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Top 5 Hot Swedish Women
6 Jan2012
Today’s top five is dedicated to lovely and hot Swedish actresses and models, and even a Swedish Princess.
Greta Garbo
Classic and edgy, there’s no one who doesn’t know the fabulous Greta.
Victoria Silvstedt
She’s a Playboy bunny and a real Swedish bikini model. Victoria is the quinessential blond, busty, blue eyed girl we all know as Swedish women.
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid is the sweet, beautiful Swedish girl that our parents fell in love with. Even today, you can still fall in love with her.
Maud Adams
She was never a great Swedish actress but she was a Bond girl, twice. [...] Continue Reading…
As you all are aware of, I am a kooky person. I LOVE the snow. Love it, love it, love it! That’s not to say I don’t love sunny days, and flowers blooming but watching the snowfall is something special.
Snowfall is magical.
Yet, this winter, sucks. No rain, no snow, no Weather! Stockholm feels as if the Weather went on strike and decided the best thing to have was charcoal gray as the standard color.
Today I was yet again let down by Weather. It started snowing. Giant, white, fluffy flakes of [...] Continue Reading…
- In: winter
My Year in Review {Photos}
4 Jan2012
I’ve been trying to write a year in review post for sometime now and couldn’t bring myself to getting past a few lines. I then began working on a photo review post and that too, took a lot of energy from me.
But I did it. Here’s my year in review of photos and feelings of 2011.
January
Sunset with Gandhiji – Juhu Beach, Mumbai
February
Weeee, we married for real now!
March
The last photo of lovely Bunny
April
Spring and sunshine – eternal hope and peace
May
Only in California
June
Spin, spin, midsommar, spin!
July
A birthday celebration for the Swede, a hot air balloon ride!
Times have changed – [...] Continue Reading…
The comic Scandinavia and the World is my favorite. It is epic hilarious and awesome.
You must read it, you’ll be crying yourself silly for more.
This strip, about the lions on the coat of arms of the countries is by far my most favorite. EPIC.
The real coat of arms in Scandinavia
Denmark
Image via wikipedia
Sweden
Image via wikipedia
Norway
I think the lions appears a bit retarded with his tongue hanging out and running with an axe…
Finland
Om nom nom nom nom … flowers!
- In: fun facts|scandinavia
Three Last Minute Epic Awesome Gifts to Give
23 Dec2011
It’s countdown time to Christmas.
Can we scream Yayyyy!!?
YAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!
Christmas is my favorite time of the year. It happens to be around my birthday, which can be a big bummer some years since everyone’s forget. But who cannot resist the decoration! And the food! And the cookies!
Mmmmmm….coookiiiess…..
If you’re celebrating Christmas on the 24th and opening gifts, you don’t have a lot of time! Suckers. In the interim, I spent a few fab days with Morgan of Your Living City making epic cute Christmas gifts.
They’re easy, they’re cute and they are homemade. You cannot [...] Continue Reading…
Christmas Traditions in Iceland
20 Dec2011
I asked one of my girlfriends, Tinna, to share her Icelandic Christmas traditions. She’s amazing and has written up about all the major dishes and treats as well as traditions on days before and after Christmas.
Tinna hails from Isafjördur in the West Fjörds of Iceland but is a true globetrotteur. Please check out Tinna’s blog (in Icelandic) and post a comment if you a question or experience to share!
Jólahlaðborð – Julbord – is something that co-workers and groups of friends do in the advent, usually at restaurants and hotels. There they’ll find most of [...] Continue Reading…
Google’s Translate Sexism – Women are Stupid
14 Dec2011
A poorly translated phrase started going around the Swedish speaking community. It’s no surprise Google Translate is stupid at translating currencies and nationalities, but this was one, a bit out of line:
Män är män – men are men
och – and
män är dumma – men are stupid
men – but
Män är män och män är dumma – men are men and women are stupid
You can try this out in Google Translate Swedish to English.
Not sure what Google is trying to say, but I am a women.
- In: stupid
Today is St. Lucia Day (Sankta Lucia Dag), a day to celebrate light and saffron rolls in Sweden.
If you have always wondered about girls wearing candles on their head, this is the holiday to do so!
A rather unusual Luciafirande at Erikdalsbadet, one of the major swimming houses in Stockholm
via http://www.dn.se/sthlm/har-kan-du-lyssna-pa-luciasangen-i-dag
A bunny’s lucia by Matsamats
Typical Luciakonsert
And on this day, the luciatåg (Lucia participants) give out lussebullar (saint lucia buns or saffron buns) and glögg (mulled wine) to guests.
Here’s my recipe for lussebullar for both American and Swedish kitchens. The difference is that the Swedish recipe has quark [...] Continue Reading…
Christmastime in Sweden means julbord. It is a traditional Christmas dinner. The julbord is a smörgåsbord, a collection of dishes from cold to hot served on a table, like a buffet.
Families have a julbord on Christmas Eve but companies also have a julbord at a Christmas party. If you will be celebrating julbord with your company or family, I created a Swedish to English guide to all foods served at the dinner.
You can download two different versions: a three page guide in pretty larger font or a two page guide (perfect for front and back printing) [...] Continue Reading…
Q&A on American and Swedish Christmas Traditions
10 Dec2011
I’ve been thinking about what makes Swedish Christmas different from American Christmas. After emailing with a friend back home in America, I realized there’s so many Swedish traditions not found in America and vice versa.
I put together a list of questions and answers on how Christmas is celebrated in each of the countries. This is thanks to my friend EC who bombarded me with similar ones by email and chat.
When is Christmas celebrated?
United States – 25th – Christmas Day. In the morning families enjoy sticky/cinnamon buns for breakfast. After breakfast they open presents, [...] Continue Reading…
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