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Category Archives: Finland
Dispatch #38 – Russia
A bit of a dandy, a bit of a cavalier and a lot of a charmer, rogue British official The Dippylomat. Esq. investigates… A cold stare, seemingly cryogenically frozen, unrelenting, unflinching, in fact the only thing her face was not … Continue reading
Posted in Finland, Gothenburg, history, immigration, Malmö, Minnesota, Norway, Stockholm, Sweden, Travel
Tagged Moscow, Pussy Riot, Russia, St Petersburg, sweden, Travel, vikings
13 Comments
Dispatch #36 – D-Day
A bit of a dandy, a bit of a cavalier and a lot of a charmer, rogue British official The Dippylomat. Esq. investigates… Oh curses, I am going to be late. I’ve not had this suit laundered since Remembrance Day … Continue reading
Posted in Denmark, Finland, history, migration, Minnesota
Tagged Holocaust, Judaism, Second World War
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Dispatch #28 – Immigration.
I AM a representative of the former British Empire and the current Commonwealth of Nations; I am the descendant of Victorian Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli and the son of an RAF pilot. I did not graduate with First Class honours … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Denmark, Ex pats, Finland, Gothenburg, Humour, Norway, Stockholm, Sweden, Travel
Tagged asylum seekers, immigration, iran, iraq, poland, refugees, somalia, sweden
25 Comments
Dispatch #17 – Food.
I AM a representative of the former British Empire and the current Commonwealth of Nations; I am the descendant of Victorian Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli and the son of an RAF pilot. I did not graduate with First Class honours … Continue reading
Posted in Benjamin Disraeli, diets, Finland, Food, Humour, Stockholm, Sweden, Travel
Tagged britt ekland, crayfish, lösgodis, michael caine, pick and mix, roger moore, surströmming, woolworths
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Dispatch #12 – Empire
I AM a representative of the former British Empire and the current Commonwealth of Nations; I am the descendant of Victorian Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli and the son of an RAF pilot. I did not graduate with First Class honours … Continue reading
Posted in British Government, Ex pats, Finland, Foreign Office, Gothenburg, history, Humour, India, Norway, Stockholm, Sweden, Tea, The Bahamas, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged helsinki, indian girls, jeremy paxman, jeremy paxman's empire, oslo, warfare
26 Comments