Vardag och fest-arkiv

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19 July 2015 / 22 Comments

Heat and computer problems in Sardinia

For three days we have been planning to roll on from Porto Pino in southern Sardinia, and for as many days we have given up the idea and simply stopped. Why? It's too hot to move!!! We have 36 plus degrees today and are parked in a relentlessly sunny spot where the air is completely still.

07 July 2015 / 14 Comments

Birthday celebrations in Sardinia

Birthday celebration in Sardinia. First a BIG THANK YOU for all the nice congratulations that came in on Peter's 55th birthday yesterday! We celebrated the big day at the small cosy beach restaurant here at S'abba Druche, just north of Bosa. And it was even more pleasant than perhaps expected, both good food and nice meetings!

01 July 2015 / 20 Comments

40th anniversary celebrations in Sardinia

First, a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who sent me congratulations yesterday! I really got lots of nice greetings on the blog, Facebook, Instagram and email. I have read all of them several times and it really warms me up! My wonderful colleagues had also recorded a video where they sang for me - but how nice is that?

23 May 2015 / 16 Comments

Running errands abroad

When you're travelling for a long time, you have to take care of a lot of practical things along the way, such as paying bills and filing taxes. Right now, Peter needed to print the annual report for his company, sign it and send it back to Sweden by post. That doesn't seem so complicated? Estimated time: 3 hours...

21 January 2015 / 20 Comments

Everyday life on the road - motorhome travel in Europe

When you are travelling for a whole year, there is a lot of everyday life too. Today we have paid bills and washed clothes. On other days, we go shopping or take care of the motorhome. There is always something to do!

01 January 2015 / 11 Comments

New Year celebrations with blogger friends in Portugal

Åsa lives in Portugal with her husband Sverker and their children Frida and Jonna. On her blog Bortugal you can read about their everyday life, with school and surfing, in a small charming Portuguese village by the sea. We have had some contact online, but never met in real life, and it was great when Åsa invited us to celebrate the new year with them!

12 September 2014 / 34 Comments

Dissertation and dissertation party

Finally, it was time for the defence and the defence party! Yesterday I presented my research and the content of my thesis in front of an audience. After the presentation, it was time for the opponent, Dr Craig Melville from the University of Glasgow, to lead the questioning and discussion. He asked tricky but good questions. I was very, very happy with the opponent, but after two hours of questioning in English, I was still exhausted...

19 August 2014 / 11 Comments

Doing a doctorate - how to do it

This might be a bit off-topic for this blog, but since I've told you about my PhD, I will of course answer your questions! So here's some more info about doing a PhD in general, and a bit about my research.

09 July 2014 / 7 Comments

Working hard - renovating apartments and houseboats

We have carried out a number of large construction projects in our spare time. When we met, ten years ago, I had a 22 square metre apartment in the centre of Stockholm. It was too small for me, Peter and his two sons on a half-time basis... For exactly the same money (or even a little less), we got 76 square metres in Sundbyberg. What did that apartment look like? Well, it was a former warehouse on the ground floor ...

20 June 2014 / 7 Comments

Midsummer's Eve on Blidö in the Stockholm archipelago

We celebrate Midsummer with Peter's brother on Blidö in the Stockholm archipelago. They have a nice red cottage right by the water. Very idyllic and just what you want on a Midsummer's Eve. There are a total of 26 people here, and three motorhomes are parked around the site.