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Hej Då Dagens Nyheter, Hejsan Fokus

December 15, 2009

I have decided to end my subscription to Dagens Nyheter. I enjoy reading it a breakfast but I am starting to get overwhelmed by the daily delivery. I often only get time to clock the headlines, check on the sport and monitor the weather.
My decision has been made easier by the magazine Fokus. I bought [...]

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Loose women of Denmark?

September 18, 2009

This is so funny!
Denmark pulls ‘promiscuous video’.
Its funny especially as I am sat in Copenhagen right now. I will look out for any women approaching me in this manner
Quite what the VisitDenmark were thinking I will never know.

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Aftonbladet in the firing line

August 20, 2009

Aftonbladet has caused a real stir this week.
Swedens biggest newspaper has been condemned by Israel,  Israels Ambassador to Sweden Benny Dagan and by the Swedish Ambassador to Israel.
The furore is over an article published in the culture section which allegedly accuses Israel of trading in the organs of dead Palestinians.
A shocking story but is it [...]

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Scooter!

August 4, 2009

Daniel makes an interesting point on his blog Temporary Stockholmer about scooters becoming ‘cool’ in Stockholm.
I have always loved scooters, mainly lambrettas but was put off buying one in Stockholm because a) dont really know the roads yet but thats getting better now I am cycling and B) so much snow and ice during the [...]

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The post I never wanted to make

July 30, 2009

I set up this blog to mainly recount my own experiences living in Sweden.

Tomorrow I will experience something, here in Stockholm, that I never thought I would. Tomorrow is the funeral of Per Svensson.
As I posted before, I only met Per a few times at the football but I feel I should go to pay [...]

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Sad news.

July 5, 2009

On Thursday night I got call from Bajen Pete, a fellow Brit who supports Hammarby.
Pete is part of the good bunch of lads I have started watching Bajen with. They were all out for a few drinks on Thursday, but one of our friends didnt show up. Pete explained that Per had been run over [...]

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Morrissey is not still ill!

May 16, 2009

Great news, Steven Patrick did his gig in Yarmouth last night so he should be ok for Cambridge tonight.
Am really looking forward to seeing him.
Dont forget..next month Morrissey kommer till Stockholm and I will add a lyric each day of June with a piece thats personally special to me!
Here’s hoping tonight is a cracker!
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More videos from Hammarby

April 13, 2009

Taken at the first match v Gefle.

Just idag är jag stark

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Swedish celebrities

March 26, 2009

The funny thing about living abroad in a place like Sweden is that you can walk past a national celebrity and not even know it.
We went to the local Thai place today and apparently there was a famous Swedish musician in there, I had no clue.
It has happened to me numerous times and I am [...]

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Internet banking fraud? A warning for all of us

March 14, 2009

I have been online since ‘97, I have worked in the internet industry for ten years now and even I can be prone to clicking on something I shouldn’t so I really worry about people who have less knowledge and/or experience online.
Today I received an email from my bank, I reproduce it below. I can [...]

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