• Stearinljus
• Kudde
• Alvedon
• Wettex disktrasa och diskborste
• Handsprit
• Hörlurar
• Hårtork
• Pannlampa
• Vinöppnare/kapsylöppnare
• Termometer för luft- och vattentemperatur
• One piece
• Sarong

Finns det något speciellt som du är noga med att packa ned i resväskan?

1. Månen
2. Disney World
3. Narnia (C.S. Lewis fantasivärld)
4. Hogsmeade (trollkarlsby i Harry Potters värld)
5. Lappland
6. Sjumilaskogen (i Nalle Puhs värld)
7. Hogwarts (trollkarlsskolan i Harry Potters värld)
8. Pride Rock (i Lejonkungens värld)
9. Australien
10. Bikini Bottom (i Svampbob Fyrkants värld)

Det här stället skulle de brittiska barnen gärna vilja utforska…

1. Man ska tacka den personen man fått den av samt länka till den personen
2. Man ska skicka den vidare till fem bloggar som har mindre än 200 följare och låta dem veta det genom att lämna en kommentar hos dem.

Ingen svår uppgift, eller hur? Nu känns det som att den här awarden har cirklat runt bland många av de bloggar jag regelbundet följer. Jag väljer därför att skicka vidare till några resebloggar som jag upptäckt helt nyligen:

• Bortabrabloggen
• Bring Bling to everything
• Coconuts & Skylines
• En resande reporters äventyr
• Sweden to anywhere

1. Start building your coffee tolerance - Coffee drinking is fostered through a tradition called fika. It’s not uncommon to grab a cup of coffee after breakfast, after lunch, before dinner, and after dinner.
2. Pick a number, please - From the pharmacy and tax office to your doctor’s office and local grocery store’s deli-meat counter, you’ll be forced to exercise patience as you wait to be served in a numbered queue.
3. You can probably get by with English for decades, but… –  That’s because many Swedes are fluent in English and are always happy to switch so they can practice their English on you.
4. Get you shopping done before 5 p.m. (if you can) - Many stores close early, especially at weekends and you’ll be hard-pressed to find a store open past 9 p.m. that isn’t a gas station.
5. At some point, you will squeeze food out of toothpaste tubes - To prepare you for your first visit to the cold foods section of a grocery store, understand that in Sweden, tubes are also used to package foods such as caviar, mayonnaise, mustard, and other similar condiments.
6. Daddis pushing strollers - Couples are entitled to 480 days of paid parental leave, and this time can be shared between parents. So you’ll often find new fathers with parked strollers and babies strapped to their chests, having lunch and fika dates with other dads.
7. Camping and hiking and picking berries - If you think high-calorie fikabröd means most Swedes are borderline obese, I’ll let you in on a little secret — Swedes love the outdoors.
8. Melodifestivalen - This widely popular music event, held every February through March, is a welcome distraction on long dark winter nights.
9. Many businesses shut down in July - It’s not uncommon to find restaurants and stores shut down for an entire month, usually in July, while employees take their 4-6 week vacations.
10. Try keeping it ”lagom” - When used in reference to societal behavior, it means blending in appropriately without extreme displays of emotion.
11. Locate your nearest IKEA - There are very few stores in Sweden where you can buy affordable furniture and food at the same time, so it’s definitely worthwhile locating your nearestIKEA.
12. Nice shoes. Please take them off - You’ll quickly notice that shoes are taken off when entering private residences in Sweden. There are many theories surrounding this old tradition.
13. Winters are really cold, dark and can be depressing - At the depth of winter in some northern parts of the country above the Arctic Circle, you might get as little as three hours of sunlight per day.
14. Be on time - It is common knowledge here that ”time” should be respected at all times — regardless of whether you’re going for an interview or meeting up with friends for fika.
15. Get your tasty adult beverages at state-run Systembolaget – You’ve got only one legal option of buying stronger alcohol, and that’s from one of the roughly 400 state-run liquor stores called Systembolaget.
16. Keep that plastic bag - Before you toss out that plastic bag, you may want to reconsider. Most grocery stores will charge you a few kronor for plastic or paper bags in an effort to keep waste low and encourage recycling.
17. Special days celebrating food - These are days when Swedes collectively celebrate the following foods: cinnamon buns, pancakes, semlor and waffles.
18. It is safe to drink the water - Drinking straight from the tap is the norm and highly encouraged in Sweden. The water is clean, fresh, and ice cold so you can save tons of money.
19. Business casual means jeans - General everyday fashion in Sweden is simple, relaxed, and casual.
20. Not all education and health care is free - Contrary to popular belief, not all healthcare and education is free, a common misconception many foreigners hold about Sweden’s subsidized social system.

1. Säg ”ja” så mycket du kan – Skjut alltid upp en plan eller hoppa över ett museum för att tacka ja till en lokal invit
2. Prata med människor, fråga saker – Du kan göra mer än du tror och bli intresserad av saker du inte trodde att du brydde dig om
3. Gör nåt positivt av förseningar – Små missöden kan ibland leda till nånting bra
4. Var kreativ när det gäller vyer – Man kan hitta utsikt på överraskande platser
5. Stanna – Långsamt resande ger mer än snabbt resande och att helt enkelt stanna, det är ofta det bästa

I Vietnam tackade vi ja till middag hemma hos våra skräddare, tillsammans med deras vänner – det ångrade vi inte!

1. Mogadishu, Somalia
2. Kandahar, Afghanistan
3. Cite Soleil, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
4. Ciudad Juarez, Mexiko
5. West Point, Monrovia, Liberia
6. Sanaa, Jemen
7. Rocinha-favelan, Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien
8. Kinshasa, Demokratiska Republiken Kongo
9. Port Moresby, Papua Nya Guinea
10. Harare, Zimbabwe

Flera av städerna som avråds ifrån ligger i Afrika

1. Panama
2. Helsingfors, Finland
3. Burma
4. London, Storbritannien
5. Oakland, Kalifornien
6. Tokyo, Japan
7. Tanzania
8. Chilenska Patagonien
9. Lhasa, Tibet
10. Havanna, Kuba
11. Moskva, Ryssland
12. Glasgow, Skottland
13. Puebla, Mexiko
14. San Diego, USA
15. Halong bay, Vietnam
16. Florens, Italien
17. St Vincent, Karibien
18. Moganshan, Kina
19. Birmingham, England
20. Rymden
21. Kerala, Indien
22. Paraty, Brasilien
23. Koh Rong, Kambodja
24. Wien, Österrike
25. Chattanoga, Tenessee
26. Dakhla, Marocko
27. Maldiverna
28. Malacca, Malaysia
29. Algarve, Portugal
30. Tahoe, Kalifornien
31. Wales
32. Antarktis
33. Uganda
34. Ukraina
35. Samanahalvön, Dominikanska Republiken
36. Dubrovnik, Kroatien
37. Chiloe Island, Chile
38. Jordanien
39. Crans-Montana, Schweiz
40. Montpellier, Frankrike
41. Nosara, Costa Rica
42. Sydkorea
43. Lodz, Polen
44. Dalarna, Sverige
45. Portovenere, Italien

Ukraina kom på plats 34 – här en vy från Svarta havet vid Yalta