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15 May

Why travel round the world?

Why travel round the world?

People sometimes ask me:  JP, why did you go on a year-long, round-the-world trip during your sabbatical? The short answer:  because I could!  The longer answer ...

 
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22 Mar

Pic of the Day: March 22

Pic of the Day: March 22

Our trusty camels, Hammedi and [Long Arabic Name We Couldn't Quite Catch], enjoying well-deserved break time in the midst of a two-hour ride from the ...

 
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12 Jun

Pic of the Day: June 12

Pic of the Day: June 12

Flavors of the day: blueberry, strawberry, butter pecan & "Daim" (that yummy chocolate-covered toffee candy).  Good thing JPA didn't want any (ha!).  Don't tell anyone ...

 
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11 Jun

Pic of the Day: June 11

Pic of the Day: June 11

Aren't you impressed by this highly distinguished visitor to Örebro University? The door's a little short, but otherwise, it's a fine little office in the Swedish ...

 
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10 Jun

Pic of the Day: June 10

Pic of the Day: June 10

Örebro University's end of the year party and BBQ is a major event.  Way in the distance, on stage, is the legendary Swedish singer and ...

 
By jpallen
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09 Jun

Pic of the Day: June 9

Pic of the Day: June 9

Add to the list of things you never knew you needed the humble bananfodral, or banana case. We were actually trying to shop for an American ...

 
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08 Jun

Pic of the Day: June 8

Pic of the Day: June 8

Should be immediately obvious why we picked this store for our Swedish mobile phone needs. Next door were the Dubai Gold Shop, and the super kebab ...

 
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07 Jun

Pic of the Day: June 7

Pic of the Day: June 7

Nothing too unusual about the view from our apartment in Örebro.  Except that it's 1:30AM. Not much darkness up here.

 
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06 Jun

Pic of the Day: June 6

Pic of the Day: June 6

It's a slug.  It's black.  It's a Swedish black slug. Fine photographic work from S. Allen, on the wet forest trails above Skövde.

 
By jpallen
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05 Jun

Pic of the Day: June 5

Pic of the Day: June 5

Open containers on a Swedish bus?  No problem! The delight was compounded by the geek conference-goer beside us, showing off how he hacked his Canon digital ...

 
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