Now it's really dark and rough in Sweden, and you need to find good ways to cheer yourself up. I found a November list of tips that I wrote in 2018. This year the circumstances are different in many ways, but I've used the exact same headings and tried to summarise tips that are suitable for this strange year...!
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November 2020 list - different from previous years
Here are our top tips for 2020 (and here is our November list for 2018). If you want to share your own tips on the same points, that would be great! Write in a comment, or write your own blog post if you have a blog. Feel free to tell us where you found the list!
1. best soup
Soup is really good when it's cold outside. Now we're on some kind of diet, so we prefer light water-based soups. Two other favourites are seafood soup with saffron and broccoli soup and mushroom soup.
2. Best autumn dinner
Seafood can brighten up any dull autumn evening. Best of all, seafood is a great snack, as long as you're careful with the sauces and cheeses. A favourite is the Mediterranean fish seabream, which we cook on the grill in the oven and serve with rice, herb sauce and broccoli.
3. Most luxurious evening snacks
Did I say we're on a diet? No, unfortunately there is no room for any snacks right now, but we have decided to treat ourselves to what we like best. So there will be a glass of wine now and then, which feels very luxurious!
4. favourite book
After visiting the Polish city Łódź I have been curious to read "The Poor in Łódź" by Steve Sem-Sandberg. I have read another book by the same author, "The selected", which was horrible but good. But apparently I will have to put up with it for a while. When I was in a bookshop recently, they told me that it will be available in paperback on 1 December.
5. most exciting TV series
We have watched several good TV series this autumn and right now we are watching season 4 of "The Crown" on Netflix about Queen Elisabeth. Fantastically well done, beautiful and interesting!
6. The highlight film
We don't watch much film, but one documentary we liked (and were horrified by) is 'The Social Dilemma', available on Netflix. This film explores the impact of social networks on us humans and finds out why the tech experts themselves warn against their creations.
7. Greatest blog
What a difficult question! I like reading blogs because they give me many different perspectives, so it's hard to pick just one. But our travel blog colleague 4000 mil always writes engaging, interesting and entertaining!
8. funniest game
Eeeeh ... games? No, no idea actually. Tell us!
9. best 'treat'
Treating yourself to a little wine with your snacks and vegetables makes life suddenly feel much more festive!
10. most enjoyable cultural experience
We have a cinema ticket for the Capitol cinema, where you can have a film and food experience in one. We're really keen to go, but it feels like the wrong time, so in the meantime we'll be watching TV series.
11. most inspiring training
Our jogging in the mornings of course! Now I have to admit that we have had a break, due to Peter's back injury, but I hope we will be back on track soon. My favourite part is our stops along the way when we do different training exercises.
12. The smartest way to stay energised
Hmm, considering that we are often tired, we might not be the best people to ask. But what seems to work reasonably well is daylight, jogging, good food and social contacts (if only via computer/phone).
13. most fun shopping
It's actually really fun to go on a quest for healthy (and tasty!) food. We browse the fruit and vegetable shelves and get a colourful fridge.
14. Best autumn trip (Sweden)
At the moment, it's best to be cautious about travelling, but you can still enjoy the nature in the surrounding area. Here are our top tips for excursions in the Stockholm area, for those who happen to live in the neighbourhood.
15. Best autumn trip (Europe)
Wow, how different life was in 2018 when I formulated this point! We don't dare to recommend travelling right now, as we don't know what will happen, but we highly recommend dreaming and planning! These 15 places and experiences in Europe we dream of.
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4000mil says:
I joined this list in 2018, I remember. And wrote about Tom Yam soups, spa in Piteå and Madeira. But this year, maybe you need a November list more than ever?
Thanks for nominating me, it really takes a lot of courage to run a travel blog in these times. Struggling with writing and inspiration right now. 🙂
https://4000mil.se/index.php/en-novemberlista/
24 November 2020 - 9:22
Helena says:
Yes, it's true that you hung on that time, fun! 🙂 And yes, it feels like you need more pep this November than ever!!! It is clearly a bit unusually heavy and slow to run a travel blog ... 😉.
24 November 2020 - 17:33
Anna-Kari says:
A game called Clever, it's really fun and quick.
24 November 2020 - 14:20
Helena says:
Thanks for the tips! Is it a physical game or online/app?
24 November 2020 - 17:33
Anna-Kari says:
It is a game of dice
25 November 2020 - 8:01
BP says:
I think it is admirable to run a travel blog without being able to travel. You have succeeded very well considering that the pandemic has been going on since February. Also funny that you bring up the list from 2018 again. The BBC Travel Show does exactly the same thing, showing one or two year old programmes in reruns, but with live commentary, where the reporters dream away.
24 November 2020 - 17:03
Helena says:
Thank you very much! And it's encouraging that the BBC is doing something similar, it's an unusually difficult year to be in the travel industry, I must say ... 😉.
24 November 2020 - 17:34
Lena - good for the soul says:
Yes 4000mil is really a great blog! Long time since I was in though.
I can recommend the board game In Other Words. It has been around for many years and is a favourite with us. Good practice in thinking creatively and focusing on what your fellow players are saying.
Hug Lena
24 November 2020 - 19:55
Christina says:
Hello!
You are admirable that in these times still every day gives us new, exciting and interesting reading ?? Maybe more important now than ever ?? My "follower tip" is not a blog but a Youtube account and also an Instagram account. I found a while ago on Youtube, Sailing SV Delos and on Insta SV Delos. Fascinating, exciting and fun to follow this little family who live and travel around the world on their sailboat and have done so for over 10 years. Sailing and high waves are not for me then a motorhome fits much better. But somewhat the same way of travelling anyway, one on water and the other on roads. And you have everything with you. They visit places you'd never get to without a boat, which is fun to see. They film and photograph very well and tell in a personal and wonderful way about everything from cool and terrible sailing on stormy seas, beautiful beaches, lonely villages, magical islands, big cities, cooking on a boat and technical problems, simply everyday life on a boat.
25 November 2020 - 7:04