and interesting town. The town: Other than a handful of outdoors stores, and H&M, and delightful cafe (Cafe Safari), and a single pub (the Bishops Arms), … More Kiruna: The town, the mine, the church
Things that have made me guffaw in public: Furiously happy [audiobook]. This book is the most hilarious books which reflects all of the most ridiculous things. It is about depression, but also about taxidermied raccoons riding house cats, and glitter-eating monkeys. I am sure the print version would be a delight, but I highly recommend the … More Reading list: Smart, poignant, beautiful, true, and ridiculous things other people wrote
Originally posted on Wonderful Wanderings:
Deer season has come and gone. I spent some quality time sitting in a tree. Waiting. Sitting. Hoping. Fidgeting. Although no deer ambled my way, it was still not a bad place to spend some time. ? Luckily another fella got a doe, so I still will end up with yummy…
It’s official. I have fallen off the shopping ban(d) wagon. It started small, with this justifiable purchase of neon socks, as I had showed up in Stockholm following months of sockless summer life with not enough foot coverings to last through a week or two. But, things have escalated a little bit from there. I have … More Shopping ban: 5-month check-in
I have spend a lot of time at the office this week. For most of the week, I have had code running on two computers while trying to write a book chapter on a third computer. As you might expect, I have done a lot of internet wandering during the week and I thought I … More 5 little things I liked this week
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