Category Archives: Stockholm

Dispatch #39 – Emigration

Posted on December 13, 2013 by The Dippylomat, Esq.

A bit of a dandy, a bit of a cavalier and a lot of a charmer, rogue British official The Dippylomat. Esq. investigates… The Best Things about America are Swedish: Jingle bells, jingle jitters, jingle all the way…all the blasted … Continue reading →

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Dispatch #38 – Russia

Posted on November 22, 2013 by The Dippylomat, Esq.

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 , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Dispatch #34 – Laundry

Posted on September 13, 2013 by The Dippylomat, Esq.

A bit of a dandy, a bit of a cavalier and a lot of a charmer, rogue British official The Dippylomat. Esq. investigates… She can be a cheap, nasty trollop, but I might just forgive her; a soul-destroying harlot, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Cycling, Gothenburg, history, Humour, laundry, migration, Society, Stockholm, Sweden, Travel | 12 Comments

The Book of Faces.

Posted on February 25, 2013 by The Dippylomat, Esq.

All you need to do is click and like! Toodle pip och vi ses,

Posted in Denmark, Gothenburg, Hodge Podge, Humour, Stockholm, Sweden, Travel, United Kingdom | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Dispatch #33 – Etiquette.

Posted on November 9, 2012 by The Dippylomat, Esq.

A bit of a dandy, a bit of a cavalier and a lot of a charmer, rogue British official The Dippylomat. Esq. investigates… It rains. It. Never. Stops. Incessant rain. I gaze out of my window, all I see is … Continue reading →

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Dispatch #32 – Speaking.

Posted on July 6, 2012 by The Dippylomat, Esq.

A bit of a dandy, a bit of a cavalier and a lot of a charmer, rogue British official The Dippylomat. Esq. investigates…   Try as one might to live in a Union Jack- draped bubble, sooner or later one … Continue reading →

Posted in British Empire, Culture, Ex pats, Gothenburg, history, Humour, Language, Society, Stockholm, Sweden, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

Dispatch #31 – School.

Posted on February 12, 2012 by The Dippylomat, Esq.

A bit of a dandy, a bit of a cavalier and a lot of a charmer, rogue British official The Dippylomat. Esq. investigates…   My sincere and bespokely-worded apologies; my peeplessness both humbles and disgraces me – it shames me … Continue reading →

Posted in Ex pats, Gothenburg, Hodge Podge, Humour, immigration, Language, Politics, Religion, Stockholm, Sweden, Travel | Tagged , , | 37 Comments

Dispatch #30 – ABBA

Posted on January 6, 2012 by The Dippylomat, Esq.

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, Ex pats, Fashion, Food, Gothenburg, Humour, Music, Stockholm, Sweden, Travel | Tagged , , , , , | 38 Comments

Dispatch #29 – Christmas.

Posted on December 16, 2011 by The Dippylomat, Esq.

A bit of a dandy, a bit of a cavalier and a lot of a charmer, rogue British official The Dippylomat. Esq. investigates…   I am waiting for a delayed flight, I am awkwardly perched in the supposedly ‘First Class’ … Continue reading →

Posted in alcohol, diets, Ex pats, Food, Hodge Podge, Humour, RAF, Stockholm, Sweden, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , | 31 Comments

Dispatch #28 – Immigration.

Posted on December 9, 2011 by The Dippylomat, Esq.

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 , , , , , , , | 25 Comments