“I drive wet and I drive cold,” is my mantra, “I don’t drive wet And cold.” Although I try to be prepared for cold or rain, I haven’t had to do much of either in 2025. I hear the roar of a thunderstorm outside my cozy apartment in Virginia and reflect on five weeks in […]
Finance leaders know the struggle of managing endless spreadsheets, juggling data from all corners of the business, and trying to plan for a world that is changing by the hour. In this episode, I talk with Julio Martínez, co-founder and CEO of Abacum, about how his team helps financial professionals move from reactive reporting to […]
Writer: Magdalena Three days, three cities – an intense but very beautiful journey. The focus during this trip was not on seeing everything, but on having fun. I traveled with my 24 year old son. When he and his sister were younger, traveling together was a given. Now it is no longer given in the […]
British shoe manufacturer Tricker’s recently acquired a new majority shareholder in James Fayed from the Fayed family, and now they are moving in a new direction as a company by bringing more and more of their turnover home, with more focus on direct-to-consumer business. Trickers is one of Northampton’s classic shoe companies. Founded in 1829, […]
Usually I am constantly occupied with my house thoughts, but lately it has been absent. Whether it depends on the studies, the energy or whether the desire is completely lost is difficult to know. But now it’s starting to creep in. Maybe because autumn and darkness are on the rise? Something needs to change in […]
Hello! I am on the train home to Stockholm and what is better than a small list :)) Something I made a joke with: First as a transition from my previous message about nails, you will see which manicure I did. Clear inspiration downloaded from one of the photos in that message. She calls Tribal-Fire […]
Another summer has come and gone. Now it is October again and this weekend my oldest sister, in the usual order, celebrated her birthday surrounded by autumn leaves and against the back of a storm. Now she is suddenly 55 years old and as usual I wonder what happened over time. Were it not just […]
Writer: Helena Bergström Last Saturday we were invited for a 50th birthday party in Åkersberga, just outside Stockholm. First we thought: should we take the train home late in the evening, or find a place to spend the night? The next moment we noticed: of course we take the camper with us. The camper is […]
We wish you a happy Monday! This week we start as usual with travel news here at Freedomtravel. This week it’s about coffee experiences and Christmas activities (yes, it’s autumn now!) and that Swedish premium travelers are willing to leave their travel companions in economy class… The High Coast beats new records: All Time High […]
Writer: Helena Bergström In our opinion so… and yes, I know many will certainly be upset right now. All surveys show that Italian food is Swedes’ number one favorite. And yes, there are of course many beautiful flavors and ingredients in Italy. But we still wonder if it is Italian food culture that is meant […]