I will be at The Happening 2026 in Norrköping next week. The Happening is a roleplaying event hosted by Ron Edwards in Spelens Hus in Norrköping, this year is the third incarnation. The event is drop in, open every day from August 29 through September 6 from 10 AM to 6 PM. Donations accepted but … Continue reading The Happening
Kids are back in school. What a fantastic summer it has been this year. The advice to never leave Scandinavia during the summer has never been more appropriate: We planned family trips to three destinations in Sweden and were rewarded with scenic trails and deeper understanding of Sweden's past and present. In addition to the … Continue reading Photography: Best of Summer 2026
For me a Danish church is a whitewashed stone church with red tile roof and jagged gables. Less common is a red brick church. When I was in Denmark for a few days, I got the chance to explore three of them. Two churches on the Danish island of Tåsinge, one on the island of … Continue reading Three Danish churches
The Funen Village is an open air museum portraying village life in 19th century Funen. Funen is the island in the middle of Denmark. I grew up in Odense, as well did Hans Christian Andersen, something that the city has used to promote itself internationally for decades. I remember visiting The Funen Village with my … Continue reading A view to the past
Cranes cry somewhere out there over the golden fields. I can see all the way to the horizon and the sky above is vast and infinite blue. I’m on the Swedish island of Gotland for Medeltidsveckan, a yearly festival about all things Medieval. This is my third year and this year I’m a co-creator, offering … Continue reading Medeltidsveckan 2026
What makes a museum great? I am at Skansen, Stockholm’s traditional open air museum and I’m not feeling it. I expected a five star attraction. It’s not. And I’m trying to understand why. I paid kr 305:- for a one day ticket. "Maybe it’s the inflation?" a friend offers. I don’t know. I paid 70:- … Continue reading Skansen: Not a five star attraction
As I was in the area, I took a detour to see the Snösätra Wall of Fame. An abandoned industrial area turned into a canvas for street artists from all over the world. Each spring in a week long festival new works are completed and all summer people come and practice their skills. It's a … Continue reading Snösätra Wall of Fame
Next week it's time for Medeltidsveckan, a yearly festival in Visby on Gotland that celebrates all things Medieval. This year I'm contributing to the programme with two sessions of Gotlandia, a board game about Medieval Gotland. Pirates, sheep, buried silver and exquisitely decorated churches. Are you the greatest Gute of them all? Play Gotlandia to … Continue reading Gotlandia at Medeltidsveckan 2026
My sister lives in Jutland in Denmark. After moving to Stockholm we don't get to see each other a lot but we try to make it happen at least once per year. This time we agreed to meet up over the summer halfway: In Västra Götaland, the Swedish West Coast between Gothenburg and Vänern, Sweden's … Continue reading Trollhättan and the twin table mountains
In a beautiful Swedish mountain scape that you drive through on the freeway on the way to Norway, lies a Word Heritage Site with spectacular Bronze Age rock carvings. To go there was top of my list for our family vacation in Västra Götaland this year. We stopped at the Vitlycke Museum on a bright … Continue reading The Tanum Rock Carvings
