Archive for November, 2011

Swedish American Line Marked Vintage Suitcase

November 18th, 2011 at 7:22 pm » Comments (1)

A Swedish vintage suitcase marked with Swedish American Line Gripsholm, which cruised from 1925 to 1954. What a sight – found at a vintage store near Stockholm this autumn. From what year we couldn’t tell unfortunately. If I had any space left at home I would have bought it. As the travel freak I am, [...]

World Dogs: Italian Bergamasco

November 17th, 2011 at 9:58 pm » Comments (1)

Going abroad you can meet a lot of interesting things, as the different dog breeds. Meet this incredible Italian Bergamasco herding dog – yes, it IS a dog, not a mopping tool (lol)! They origin from the Italian Alps, near Bergamo – so no wonder they got an effective warming coat. The Bergamasco’s were used [...]

Stockholm Photo: Ferry Rocks

November 16th, 2011 at 11:12 pm » Comments (0)

I love taking travel photos like this one, looking like the ferry is framed by the rock in the middle of Stockholm, the capital of Sweden (note the Swedish flag in the stern). The ferry M/S Emilie of Hammarby Sjöstad (a part of Stockholm). Built 1931 in Denmark and came to Sweden in 1963. One [...]