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Welcome to Lindströms on the Road! Thanks for stopping by. Take a few minutes and get to know us, and while you’re at it, why not leave a comment or a question and let us get to know you a little too! If we could, we’d invite you over for a Swedish fika, to swap stories over warm cinnamon buns,……
Reviving our poor neglected blog to let everyone know that we are okay and ready to shelter in place for as long as we need to. Maybe our quarantine doesn’t look exactly like the average, but you might be surprised. We’re staying home, avoiding public places, and trying to get a few basic supplies each week from the Walmart pick……
Today’s post was written by our daughter Emelie, age 9. She is interested in contributing to the blog more often and we’re excited to be able to share our journey from her perspective as well! I have not edited her text in any way, except to add some pictures and hyperlinks. She worked hard on this post, so leave her……
This year we went and cut down our own Christmas tree. It has been years since we had a live tree, and we have never cut our own, so this was a special adventure for all of us. This was also the first year that we learned about the possibility of cutting a Christmas tree from a National Forest. Emelie……
We are often asked questions about how we celebrate holidays when we’re on the road. This time of year makes me feel nostalgic for traditions that are hard to keep and loved ones that are often far away. It has been important for me to learn to rethink my definitions and expectations for celebrating holidays. My kids will not grow……
I’m excited to be guest-posting today over at Wonder Wherever We Wander! We are often asked how we manage to make our lifestyle work financially. One part of our answer is the importance of finding dependable sources of location independent income. The other part is that we try to keep our expenses low while still getting out and exploring as……
Some two-year-olds are passionate about animals, or dinosaurs, or bugs. Micah is also interested in these things, but what really lights him up are vehicles. Anything that makes a noise and moves absorbs his attention. Tractors, lawn mowers, cars, trucks, motorcycles, buses… he knows their names and he sees them all. He can spot an airplane when it’s a tiny……
Fall in New England. The phrase conjures images of cool breezes and warm apple cider, the brilliant oranges and reds of leaves by day and campfires by night. After months of following summer weather and balmy temperatures, we welcome the changing seasons. We are digging sweaters out of the backs of closets and dusting off our space heaters. So far,……
With so many amazing places to explore and experience, we don’t often return to the same place more than once. This past spring, as our travels east led us through New Orleans, we chose to return to a national park that we had visited on our 2012 roadtrip: Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve. We hiked along the same……
Money is one of those topics that we’ve been taught to avoid. It just isn’t polite to talk about it. In some ways, this is odd, because it’s a basic necessity of life for all of us and something most of us spend a fair amount of time thinking about. But we know better than to bring it up in……
West of downtown San Diego, on the tip of a narrow peninsula jutting out into the Pacific, lies another amazing national park that most people have probably never heard of: Cabrillo National Monument. We discovered it as we were looking for a way to spend a day in San Diego, and after visiting the famous zoo we were in search……
If you’ve never heard of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, you’re not alone. We hadn’t either. In fact, we had never even heard of an organ pipe cactus. We were looking for things to do as we crossed through Arizona and there it was on the map. Since we’re huge fans of the National Park Service, we figured that there……
We spent more than three months, from late October to early February, skipping winter and soaking up the southern California sunshine. When we first traveled around the country back in 2012, California easily earned a place in our hearts and we were very glad to return. In southern California, you don’t have to decide if you’re a “beach person” or……
June isn’t even over yet, but already it’s been one for the record books. We spent a few short weeks in Pennsylvania visiting family, attending my sister’s high school graduation, packing, and preparing our camper to be stored for the summer. Then we split up and flew to Sweden – from two different airports on two different days. Now that……
After months of getting further and further “behind” on documenting our travels, it has now been a number of weeks since I’ve posted anything on our blog. We’ve posted a few small updates on our Facebook page, but it’s been crickets over here at ye olde website. If you’re reading this and we haven’t lost you as a follower, you……
