Very few things beat a glass of a really good champagne. And for years I believed that for a wine to be labeled Champagne, it had to be produced in the Champagne region in France under certain conditions using the méthode champenoise. So I was slightly surprised this week when I visited Anna Maria Island […]
Guided tour to the Carrara marble quarries
The history of the marble quarries in Carrara stretches back to Ancient Rome. The white and blue-grey marble from the small city in the northernmost region of Tuscany, has been used for sculptures such as Michelangelo’s David and buildings from Pantheon to the modern Opera House in Oslo. The marble, famous for its high quality […]
Open House Stockholm 2018
Open House Stockholm is part of the global Open House movement, where different cities show buildings and places that are not normally open to the public. The third edition of Open House Stockholm was held last weekend. A new item on the program this year was the opportunity to visit one of the two unique […]
Drone view of Blue Lagoon
I recently took my drone out for a spin, a short drive south of Stockholm and found this incredible blue lagoon. It’s a gravel pit that has become filled with water and for some reason the water has these amazing blue, green and turquoise colours, especially when seen from the air. I don’t know if […]
Visiting Cinque Terre for one day
Hiking between the five stunning villages of Cinque Terre in Italy has been a dream of mine for many years. Although we actually didn’t do much hikning, I am still very pleased that we got to visit two of the villages during our recent trip. We just got back from a wonderful trip to Italy and […]
Celebrating 4th of July in San Francisco
Last year we had the chance to celebrate 4th of July, in San Francisco. We had spent more than two weeks on the road, driving down from Portland, Oregon and now had almost a week to explore San Francisco. This road trip had taken us through some of the most amazing parks, beaches and hikes […]