Empty Nest Expat

Thanks to Miss Footloose (aka Karen van der Zee) I've been invited to participate in the My 7 Links project organized by Tripbase, the...

  The Royal Kiss We're having a big discussion over at The Displaced Nation. Come in and contribute to the conversation. Jane Green, c...

In my final post about Sweden, I'd like to share a wonderful Internet site that appeals to the geeky librarian in me for its beautiful p...

Sweden wowed me when I visited for one week last November.  I was stunned by the general prosperıty of the population, and to be honest, I d...

During my week in Sweden, I could tell one aspect of Swedish culture that had wide appreciation among Swedes and foreigners alike was the S...

Freezing yet Cheerful I'm in Stockholm! A scientist friend told me once that a Nobel Prize in Sciences was a dated concept.  He said m...

  Stockholm City Hall photo by Yanlin Li   I can't think of anything in the world more prestigious than a Nobel Prize, can you? One of t...

Can you see the people near the bottom of the magnificent Vasa Warship? There were so many things that impressed me about Sweden but ...

  Starting a fun day of sightseeing at a cold beautiful overlook of Stockholm  I recently had the opportunity to visit Sweden.  I went in ...