This is part of the legacy Dag Hammarskjöld left behind at Backåkra – a place to meditate and to pray for peace.
Where do you take someone who has never been to southern Sweden before and wants to get away from it all?
My recommendation is to visit a stone in a field at Dag Hammarskjöld’s Backåkra and enjoy some serene views. This is not just any old stone! Engraved … Read the rest
You have probably heard the fairy tale of the princess and the pea by Hans Christian Andersen. One stormy night, an unknown woman arrives at a royal palace claiming to be a princess. To test if she is a real princess, they let her sleep on top of 20 mattresses and 20 feather beds with a pea underneath. The woman complains in the morning that she could not sleep and … Read the rest
Have we reached a turning point for travel by air?
No more flights are leaving for London from Sweden. We live in strange times and nothing may ever be quite the same again. Right now the air we breath is cleaner and the skies are bluer. Just think about what a refreshing change that is. Perhaps it is time to rethink our behaviour and take measures to reduce how much … Read the rest
