Tag Archives: sweden

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 →

Posted in history, Malmö, migration, Minnesota, Nature, Stockholm, Sweden, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

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 #35 – Abroad

Posted on September 20, 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… I am having a smidge of a pioneer. I am in a boat hurtling towards a far … Continue reading →

Posted in alcohol, Bangkok, climate, Culture, Denmark, Economics, Ex pats, Gothenburg, history, IKEA, migration, Minnesota, Sweden, Thailand, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , | 10 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

~URGENT DISPATCH~

Posted on December 23, 2011 by The Dippylomat, Esq.

Tinsel pip, ATTENTION BOTH THE FOREIGN OFFICE AND EMPIREES: The Dippylomat esq will be back in the novus annus. If you want me to stoop to your level and speak YOUR language next year then subscribe, NOW!

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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

Dispatch #25 – Gangs.

Posted on November 18, 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 Benjamin Disraeli, Culture, Ex pats, gangs, Humour, RAF, Stockholm, Sweden, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Dispatch #1 – Queuing

Posted on May 28, 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… It was 9am sharp and I was facing a middle-aged blonde, going-on-grey, lady. Her last name ended … Continue reading →

Posted in Gothenburg, Malmö, Minnesota, Stockholm, Sweden | Tagged , , , | 28 Comments