swedishvikingprinc
A year today...
I'm too young to retire... I need to DO something. As I don't have a place to do crafty things and no furniture to paint, I have to write :)
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Finding Utopia
swedishvikingprinc
- Jul 3
- 5 min
Burn out - tired of looking for the next place
It gets really tricky finding accommodation as I have mentioned before. But deciding where to go next can be overwhelming as well. Sorry...
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swedishvikingprinc
- Jul 3
- 3 min
The time we entered Malaysia - unofficially...
We were probably more surprised than anyone when we arrived in KL without having collected our luggage or passed immigration! As we left...
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swedishvikingprinc
- Jun 24
- 2 min
If you have money, share it
I recently read about Gina Rinehart topping the Financial Review Rich List - again. She is worth AUD$40 billion dollars. I am yet to see...
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swedishvikingprinc
- Jun 24
- 1 min
Sicily in words and pictures
As I find new photos, I may well end up adding to this. I have photos on my phone and my camera, so as I get sorted I'll find more to...
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swedishvikingprinc
- Jun 24
- 6 min
The other side - are we disappointed?
I have realised that you haven't all heard about where we went after Palermo. Well, here is the update. Better late that never, right?...
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swedishvikingprinc
- Jun 24
- 4 min
Adjusting to retirement - and everything else
When we headed off from Australia, full of dreams and with four suitcases between us, we really had no idea what was in store for us....
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swedishvikingprinc
- Dec 4, 2023
- 5 min
Palermo - The fantastic City of contrasts and surprises
I've already told you the few issues we had in Palermo, but now I will tell you about our experience and our thoughts. Palermo is a very...
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swedishvikingprinc
- Aug 28, 2023
- 5 min
A month seems like a long time, doesn't it? Not if you need time to spare after doing all the admin!
Initially we stayed in Palermo, Italy (Sicily) for a month, then on to Catania for another month. Seemed loads of time to have a good...
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swedishvikingprinc
- Aug 22, 2023
- 6 min
Vanuatu - Paradise Lost.
Ahhhh, Vanuatu. It's a paradise if you love a tropical climate, warm water, great snorkeling and spectacular coastlines. I always said I...
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swedishvikingprinc
- Aug 22, 2023
- 5 min
Finding a place to stay - why you should do it together!
Initially I was in charge of the logistics because my husband would follow me anywhere (his words, not mine). Partly because I was good...
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swedishvikingprinc
- Aug 15, 2023
- 3 min
To bring or not to bring?
There are so many blogs about how to pack well. I'm offering you one on how to pack really badly! No, it's not about rolling versus...
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swedishvikingprinc
- Aug 15, 2023
- 3 min
First leg of the journey...tying up loose ends.
To begin the journey, it is important to tie up loose ends, pack and actually leave home. Sounds simple enough! Wrong! The stuff we...
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swedishvikingprinc
- Aug 14, 2023
- 6 min
Is a dream worth living?
My heart held an unexplained connection to Vanuatu from the first time I went there. It was Paradise to a young girl of 16. I always...
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swedishvikingprinc
- Aug 14, 2023
- 2 min
The Path to Utopia, with some travel tips!
Welcome to Finding Utopia - our journey. This is the story about the journey my husband and I are taking to find our happy place to...
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swedishvikingprinc
- Aug 9, 2023
- 2 min
The Renovating Saga
As I mentioned before, I had to stop my renovations when I kicked my ex out. There was no money to continue. I had concrete floors for...
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swedishvikingprinc
- Jul 28, 2023
- 3 min
Third time LUCKY!!!
As I have said in my first blog, I was never wanting a proper relationship. I went on the dating site to have some adult conversation....
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swedishvikingprinc
- Jul 28, 2023
- 5 min
Planning the impromptu way
I'm a Town Planner by profession. You would never know that by my inability to take planning seriously. Maybe that's why I didn't last in...
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swedishvikingprinc
- Jul 28, 2023
- 3 min
The seed is planted
When I met my husband, we both had different ideas about where we were planning to retire. He was planning to sell his house and buy a...
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