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What a Year! 2011 in Pictures

December 23, 2011January 22, 2012 Life in Sweden, Nature, South America, Swedish Climate, Swedish Tourism, Travelling aurora borealis, ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki, helsinki, machu picchu, northern lights, photo essay, photography, porjus, russia, south america, st.petersburg, sweden

It's the end of another year and with New Year's Eve just around the corner it's the time to reflect on the year that has gone before. 2011 was a good year. Living in Sweden

72 Hours in St.Petersburg Video

April 24, 2011April 30, 2011 Europe europe, russia, st.petersburg

Rather than putting up numerous photos of my time in Russia I thought I would try to capture the beautiful city of St. Petersburg in video. I hope that you enjoy it. Please feel free

A Day on board the Princess Anastasia

April 23, 2011May 8, 2011 Europe, Swedish Tourism, Travelling, Working Overseas europe, princess anastasia, russia, stockholm archipelago, stpeterline ferry, sweden

The journey from St. Petersburg back to Stockholm takes about 25 hours so we were pretty grateful to discover that the newly refurbished Princess Anastasia boat had a bit more to offer than the Princess

Getting a drink in St.Petersburg is impossible!

April 21, 2011May 6, 2011 Europe, Food and Drink, Travelling drinking in russia, europe, russia, st.petersburg

I always imagined that drinking vodka is a national pastime in Russia so imagine my surprise when I discovered that it is almost impossible to find a local bar in St.Petersburg! Of course, this is

St.Petersburg – No Visa Required.

April 20, 2011May 18, 2011 Europe, Life in Sweden, Travelling europe, ferry from helsinki to st.petersburg, russia, st.peterline ferry, st.petersburg

According to the St.Petersburg Times officials are concerned about the lack of tourism to the city and measures have been put into place to address the problem. In early April of this year visa rules