Barcelona!

Me and my wife went to Barcelona last week. For her the first time, for me not the first but my last visit was 28 yrs ago. I loved the city then and a lot more now. Barcelona is complete! A great city with great beach. You get it all. City life, shopping, culture, food, … Continue reading

USA II – Hamptons & NY

After lovely weeks in California we headed for the east coast. The flight with United was really good in a brand new plane. Arrived late evening at JFK, picked up our rental car and drove to Hampton Bay to stay two nights with our friends Colette and Pam that owns The Inn Spot on the … Continue reading

USA

At Newark Airport on my way home after 2 1/2 weeks in USA. Vacation and a little work. We started out in San Francisco and then our daughters graduation in Fresno. A short visit in Sonoma before flying to the east coast for a quick visit to Hamptons ending in New York. As always when … Continue reading

Bodega Bay and San Francisco

Bodega Bay, cool name, is such a beautiful place north of San Francisco just on the coast. Driving there from Sebastopol was marvelous, the landscape with the rolling hills, vineyards and small villages. I had booked a room at The Inn at the Tides. I didn’t know then that this was the place where Alfred … Continue reading

Weekend hike!

This weekend we decided to go hiking in the Sierras. We left a hot Fresno, 102 F (39 C) and drove up to Edison Lake. You pass Table mountains and the beautiful Shaver Lake and you enter the wild Sierras. After China Peak you soon reach the road to Edison Lake, a one lane road … Continue reading

A good start!

After a long flight, total travel 18 hours, from Stockholm to San Diego that included a 5 hour wait at O’Hare we arrived. Greeted by the nice driver of the Dollar shuttle bus we picked up our rental and headed down town to the Doubletree by Hilton. Nice rooms but they need to do something … Continue reading

California, here I come!

Time to leave Åre and Sweden for a 3,5 week long and wonderfull vacation in my favorite state in USA – California. Main purpose this time is to leave my second born daughter Lovisa in Fresno. Time for her to study at Clovis North High as her sister (class of 2011), uncle ’81-82 and me … Continue reading

A week in Stockholm

I have now almost spent one week in Stockholm. First couple of days working and then vacation. It is a great city and sometimes I really long to move back. I have walked a lot, gone underground, visited museums and tried out new and known restaurants. Fotografiska (photography museum), ABBA museum, Naval museum and the … Continue reading

Alsace trip day 1-2

Jacky and Marie-Thérèse Berthelmé, owners of Domaine Albert Mann in Wettolsheim, picked me up at Basel Airport. It was nice to see them again. Last time was when they visit Sweden in december last year. They had invited me to come and visit and to work in the vineyard and winery, a dream I have … Continue reading

Living the good life!

I must say that I am living the good life. A loving family, fun and great job, good friends and a hobby to die for – food and wine! Notice that I have decided to go English to reach a bigger audience. 😉 The past months I have not written much but I have enjoyed … Continue reading