Travel Stories | Expat Life
It needs to be said.
I was a bit nervous to travel solo this summer. Granted, I wasn’t alone for very long and I was traveling in safe places… but I was worried about my navigation skills. Turns out, I didn’t need to!
I’m actually pretty good.
Thank goodness.
xo, jill
Finnish fails.
Novelty Snack: Wasa Sandwich
Description: Cream cheese and chives sandwiched between two pieces of Wasa bread.
Tastes Like: Weird fake cheese between two pieces of Wasa bread.
Verdict: Thumbs neutral
Novelty Snack: Lakritsi
Description: A cute wrapper on an unknown piece of candy
Tastes Like: Gross. Flavored licorice.
Verdict: Thumbs down!
Novelty Snack: Patkis
Description: Mint chocolate candy bar
Tastes Like: An Andes mint
Verdict: Thumbs up!
Novelty Snack: Lakritsi
Description: A cute wrapper on an unknown pear and vanilla flavored candy
Tastes Like: Kinda gross pear vanilla licorice
Verdict: Thumbs neutral
Novelty Snack: Lakritsi
Description: A cute wrapper on an unknown candy
Tastes Like: Gross black licorice
Verdict: Thumbs down!
Novelty Snack: Fami
Description: A hazelnut chocolate truffle candy bar
Tastes Like: Very rich and creamy hazelnut chocolate
Verdict: Thumbs neutral. A bit too rich for me.
Novelty Snack: Jim
Description: A candy bar named after my dad!
Tastes Like: I don’t know! I made him the official taster and he won’t eat it!
Verdict: ???
xo, jill
Swedish Fish? Check.
Novelty Snack: KEX
Description: A chocolate wafer cookie
Tastes Like: A chocolate wafer cookie, what you’d expect. Would love to try the dark chocolate version.
Verdict: Thumbs up!
Novelty Snack: Chocolate Ball
Description: A ball of chocolate coated with coconut
Tastes Like: A very dense and rich chocolate coconut cake
Verdict: Thumbs up! (but I could only eat half)
Novelty Snack: Riskager (pretty sure it’s Danish)
Description: A plain rice cake coated in dark chocolate on one side
Tastes Like: Deliciousness. I might have to make this myself. It’s like healthy, but not.
Verdict: Thumbs up!
Novelty Snack: Plopp
Description: Chocolate bar with pockets of butter toffee
Tastes Like: Reminiscent of a Caramello bar, pretty gross. The name alone…
Verdict: Thumbs down!
Novelty Snack: Hjartan
Description: Garlic and cheese heart shaped potato snack
Tastes Like: Greasy puffy potato chips with a bit of a garlicky flavor
Verdict: Thumbs up!
Novelty Snack: Swedish Fish
Description: A gummy fish caught in the Stockholm archipelago
Tastes Like: As you can see, this snack required great deliberation. The search alone to find the candy was difficult enough. It was a bit stale and tough to eat. The flavor was a bit off as well. But you have to eat a Swedish Fish in Sweden!
Verdict: Thumbs neutral
Still on it.
Novelty Snack: Mega Mix Krydret
Description: A potato based crunchy snack
Tastes Like: Mr. Krispy (UAE novelty snack) with light salty seasoning
Verdict: Thumbs up!
Novelty Snack: Faxe Kondi
Description: A lemon-lime sport drink
Tastes Like: 7-Up or Sprite
Verdict: Thumbs up!
Novelty Snack: X-tra Romkulor
Description: A chocolate brownie with sprinkles
Tastes Like: A weird trying to be healthy cake ball with apple chunks inside
Verdict: Thumbs neutral
Novelty Snack: Nestea Hyldeblomst
Description: Hyldeblomst flavored Nestea
Tastes Like: Perfume. I thought “hyldeblomst” might be hydrangea but a google search tells me it’s elderberry flower
Verdict: Thumbs neutral
xo, jill
Gotta do it.
So it’s a little weird taking photos of yourself eating snacks. And then taking photos of yourself rating the snacks you just ate. But I did it.
Novelty Snack: Bread baked with onion and cheese
Description: Bread baked with onion and cheese
Tastes Like: Bread with onion and cheese baked on top
Verdict: Thumbs up!
Novelty Snack: Jogurt Puffreis
Description: Little puffs of yogurt surrounded by yogurt and covered in chocolate
Tastes Like: Stale packing peanuts in sweet dried paste
Verdict: Thumbs neutral but in hindsight, thumbs down
Here’s a sneak peek at our costumes!
