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POV: you sleep in a former monastery in the middle of Eindhoven 🇳🇱
 📌 Hotel Mariënhage. I hope I said it right.
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Why we loved it: ✅ Courtyard-facing Heavenly White room. Wide bed, blackout, whisper-quiet nights. ✅ Walk-everywhere location. Every stop on our weekend list was minutes away. ✅ Breakfast with fresh pastries, cheeses, hot dishes, coffee, and bubbles. ✅ Small spa with bookable-by-the-hour sauna, plus a 24/7 gym.

Save this mini map: Markt. St. Catherine’s. De Blob. Philips Museum. Van Abbemuseum. Down Town Gourmet Market. All easy walks from the hotel.
 📍 Address: Kanaalstraat 4, Eindhoven 🏆 Best for: design lovers, couples, city-breakers

Full prices, parking tips, and our honest verdict are on the blog. Link in bio. 
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POV: you sleep in a former monastery in the middle of Eindhoven 🇳🇱
 📌 Hotel Mariënhage. I hope I said it right.
*collab*

Why we loved it: ✅ Courtyard-facing Heavenly White room. Wide bed, blackout, whisper-quiet nights. ✅ Walk-everywhere location. Every stop on our weekend list was minutes away. ✅ Breakfast with fresh pastries, cheeses, hot dishes, coffee, and bubbles. ✅ Small spa with bookable-by-the-hour sauna, plus a 24/7 gym.

Save this mini map: Markt. St. Catherine’s. De Blob. Philips Museum. Van Abbemuseum. Down Town Gourmet Market. All easy walks from the hotel.
 📍 Address: Kanaalstraat 4, Eindhoven 🏆 Best for: design lovers, couples, city-breakers

Full prices, parking tips, and our honest verdict are on the blog. Link in bio. 
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⚡️ Storm “Amy” was crashing electricity prices last weekend

Quick note: News was recorded during the weekend 🫶

Here’s what’s happening: 
✅ Saturday: SE4 (southern Götaland) has the lowest price in Sweden ✅ Strong winds will spin turbines in southern Sweden and south of us ✅ Average price around zero for the day, with some 15-minute slots going negative on Nord Pool ✅ Nationwide daily average: just a few öre per kWh 
📅 Similar patterns: Sep 21 and Aug 5. On Jun 29, Sweden even had a negative daily average (exchange price). 
⚠️ Important: your bill won’t be zero. Tax, VAT, supplier mark-ups and grid fees add well over 1 SEK/kWh on top of the exchange price

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⚡️ Storm “Amy” was crashing electricity prices last weekend

Quick note: News was recorded during the weekend 🫶

Here’s what’s happening: 
✅ Saturday: SE4 (southern Götaland) has the lowest price in Sweden ✅ Strong winds will spin turbines in southern Sweden and south of us ✅ Average price around zero for the day, with some 15-minute slots going negative on Nord Pool ✅ Nationwide daily average: just a few öre per kWh 
📅 Similar patterns: Sep 21 and Aug 5. On Jun 29, Sweden even had a negative daily average (exchange price). 
⚠️ Important: your bill won’t be zero. Tax, VAT, supplier mark-ups and grid fees add well over 1 SEK/kWh on top of the exchange price

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📍 Down Town Gourmet Market, Eindhoven, Netherlands 🇳🇱

An indoor food hall with global kitchens, buzzing vibes, and communal tables made for grazing and people-watching.

Our must-tries:
✅ C-Food’s fish & chips (unpopular opinion: the best we’ve had, even better than in Britain 🐟🍟)
✅ Pietza for a perfectly chewy, charred-edge pizza,
✅ IJSSALON Kees for super-photogenic ice cream or frozen-yogurt desserts to end on a sweet note.

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📍 Down Town Gourmet Market, Eindhoven, Netherlands 🇳🇱

An indoor food hall with global kitchens, buzzing vibes, and communal tables made for grazing and people-watching.

Our must-tries:
✅ C-Food’s fish & chips (unpopular opinion: the best we’ve had, even better than in Britain 🐟🍟)
✅ Pietza for a perfectly chewy, charred-edge pizza,
✅ IJSSALON Kees for super-photogenic ice cream or frozen-yogurt desserts to end on a sweet note.

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🚨 PR stunt or smart idea?
 Pressbyrån launched a fake “union” to push moving Cinnamon Bun Day from weekend to weekday and then said they’d celebrate on Friday instead.

It was a campaign… but many bakeries agree: when the day falls on a weekend, they lose big workplace orders.

Facts from the industry:
 ✅ 63% ate a bun on Oct 4 last year ✅ 42% were treated by their employer ✅ The official date has been Oct 4 since 1999 (in the calendar since 2004) ✅ This year it was Saturday, Oct 4, 2025 ✅ Around 60% enjoy at least one bun, about 7 million sold

Would you shift it to a weekday so offices keep the bun tradition?

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🚨 PR stunt or smart idea?
 Pressbyrån launched a fake “union” to push moving Cinnamon Bun Day from weekend to weekday and then said they’d celebrate on Friday instead.

It was a campaign… but many bakeries agree: when the day falls on a weekend, they lose big workplace orders.

Facts from the industry:
 ✅ 63% ate a bun on Oct 4 last year ✅ 42% were treated by their employer ✅ The official date has been Oct 4 since 1999 (in the calendar since 2004) ✅ This year it was Saturday, Oct 4, 2025 ✅ Around 60% enjoy at least one bun, about 7 million sold

Would you shift it to a weekday so offices keep the bun tradition?

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Thank you, Eindhoven 🇳🇱 for the last summer-ish weekend of 2025.

I’ll miss u 💔

Eindhoven, September 2025 (colorised 😆)

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Thank you, Eindhoven 🇳🇱 for the last summer-ish weekend of 2025.

I’ll miss u 💔

Eindhoven, September 2025 (colorised 😆)

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🚭 Should teachers be allowed to snus at school?
 Sweden’s Public Health Agency wants this reviewed as part of a plan where students also wouldn’t be allowed to use nicotine during school time (including those over 18). The goal: de-normalize use in school environments.

📈 Youth snus use is rising fast since “white snus” launched in 2016. 
16% of 9th graders now snus (5% in 2017). 29% of upper-secondary students snus. Biggest jump among girls: from 4% to 26% in about a decade.

🧠 FHM warns: nicotine can raise the risk of starting to smoke, and the young brain is sensitive to it. Known risks exist in pregnancy for traditional snus.

🏭 Industry says snus helps reduce smoking but research cited by FHM finds no scientific proof for that. FHM credits decades of anti-smoking work instead.
 🟡 The government hasn’t announced a decision yet.

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🚭 Should teachers be allowed to snus at school?
 Sweden’s Public Health Agency wants this reviewed as part of a plan where students also wouldn’t be allowed to use nicotine during school time (including those over 18). The goal: de-normalize use in school environments.

📈 Youth snus use is rising fast since “white snus” launched in 2016. 
16% of 9th graders now snus (5% in 2017). 29% of upper-secondary students snus. Biggest jump among girls: from 4% to 26% in about a decade.

🧠 FHM warns: nicotine can raise the risk of starting to smoke, and the young brain is sensitive to it. Known risks exist in pregnancy for traditional snus.

🏭 Industry says snus helps reduce smoking but research cited by FHM finds no scientific proof for that. FHM credits decades of anti-smoking work instead.
 🟡 The government hasn’t announced a decision yet.

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Eindhoven in a weekend? Cute idea 😅 This city is small, charming, and packed with good vibes but one weekend still isn’t enough to see it all. We’ll definitely be back.

In the meantime, here are the places we visited that we think you should hit first (in no particular order)👇

✅ Market (Markt) ✅ St. Catherine’s Church (Catharinakerk) ✅ Catharina Market ✅ De Blob ✅ Down Town Gourmet Market ✅ Philips Museum ✅ Van Abbemuseum ✅ Strijp-S ✅ Evoluon

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Eindhoven in a weekend? Cute idea 😅 This city is small, charming, and packed with good vibes but one weekend still isn’t enough to see it all. We’ll definitely be back.

In the meantime, here are the places we visited that we think you should hit first (in no particular order)👇

✅ Market (Markt) ✅ St. Catherine’s Church (Catharinakerk) ✅ Catharina Market ✅ De Blob ✅ Down Town Gourmet Market ✅ Philips Museum ✅ Van Abbemuseum ✅ Strijp-S ✅ Evoluon

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Families first in Sweden’s 2026 budget 💸

Quick note: after a short break, this is a catch-up news.

What’s in it for households: ✅ Halved VAT on food ✅ Lower income tax ✅ Lower taxes for pensioners and for sickness/activity benefits ✅ Lower electricity tax ✅ Lower preschool fees for families with kids

For businesses: ✅ Cheaper to hire young people ✅ Big push into AI and data ✅ Lower tax for closely held companies ✅ Less paperwork, better service

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