TravBuddy.com: Naemi's Naemi's travels travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/6546 The travel adventures of a Swedish bureaucrat en-us Sat, 23 May 2009 04:53:53 PST Workout for a frazzled soul http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6546/Workout-frazzled-soul-8 Sat, 23 May 2009 04:53:53 PST Workout for a frazzled soul Palma de Mallorca, Spain, May 23, 2009

Yet again I treated myself to a workout trip to Mallorca. It came at a time when I needed it the most - this bureaucrat is in the midst of the prepar…

]]> Amazing Iceland http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6546/Amazing-Iceland-7 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:16:53 PST Amazing Iceland Reykjavik, Iceland, Aug 22, 2007

Whew, I've had some hectic days in Iceland, but boy, was it worth it! I arrived on Wednesday afternoon and left early Saturday morning, and in this s…

]]> A visit to another world ... Moominworld! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6546/visit-another-world-Moominworld-6 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:40:52 PST A visit to another world ... Moominworld! Naantali, Finland, Jul 18, 2007

Just a week ago I came back from a visit to another world! WOW, you might say, how did you get there? Well, as a matter of fact, I took the ferry fro…

]]> The votes are in: best place for a picnic in the Stockholm area http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6546/Stockholm-Sweden-5 Wed, 04 Jul 2007 13:00:03 PST The votes are in: best place for a picnic in the Stockholm area Stockholm, Sweden, Jul 04, 2007

Radio Stockholm, our local radio station, has provided us natives (and everyone else) a list of the top picnic places in town. The votes are in, and …

]]> Prayer calls and mosques - feels like a movie set http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6546/Prayer-calls-mosques-feels-like-4 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 07:45:48 PST Prayer calls and mosques - feels like a movie set Istanbul, Turkey, Jan 10, 2007

In January 2007, my passport and I finally got to travel to a place which I was really curious about - Istanbul, Turkey. Leaving the ambivalent Swedi…

]]> Hello, dear Lisbon.. it's me again http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6546/Hello-dear-Lisbon-me-again-3 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 06:14:54 PST Hello, dear Lisbon.. it's me again Lisbon, Portugal, Nov 15, 2006

I'm so glad I got to see Lisbon again. I was there for the first time in 2002, and I fell in love with the whole city. The seven (?) hills, the prett…

]]> Working out 8 hours a day, 7 days a week, IS possible http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6546/Working-out-8-hours-day-7-days-2 Fri, 19 May 2006 07:41:39 PST Working out 8 hours a day, 7 days a week, IS possible Palma de Mallorca, Spain, May 19, 2006

Yes, it is possible, because I did it. Here's how it works: The day begins at 7.30am with a quick walk on the beach, about an hour. Then some breakf…

]]> Geneva and Bern, thank God I speak both languages http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/6546/Geneva-Bern-thank-God-speak-both-1 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 07:15:39 PST Geneva and Bern, thank God I speak both languages Geneva, Switzerland, Dec 16, 2005

It's a very fascinating thing - you land in Geneva, and people won't speak anything but French. Then you get on a train and travel for two or so hour…

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