i am still reeling from that crazy cosmic event on sunday/monday. did any of you see the blood moon and…
Category: europe
// week thirty three // how to end your staycation with a bang
well, folks, that’s it. summer vacation/staycation has now come to an end. it’s the first monday back to ritual +…
the art of traveling spontaneously: a weekend in stockholm
the older i get, the less i want to plan. i think that feeling comes from the understanding that aging…
// week thirty two // my swedish staycation + a mini city guide
when you live in sweden and apply for swedish citizenship, then you have to send in your passport with your…
// week thirty one (part 3) // airbnb loft living in funky södermalm
it’s no secret that i love to travel. and, for the most part, when i travel i want to have…
// week thirty one (part 2) // celebrating pride weekend in stockholm
on saturday morning, just a mere 24 hours after my brother left to go back to the states, lina and…
// week thirty one (part 1) // north carolina meets sweden
alright. i’m blessed beyond belief. and because i am so grateful for so many different things this week, i am…
// week thirty // nick’s in town + vacation has begun!
i don’t have any time, friends! we’re hopping a train to stockholm in less than an hour and i’ve gotta…
// week twenty eight (part 2) // the healing magic of sweden’s nature
hello, friends! have i got a treat for you today! get ready to breathe deep + feel the healing magic…
// week twenty eight (part 1) // swedish camp life is like living in utopia
i have so many photos to share this week, that i’ve decided to split them up into two different //week…
ten on ten :: july 2015
i’m late with my post! but, i have a very good reason! my ten on ten photos for july were taken on…
week twenty seven // music + laughter + lots of summer sun
hello everyone! it’s a new week again, and this week i am away on vacation with my wife + our…
| week twenty one |
i miss doing a weekly photo update. sharing the random little snippets of my life that i capture on my…
proof that henry david thoreau was right: how sweden inspires the imagination
“this world is but a canvas to our imagination.” ~ henry david thoreau this morning i felt a little worried +…
valborg: an inside look at the swedish celebration of spring
happy may day, friends! we survived valborg (see the post the other day to find out what valborg is) and…
spend a saturday in söder: the greenwich village of stockholm
i am not sure that anyone anywhere calls the southern neighborhood/area in the beautiful capital of sweden, known as simply…
sweden in the spring
hello lovelies! happy tuesday to you, wherever you are. unfortunately, as the beautiful swedish sun is shining, i find myself laying…
an exciting weekend getaway on a floating city: cruising on the baltic sea
when you think of sweden, i’ll bet you don’t really think of cruises. i didn’t, until i lived here. i did…
playing tour guide in uppsala
happy friday, everyone! i’ve been super busy the past 2 days + i just thought i’d say hello and wish…
stockholm is for lovers
for valentine’s day, my love and i took the 30 minute train ride from uppsala to stockholm. how amazing is…
welcome to uppsala!
i’ve had a a few days now to start to find my way around uppsala. i knew some very basic…
2014 | my year of travel :: spirituality :: wilderness
endings + beginnings. that’s what i’m thinking about this morning, one of my last mornings sitting up all alone in…
norrköping moments
well, my friends, my month long visit to sweden has now come to an end. it’s so hard to believe….
uppsala, stockholm, & a heatwave
when the wedding was over last week, we went back into tourist-mode. and, boy did we do it full-speed ahead!…
wedding fun!
now it’s time for some fun photos captured on my iPhone – a little bit silly and crazy, but also…
the perfect summer day in sweden
there are no words to really describe today. so, i’m gonna let my photos do most of the talking. i…
celebrating love
lina’s sister is getting married today! we’ve been up to our eyeballs in wedding preparations all week long, with, of…
the magic of sweden’s simplicity.
i’m not sure if this was my fourth year or my fifth year of having the joy of being part…
crossing sweden: coast to coast
hello! well, it’s been a whole week – or more, actually! – and i’ve been totally off the grid. no…
how to conquer jet lag: fun!
woo hoo! the fun has already begun! in fact, i was telling lina this morning that i’m gonna need a…
the first cozy evening
it’s wednesday evening and we have landed safe and sound in sweden. we’re all settled in at lina’s parents’ home,…
my home across the atlantic: i’m headed to sweden!
today i am hopping on a plane with my love and our amazing friend, paige, and heading home to sweden…
because.
today lina and i got a snail mail package from dublin, ireland. that, in and of itself, is awesome,…
a month like no other. (and august’s photo journey is revealed!)
july’s theme for belovelive’s photo journey was adventure… and what an adventure july has been! wow. i new it’d be…
nature’s pace.
adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. – ralph waldo emerson breathe in peace and love, my friends….
time to go into the wild.
hi friends, near and far! it’s down to the wire now. there’s not that much time left before the big…
living in limbo.
what a weird time in my life right now. it’s friday already, and i don’t know what i’ve done this…
one last post from downtown.
well. that’s it. it’s empty. clean. and ready for it’s next tenants. it feels a bit weird, but it feels…
land of the midnight sun.
happy midsummer! peace.
call it karma. call it luck. call it whatever. i’m blown away.
hi dear readers! well, here i sit. in our stripped down, almost bare apartment with no tv. no living room…
staying true to my yellow & blue.
today is sweden’s national day – a national holiday that’s a bit like the 4th of july, but not quite…
i never really believed it until now.
well, by now, you all may know this…. but…. we’re moving to the states!!!! and now it is officially official. monday…
a little nature. a little urban. a perfect fix for my soul.
hi friends! long time, no post… huh? geez, i have missed y’all. i’ve missed writing and posting, but i have…
who run the world?
guess what i did yesterday?! i saw beyoncé in concert! for real! i admit that i have never been a die…
welcome to my neighborhood.
i took a little walk today after work because it was so amazing outside. it was just one of those…
a weekend trip at the beginning of the week.
thanks to the swedes’ dedication to celebrating the coming of spring with wild abandon, i get a little road trip…
celebrating life… the nordic spring way.
there are only two more days in april (craaaaazy!), and i’m working on a photo journey for may as i…
a restaurant that feeds your soul.
i love spontaneity. and the best is when you have people around you who are also spontaneous. on wednesday,…