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We recently visited Visby, a small town on the island of Gotland in the Baltic sea. It was out first trip away since arriving in Sweden! Visby was a great option because we could travel there without flying and the island is pretty quiet at the moment. Both big plus
Hiking
The hike to Tornbergets utsiktstorn was an even split of good and bad luck. We boarded the train and I realised my phone had restarted — a problem because my sim adds a passcode lock after restart. I didn't have the passcode to hand so we ended up finding
Hiking
Rain was forecast last weekend but we really wanted to head out for a hike, so we said sod the weather and did it anyway. These photos are quite dark and moody! It was finally cool enough to wear our proper hiking boots again, which was good because we never
Places
Stockholm has been deserted for most of August but that has started to change this past week. People are returning from their Summer cabins and staycations. Even Gamla Stan, which has been a ghost town for weeks, is now filled with more people than pigeons for the first time in
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Another first to cross off the life in Sweden list... a crayfish party! Or kräftskiva as it's known in Swedish. Our lovely neighbours and their friends showed us how to celebrate and most importantly, how to navigate our way inside the shells. All socially distanced of course. Sweden
Hiking
Saturday started with a layer of suncream and a generous spritz of mosquito spray. I'd been looking forward to some fresh air and a proper walk all week... keeping my fingers crossed for decent weather. Luckily we didn't have to go far to find this amazing
Film Photography
My favourite film camera is broken at the moment and I missed shooting film so took the Olympus Trip and Lubitel (medium format) for a spin around Stockholm instead. We stood here during our very first week in Stockholm. I remember us walking along the shore talking about feeling anxious
Places
Despite the rain, we've spent quite a bit of time walking around the city this week. I feel like I've adjusted to the hum of lots happening around me, and now I'm seeing the interesting things rather than busyness. And I say busy but
Places
The heat has been relentless over the past week and I've found myself fantasising about outdoor swimming; something I haven't done since visiting Solviksbadet in 2018. We sussed out Långholmen as a possible swim spot one evening and the island was packed, which isn't
Places
The 19th June was our first Swedish Midsummer! We were very lucky because our neighbours invited us to their Summer cabin for socially distanced outdoor celebrations with some of their family. This post is a mixture of phone and digital photos, although I wish I'd taken more of
Hiking
An abundance of accessible wild spaces is one of the things I love most about Sweden — the country has a principle called Allemansrätt which gives every person the right to roam free in nature. You may think we travelled some distance out of Stockholm to find a lake surrounded by
Places
Documenting life indoors has been my main mission lately. For contrast, I also wanted to capture life beyond these walls. Yes these photos are the obvious changes, but they are also what daily life has become. I noticed a supermarket employee not wearing gloves at the weekend and several weeks
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