Because fish grow on trees

Funny how Spanish airports still consider tuna as "vegetarian". Feels like the 80's.

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A brand new place

The last few nights we have been staying at a new place called Resort Cordial Santa Agueda in Arguineguin. A bit on the pricey side, but you get a private pool and everything is spanking new. Tomorrow Sarah will be flying to Barcelona on an important job. I'll be going back to Sweden for a brief pitstop. Depending on how my government decides on traveling outside EU after July 1, we'll be going to the US or remain in Europe for 2 months or so.

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Beach is calling

Sunday afternoon, June 13. The locals are chillin' on the beach.

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Calima is approaching

A calima is approaching. You can tell from the stuffy and milky air. Tomorrow we're expecting close to 100 degrees (37 degrees centigrade).

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Anfi del Mar

Anfi del Mar is slowly but surely beginning to wake up from the pandemic. Although most of the people are locals, the tourists are finding their way back to their favorite getaway.

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Perry in the morning

Morning at the hotel. Trying to get catch up with the news.

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My sunshine

Sarah doesn't like it when I snapshot her without her knowing it. This is on a small community beach in Arguineguin, a small town situated in the far south of the island.

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The infinite blue

The infinite ocean right outside our window. This is how it should be.

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Fun to be back

Holá Las Palmas! 9 years ago, Sarah did a job here and now we're back. It feels so good to travel again!

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Hello world!

It feels like forever since I set foot on an airport. But here I am!

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Finally we get to meet

Sarah has managed to snatch a work permit in Spain. She is so happy to be able to fly out of the country. And as my government has yet to let me fly to the US fully insured, I'll be meeting up with wifey in Spain next week. First time in 18 months!!

Shake-N-Out

Sarah went to the first Shake Shack in SF the other day. Better than In-N-Out? Try it out yourself. The City is finally opening up again :-)

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Bye Dad!

Last Sunday we said our last goodbyes to our dear father. It was special. Our family is special. We see humor in sadness and the grand thing in the little thing. Dad was a quirky individual, especially to all who didn't know him. And he was extremely individualistic yet sensed everything that was constructive around him and had a strong will, a good heart and great determination. Traits that is a trademark of our family. Thanks dad for all and everything.

Happy Valentine's!

A little rough around the edges, but it's till good old Valentine's Day. We all need it more than ever.

Happy Groundhog Day!

Will Punxsutawney Phil emerge and see his own shadow today, predicting an early spring?

Do you love me?

Machines don't give a shit about Covid-19. Here's their New Year's Dance celebrating their immunity.

Everything is better than 2020, right?

A call from home

Sarah took a photo for me the other day of our beloved Golden Gate Bridge from the GG View Point. It is very hard for us to be apart like this. The Covid-19 wants us to be separated by more than 6 feet, folks :-(

The Holiday season is upon us

 There's always a reason behind misbehaving. Go figure.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! It's a time for sharing and meeting, but this time around in a different way. Be safe out there and carry each other in heart and mind.

Keeping the distance

With only 147 confirmed deaths in Covid-19 San Francisco is a safe place. Sadly the inbound traffic is back to 90% of the pre-pandemic levels.

Read more: SFGate

Duty calls

OK folks, it's serious. But who am I to tell you what to do. God bless America.

Grant Imahara dies

Sad news: Only at 49, the one and only Grant Imahara dies of brain aneurysm. You will be missed buddy :-(

Read more: SFGate

Happy 4th of July

A picture of our sweet Sausalito conveys our Independence Day greetings to all of our friends around the world. Stay safe and take care out there. Per & Sarah

Burrito "Mission style"

Seeing that I probably won't be able to visit my favorite taquerias in the Bay Area this summer, my quest continues to find a decent burrito in Stockholm. Zócalo has a "Mission Burrito" with fake meat. It was totally OK.

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Don't forget daddy tomorrow, folks

Tomorrow's Father's Day. If the world would have ticked differently we would have picked up daddy Richard and driven up to Lake Tahoe over the weekend. Instead we're stuck with best wishes on two different continents.

Happy Midsummer!

Forced to stay in Sweden this summer. Sucks big time. But the weather is marvelous at the moment. This is Sweden at its best.

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Is Corona beer still a thing?

A cap of the (defunct?) Mexican Corona beer shoved into a crosswalk stripe in downtown Stockholm.

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Happy Memorial Day

Looks like I won't be able to get back to SF anytime soon, which trouble me and Sarah. But it puts a smile on my face seeing people practicing social distancing in Dolores park this memorial weekend.

Photos: SFGate

There's a way out?

Stockholm subway amid the Corona crisis.

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Happy Easter at home

Now take care of each other and stay home this Easter.

Photo: KGO-TV

Eerie

The 416-bed hotel Sir Francis Drake Hotel in downtown San Francisco, where I stayed on my first visit to The City in 2009, is boarded up and empty. Spooky.

Photo: SFGate

Beyond New York

Had another try at Bastard Burger, this time around at their downtown location. A "Beyond New York". Not as good as at their Farsta location, but still good enough.

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We will get by, we will survive

Haight Street, San Francisco amid Coronageddon.

Yes, it's good

Bastard Burgers are a street food vendor in Sweden with that right quality attitude to "fast" food. They claim their inspiration is from the US but with their own "Northern Sweden" twist. I don't know what the hell that is, but their vegan burgers are close to top notch. I have only had one burger that was better, and that was at Vegan Burg in the Haight & Ashbury district of San Francisco.

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Your own table, your own pizza

Pizza Hut has issued a new serving routine in Stockholm amid Covid 19. No self serve buffet, instead the staff serve at the table. For roughly $10 (105 SEK) you get a 12" pie with drink and a salad. Not bad.

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Barren, empty...

Mission has shut down

One of my favorite taquerias in the Mission, El Buen Sabor is boarded up. According to their Facebook page they will stay closed until the shelter-in-place lifts (?) on April 7.

More info: SFGate

Coronageddon

On Thursday March 19 governor Gavin Newsom extends the shelter-in-place already issued in the Bay Area and LA to the entire state. California is on lockdown. Take care of each other, folks.

Shelter in place

Seven million Bay Area residents are required to stay at home through April 7. Shelter-in-place is in effect.

Photo: SFGate

E3 cancelled

GDC and GTC got cancelled. Now it's E3's turn. Weird times indeed, folks.

"Feds gotta ruin it!" - yeah, heard that one before...

We all know it's next to impossible to build anything new in San Francisco. The Chronicle published an article about this with a hilarious map.

Link: SFGate

Getting it right

Middle east food is one of the few things they are better at here in Europe. I have never had better falafel than here in Stockholm (or Paris). In California everything gets its own hybrid form, which is not something bad - on the contrary. But if you want something more authentic, at least flavor wise - European Middle east restaurants are the place to go.

Expensive habits

Jay has a weird relationship to hardware...

Happy Valentine's!

Jake aptly sent me a pic from one of his recent flyovers with his drone. This is The City in wintertime. Beautiful. Happy Valentine's Day everyone.

Bonne année

We're supposed to meet up with Philippe & Anya somewhere here for the New Year's festivities.

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Vintage Paris

Gotta love the vintage Metro signs.

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Wrap up the decade

A bit chilly but sunny. But it's Paris. A great place to end the year - and the decade!

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ARN-CDG

Boarding the slightly delayed 12.45pm AF flight to Paris.

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Merry X-mas!

Happy Holidays ya'll! Sarah and I will be celebrating X-mas on separate continents, but we'll meet up in Paris on New Year's :-)

Photo: Christmas Tree lighting on Union Square 2019, San Francisco, CA.

Blah

The Swedish pizzas are usually pretty bland. But the meh taste can be masked by a slew of bearnaise sauce. This particular specimen was beyond remedy, though. Terrible, actually. But the soda "Trocadero" is awesome. Totally Swedish, btw.