Suits you Sir.

I am in Amsterdam for a day of meetings but back to Stockholm tonight.
It was really bad timing to leave though, I left yesterday afternoon and the weather was fantastic. Probably the warmest its been since I have been here. When I landed in Amsterdam after a particular choppy flight it was pissing down and grey!
I think [...]

Swedish Girl Want British Guys

allegedly….
Swedish Girls want British Guys
I do know a few couples who are from both countries but I think this is just a stereotype. I mean how many of the people in the survey have met a Swedish woman or a British guy. Everyone says that Swedish women are open minded but in fact I think [...]

Eating Out in Stockholm

Despite my increasing waistline I have not really eaten out that much in Stockholm yet.
Last night we had an office meal and went to Vapiano’s on Sturegatan. It was manic in there and had it been down to me I probably would have just walked on by. However looks can be decieving.
Its an Italian and [...]

Hemingway and Martel

Managed to pick up the first two books needed for my 501 Must Read Books today. I selected Ernest Hemingways’ Old Man and the Sea  and Yann Martels’ Life of Pi, these really are two books I would never usually pick up. I have a trip to Amsterdam and Molde on the Norwegian Coast next week [...]

Haircut!

Another surreal experience yesterday. I had to get my hair cut and so I went to a place near the old office. It said the magic words ‘drop in’ which means you dont need an appointment.
I was only in for a quick short back and sides and sort my sideburns out as they were getting a bit wild. So [...]

Radio Ga Ga

So I am now back from the UK, I wish I could say I was refeshed but 4 matches in 4 days plus whisky and crap food means I need to go on a detox. More on that soon.
I was faffing about in the kitchen the other day and as always I put Radio Stockholm [...]

Tongue Tied in London Town

I am in a state of turmoil.
I am back in blighty and every time I order something its coming out in Swedish!  People are looking at me strangely ( no change there then)
Todays English Word of the Day is confused -  förvirrad

What Difference Does It Make?

A lot, a heck of a lot.
Today I finally got a Swedish Bank Account! Yes its only taken nearly 2 months, I was beginning to think that this was going to be a real problem.
Getting my personnummer was like waving a magic wand! Previous visits to various banks felt like approaching the Stasi but this morning the nice [...]

501 Must Read Books -My New Challenge

I was thinking this week that I although I read a lot I need to broaden my approach. For example I am currently reading Brian Tracy’s ‘Advanced Selling Strategies’, as well as Mike Huckabee’s ‘Quit Digging Your Grave With Your Own Knife and Fork’ .
I usually buy biographies and apart from the odd footballer its [...]

Not exactly Spielberg but…

This post heralds a new era…videoclips on Let Me Tell You About Sweden. The view from the top of Langholmen in glorious motion picture
Langholmen is amazing as its literally in the middle of Stockholm, an oasis of green. I need to go back and explore it thoroughly.