A day trip to the Douro Valley

On Saturday, we decided to go on a wine tasting tour of the Douro Valley. We got picked up in … More

This week’s small pleasures 495

This week’s small pleasures from Porto.

We left Stockholm on Tuesday evening, and after a delay in takeoff, a long wait for baggage and a taxi, … More

On Saturday we headed over to Millesgården, a wonderful sculpture park, gallery and museum, created by the sculptor Carl Milles … More

There are so many interesting doors in the part of Stockholm we are living in at the moment, that I … More

A mix of photos, taken on different days, for my third in the series of postcards from Stockholm. It is … More

Thursday was a public holiday here in Sweden and many other countries in Europe, the day being Kristi Himmelsfärd or … More

Having lived in Copenhagen, this collection of postcards won’t include the tiny statue of the little mermaid, any royal palace … More

For the second in the series of postcards from Stockholm, let’s start with a walk around Gamla Stan or the … More

The weather on Sunday was gorgeous and sunny and so perfect for walking about. We were staying in Södermalm, and … More