Travelogue

 

(Jump to today.)
Year Mon Location COMMENT w/
1963 APR Sweden (Kristianstad). Hello World! GL
HL
JUN Sweden (Malmö, Norrtälje).   GL
HL
1965 AUG Austria (Innsbruck, Ötztal),
West Germany (Rothenburg).
  GL
HL
1966 JAN Norway (Geilo).   GL
AUG East Germany (Vernigerode, Hartz),
Czechoslovakia (Friedland),
Hungary (Budapest),
Austria,
West Germany.
  GL
HL
1967 FEB Norway (Geilo).   GL
AUG Switzerland (Basel),
France (Chamonix, Mont Blanc),
Italy (Venezia, Rimini),
Austria (St. Ulrich).
  GL
HL
1968 AUG Norway (Geilo, Hardanger fjord, Olden, Geiranger, Åndalsnes).   GL
HL
1969 AUG Sweden (Lappland: Sjöfallsleden, Saltoluokta, Vaisaluokta, Pårek, Östersund),
Norway (Trondheim).
  GL
HL
JUN West Germany (Winterbach, Passau),
Austria (Ortler, Dolomites, Lienz, Wien, Linz).
  GL
HL
1970 FEB Austria (Söll, Ortler-Linz).   GL
HH
1971 JUL Denmark (Helsingør, Raageleje, Svendborg, Legoland, Væsterhavet).   GL
HL
1972 JUN East Germany (Harz),
Austria (Zillertal, Salzkammergut, Linz, Donau).
  GL
HL
1973 JUL Sweden (Abisko, Lappland: Kungsleden, Kebnekaise).   GL
HL
1974 MAY West Germany (Winterbach, Passau),
Austria (Linz, Wien, Kleines Walsertal).
  GL
HL
AUG Sweden (Kiruna, Lappland: Sarek, Pastavagge).   GL
HL
1975 APR Austria,
Italy (Venezia, Lago di Como, Lago di Garda),
Switzerland,
West Germany (Rhein falls).
  GL
HL
JUN Spain (Mallorca).   GL
HL
1976 APR West Germany (Bremen),
Holland (Amsterdam, Den Haag), Belgium (Liege),
Luxembourg,
West Germany (Mosel).
  GL
HL
AUG Poland (Svinoujsie, Katowice, Vysoke Tatry, Krakow, Zakopane, Warszawa, Gdansk).   GL
HL
1977 JUL Austria (Innsbruck, Stubaital),
Italy,
Austria (Söllden, Bregenz),
West Germany (Mainau).
  GL
HL
1978 JUN Tunisia (Sousse, Gabez, Matmata, Douz, Sahara, Sfax).   GL
HL
1979 JUN Working at Vittsjö Elvärmeindustri, Hässleholm, Sweden.  
1980 JUN Sweden (Malmö). Working at Hobby Data.  
1981 JUN Sweden (Stockholm). Summer intern at Tektronix.  
1982 JUN Moved from Tormestorp to Hässleholm (Sweden).  
JUL Sweden (Kristianstad). Military service at P6.  
  SEP Started studying Computer Science at Linköping University.  
DEC Moved from Hässleholm to Linköping (Sweden).  
1983 JUN West Germany (Bremen),
Holland (Amsterdam, Den Haag, Eindhoven),
Belgium (Brussels),
France (Paris, Strasbourg),
Switzerland (St. Moritz, Pontresina),
Italy (Milano, Venezia),
Yugoslavia (Postojna),
Austria (Wien, Zell am See, Innsbruck, Bregenz), West Germany (Heidelberg).
Interrail-83. MG
  SEP Started working at the Computer Science Department at Linköping University.  
1984 JUN East + West Germany (Berlin),
Czechoslovakia (Frydlant, Praha),
Austria (Wien, Salzburg, Hallstatt, Badgastein),
Italy (Roma, Brindisi),
Greece (Athenai, Paros, Milos, Ios),
Yugoslavia (Beograd).
Interrail-84.  
1985 JUN-
DEC
USA: Massachussets (Boston),
New York (Rochester),
New Jersey (Newark),
California (San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Yosemite)
Summer intern at Xerox PARC.
Visited IJCAI-85, SunUG.
(JA)
1986 FEB Finland (Helsinki). Cruise Stockholm-Helsinki. V
JUN Consulted for ASEA Research and Innovation, Linköping.  
JUL Greece (Athnai, Kreta, Santorini/Thira).   JB
1987 JAN Kenya (Nairobi, Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Mombasa, Lamu),
Tanzania (Mwanza, Lake Victoria, Kigoma, Lake Tanganyika, Serengeti).
  (V)
  JUN Earned a Master of Science in Computer Science at Linköping University.  
JUL West Germany,
Belgium (Leer),
France (Nice, Paris),
United Kingdom (Cambridge, London).
   
SEP Italy (Milano). IJCAI-87.  
OCT Moved from Linköping, Sweden to Cambridge, UK.
Changed jobs from Linköping University to Rank Xerox EuroPARC.
 
DEC Denmark (København),
Sweden (Tormestorp).
Christmas.  
1988 MAR Belgium (Brussels),
France (Paris, Mont St. Michel).
SunUG Meeting.  
JUL USA: Washington D.C.,
California (San Francisco Bay Area),
Minnesota (Minneapolis, St. Paul),
Canada (Toronto).
CHI-88.  
DEC Sweden (Tormestorp). Christmas.  
1989 FEB Egypt (Cairo, Sakkara, Nile, Aswan, Luxor, Red Sea).   V
MAY Sweden (Göteborg, Stockholm, Linköping, Tormestorp),
Austria (Wien, Heligenblut),
France (Paris).
  NL
JUN USA: Louisiana (New Orleans, Lafayette),
USA: California (San Francisco Bay Area),
USA: New Jersey (Morristown).
OOPSLA-89.
 
(NL)
DEC Sweden (Tormestorp). Christmas.  
1990 APR USA: Washington (Seattle),
USA: California (San Francisco Bay Area),
USA: Florida (Orlando),
Canada (Toronto).
CHI-90.  
NOV UK: Scotland (Isle of Skye, Loch Lomond, Edinburgh).    
DEC Sweden (Tormestorp). Christmas.  
1991 FEB Portugal.   NL
APR USA: California (San Francisco Bay Area).    
OCT Holland (Amsterdam). Giving a talk at ECSCW-91.  
NOV Moved from Cambridge, UK to Palo Alto, CA (USA).
Changed jobs from Rank Xerox EuroPARC to NeXT Computer.
 
DEC Sweden (Tormestorp). Christmas.  
1992 JAN USA: California (Tahoe),
USA: Nevada.
Skiing. AW
DM
MAY Switzerland (Zürich, Jungfrau: Interlaken, Wengen, Mürren).   (DM)
NOV USA: Utah (Snowbird, Alta, Solitude, Park City). Skiing. V
DEC Sweden (Lund, Tormestorp, Stockholm). Christmas.  
1993 JAN USA: California (Tahoe). Skiing. V
FEB Moved from Palo Alto, CA to Woodside, CA.  
AUG Moved from Woodside, CA to Palo Alto, CA. Sigh.  
NOV Thailand (Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Ko Samui, Ko Phi Phi). Hiking, Diving.  
DEC Sweden (Tormestorp). Christmas.  
1994 JAN USA: California (Tahoe). Skiing. V
SEP USA: Nevada (Reno, Black Rock Desert). Burning Man '94. MP
DEC Sweden (Tormestorp, Åre, Stockholm). Christmas, New Year's, Skiing. MG
1995 JAN USA: California (Tahoe). Skiing. V
APR USA: California (Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Death Valley, Mammoth),
USA: Nevada (Pahrump).
Through the Valley of Death and Back Again.  
JUN USA: Washington (Seattle).    
JUL Italy (Milano),
France (Grenoble, Annecy),
Switzerland,
Austria (Feldkirch, St. Anton, Mayrhofen, Badgastein, Hallein, Graz, Wien, Kleinrötz),
Czech Republic (Praha).
The Greener Grass — un voyage dursch die Alpen in three languages (MG)
(ME)
SEP USA: Nevada (Reno, Black Rock Desert). Burning Man '95. V
DEC Sweden (Tormestorp, Lund, Malmö). Christmas, New Years.  
1996 JAN USA: California (Tahoe). Skiing. V
MAY USA: Hawaii (Maui, Kauai). Hawaii on The Fly (MP)
(CA)
JUN Became a Resident Alien in the USA.
Changed jobs from NeXT Software to WebTV Networks.
 
JUL USA: Alaska (Fairbanks, Anchorage).   V
NOV USA: Alaska (Fairbanks, Circle). Thanksgiving. V
DEC USA: Nevada (Las Vegas). COMDEX 96.  
1997 JAN USA: California (Tahoe). Skiing.  
USA: Nevada (Las Vegas). Winter CES '97.  
JUN Hong Kong,
China (Guangzhou),
Macau.
Hong Kong Handover. (MG)
(ME)
(MP)
AUG WebTV Networks got bought by Microsoft.  
    Sweden (Stockholm, Sandhamn, Tormestorp, Malmö, Lund, Norrtälje). Wivan 90.  
DEC Mexico (Ensenada),
USA: California (San Diego, Santa Catalina Island).
Sailing to Mexico. V
1998 JAN USA: California (San Diego). San Diego Boat Show.  
FEB Canada (Whistler & Blackcomb). Skiing. V
MAR USA: California (Tahoe). Skiing. V
APR UK: England (Cambridge, London),
France (Paris).
Thursday's First International Pub Crawl. V
JUN-
JUL
UK: England (Cambridge, London),
France (Paris, Beaune, Chamonix),
Sweden (Tormestorp, Stockholm),
Belgium (Bruxelles).
L & H's Most Excellent European Vacation. HH
SEP USA: Nevada (Reno, Black Rock Desert). Burning Man '98. V
USA: Washington (Redmond).    
OCT Moved from Palo Alto, CA to San Francisco, CA.  
USA: Washington (Redmond).    
DEC USA: California (Anaheim). Western Cable Show '98. V
1999 JAN USA: California (Bear Valley). Skiing with Hilari. HH
FEB USA: California (Yosemite). Skiing with Hilari et al. V
MAR Sweden (Tormestorp),
Austria (Kitzbühel, Wien),
Germany (Hamburg).
Class Reunion, Skiing, CeBIT '99.  
MAY Sweden (Malmö, Tormestorp). Martin & Mia's Wedding.  
AUG Switzerland (Zürich),
Austria (St. Anton am Arlberg, St. Wolfgang),
Germany (München).
The Total Eclipse of the Sun '99. (MG)
(ME)
Canada (Vancouver, Bowen Island). Wendy & Stu's Wedding. HH
NOV Japan (Tokyo, Kamakura, Hakone, Atami).   (MG)
2000 DEC-
JAN
Brazil (Buzios, Rio de Janeiro). New Year's. TP
NB
FEB Canada (Whistler). Skiing with Thursday. V
MAY Iceland (Reykjavik, Gullfoss, Geysir, Þhingvellir),
Sweden (Malmö, Tormestorp, Stockholm).
Greta 70.  
  JUN USA: California (Sveadal). Millennium Midsummer Madness. V
AUG-
OCT
Sweden (Tormestorp, Stockholm, Malmö)
Started living part time in Stockholm, Sweden.

(a.k.a. an Experiment in Extreme Telecommuting)
 
  OCT Switched to USA: California (San Francisco).  
    Switched to Sweden (Stockholm).  
  NOV Switched to USA: California (San Francisco).  
    Switched to Sweden (Stockholm).  
  Estonia (Tallinn)   EW
  DEC Netherlands (Amsterdam).    
    Sweden (Tormestorp). Christmas.  
  DEC-
JAN
Sweden (Gällivare) New Year's at Dundret with Esmeralda and Boris. EW
BB
2001 JAN Switched to USA: California (San Francisco).  
    USA: Montana (Big Sky) Skiing, snowmobiling with Esmeralda. EW
FEB USA: California (Big Sur, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara).   EW
    Switched to Sweden (Stockholm).    
  MAR France (Paris). Esmeralda & Nicole's Birthdays. EW
(V)
    Switched to USA: California (San Francisco).  
  APR Switched to Sweden (Stockholm).  
  MAY Sweden (Tormestorp).   EW
    Switched to USA: California (San Francisco).    
    Switched to Sweden (Stockholm).    
JUN France (Aix-en-Provance, St. Pierre-le-Déchausselat).   EW
(V)
    Netherlands (Leiden, Apeldoorn, Den Haag). Geraldine's PhD. EW
    Sweden (Sandhamn). Midsummer.  
JUL Sweden (Tormestorp).
Switzerland
(Zürich),
Austria (Silveretta, Sölden, Mayrhofen, Pörtschach, Maltatal, Hallstatt),
Italy (Moos/Pass),
Slovenia,
Germany (Mitterteil).
   
    Switched to USA: California (San Francisco).  
AUG Ecuador (Quito, Islas Galápagos).   EW, GW MJ
    Switched to Sweden (Stockholm).  
  OCT Switched to USA: California (San Francisco).  
NOV USA: Nevada (Las Vegas). COMDEX 01.  
    Switched to Sweden (Stockholm).  
DEC Finland (Åbo).   EW
  Sweden (Tormestorp). Christmas.  
DEC-
JAN
France (Paris). New Year's at Toby & Nicole's. EW
2002 JAN Switched to USA: California (San Francisco).  
  FEB Switched to Sweden (Stockholm).  
  FEB-
MAR
Switzerland (Zürich),
Austria (Bad Gastein, Zell am See, Mayrhofen, St. Anton am Arlberg).
Skiing.  
  APR Switched to USA: California (San Francisco).  
    Switched to Sweden (Stockholm).  
  MAY Switched to USA: California (San Francisco).  
  JUN Switched to Sweden (Stockholm).  
    Turkey (Istanbul). Nedim & Iris' Wedding. EW
  AUG Switched to USA: California (San Francisco).  
    Switched to Sweden (Stockholm).  
  AUG-
SEP
Sweden (Saltoluokta, Ritsem, Akka, Vaisaluokta). Hiking in Lappland. GL
HL
  SEP Sweden (Malmö). Martin 40.  
  OCT Netherlands (Delft, Voordehout, Utrecht). Ellen & Ydo's Wedding. EW
    Switched to USA: California (San Francisco).  
  NOV Switched to Sweden (Stockholm).  
  NOV-
DEC
United Kingdom (Cambridge, London).   EW
(V)
  DEC Sweden (Tormestorp). Christmas.  
2003 JAN Switched to USA: California (San Francisco).  
    Quit from Microsoft.    
  FEB Switched to Sweden (Stockholm).  
    Sweden (Norrtälje). Wivan's funeral.  
    Sweden (Portilla).    
  MAR France (Chamonix-Mont-Blanc). Skiing.  
    Sweden (Norrtälje).    
  APR Switched to USA: California (San Francisco).  
  MAY Switched to Sweden (Stockholm).  
    Sweden (Tormestorp, Ljunghusen).    
  JUN Sweden (Ljunghusen). Midsummer at Martin & Mia's.  
  JUN-JUL Sweden (Stenudden, Riksgränsen),
Norway
(Kjøpstad, Mosjøen),
Sweden (Tänndalen).
Andreas & Kicki's Wedding. (MB)
  JUL-AUG Germany (Münden am Hann.),
Austria (Galtür, Kaunertal),
Switzerland,
Italy (Timmelsjoch),
Austria (Mittelberg, Kühtai, Mayrhofen, Wald im Pinzgau, Heiligenblut, Gosau, Unterrach),
Czech Republic (Frydlant),
Poland,
Germany
(Teupitz),
Denmark.
Harry 90. GL
HL
  AUG Sweden (Sandhamn).    
    Norway (Oslo).   IH
    Sweden (Norrtälje).    
  SEP Switched to USA: California (San Francisco).  
    USA: Nevada (Minden, Reno). Soaring with Jim. (JW)
  OCT-
NOV
Consulting at Mailblocks.    
    Switched to Sweden (Stockholm).  
    United Kingdom (Cambridge).   (MS)
DEC Sweden (Norrtälje). Christmas. (MS)
2004 JAN Sweden (Norrtälje).   (MS)
    Switched to USA: California (San Francisco).  
  JAN-
FEB
Switched to Sweden (Stockholm).  
  FEB Sweden (Uppsala, Norrtälje). Visiting Ish.  
    Sweden (Simonstorp, Sälen/Torgås). Skiing with Maria. MS
 
    Sweden (Tormestorp).  
  APR Switched to USA: California (San Francisco).  
MAY Switched to Sweden (Stockholm).  
  MAY-
JUN
Sweden (Tormestorp, Malmö). Mother's Day, Pär & Annika's Wedding, Rasmus' Baptism, Jörgen 40.  
  JUN Sweden (Ljunghusen, Tormestorp, Malmö). Midsummer at Martin & Mia's.  
JUL Switched to USA: California (San Francisco).  
    Became a US Citizen.  
    Switched to Sweden (Stockholm).  
  AUG Sweden (Tormestorp). Knut-Axel 50.  
  AUG, SEP Sweden (Norrtälje).    
SEP Finland: Åland. L
  OCT Sweden (Norrtälje).   L
    Switched to USA: California (San Francisco).  
  NOV Switched to Sweden (Stockholm).  
  DEC France (Paris). Visiting Tina. TP, NB, KV
  DEC Sweden (Tormestorp). Christmas.  
2005 DEC-
JAN
France (Paris, Lyon). New Year's. KV
FEB France (Paris). Studying French. KV
  MAR Sweden (Tormestorp). Harry gets a stroke!  
    France (Paris, Val d'Isère, Chamonix-Mt-Blanc, Annecy). Skiing with Tina. KV
    Sweden (Tormestorp).    
  APR Switched to USA: California (San Francisco).  
    Switched to Sweden (Stockholm).  
  APR-
MAY
Sweden (Tormestorp). Care planning meeting for Harry.  
  MAY Sweden (Tormestorp). Harry comes home.  
  MAY-
JUN
France (Paris). Tina's Birthday.  
  JUN Sweden (Tormestorp). Harry gets another stroke!!  
    Sweden (Tormestorp). Care planning meeting for Harry.  
  JUN-
JUL
Sweden (Ljunghusen, Tormestorp). Midsummer at Martin & Mia's.
Care planning meeting for Harry.
 
  JUL Sweden (Norrtälje). Mowing the lawn, installing a flood light.  
    Sweden (Tormestorp). Care planning meeting for Harry.  
  AUG Sweden (Tormestorp). Harry moves to a long term care home.  
    Sweden (Grinda, Gällnö, Möja, Finnhamn). Biking and island hopping ("båtluffning") in the Stockholm Archipelago.  
  SEP Sweden (Norrtälje).    
    Sweden (Tormestorp).    
    Sweden (Norrtälje). Making temporary repairs to the rotten ground logs.  
  OCT United Kingdom (Little Petherick, Cambridge, Weston Colville). Visiting Kjell & Elizabeth, Christine & Richard.  
    Switched to USA: California (San Francisco).  
  NOV Sweden (Tormestorp). Greta gets a stroke too!  
    Switched to Sweden (Stockholm).  
    Sweden (Tormestorp).    
  DEC Sweden (Tormestorp). Christmas.  
2006 MAR Sweden (Tormestorp).    
Austria (St. Anton am Arlberg, Bregenz). Skiing with Lion Alpin.
APR Switched to USA: California (San Francisco).
MAY USA: California (Felton).
Switched to Sweden (Stockholm).
Sweden (Tormestorp). Greta 76.
Sweden (Norrtälje).
JUN Sweden (Norrtälje).

Still on the "to go" list: Cambodia, Chile, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Peru, Russia, Singapore, Svalbard, Tibet, Vietnam, More of USA (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, ...), ... etc, etc, etc!  :-)

 

 

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