Sunshine on Lapland, and Iron Ore

It would seem like Spring has finally made it to Lapland.  The large pile of snow in the hotels courtyard has almost melted, and the nearby hills are starting to look a little naked.  It’s amazing the transformation that has occurred over only two weeks.  The landscape is full of hope – green leaves rapidly…

Throwback Thursday – Workin’ on the Järnväg

Today's post is not throwing back too far, only to mid April, when I had the pleasure of getting my rail geek on in Northern Sweden, as part of my 7-week Grand Tour of the UK and Nordic countries. Ever since I had seen a video on the underground automatic trains at LKAB's Kiruna mine, I…

Sarah’s Self Interview

This week it's my time to answer Yvette's questions, so you can all get to know the mining engineer in your life a little better. Where do you work and what do you do there? I am a Senior Mining Engineer for an Australian company that makes mine planning software, based in their Edinburgh office. …

I’m Sorry Hedy (or My Self-Care Retreat)

  I'm sorry Hedy, I spent this week's blog-writing time attending an indulgent, but desperately-needed self-care retreat.  As part of my Shining Year goal setting for 2016, I was "forced" to plan a retreat where I took time to look after myself, do things that made me happy and celebrate my own awesomeness.  I chose…

Hotel Room Breakfasts – Friday

This is the fifth and final post in a series of tasty breakfast recipes which can be made solely using the equipment found your hotel room. Soft Boiled Egg with Smashed Avo and Smoked Salmon If you are looking for something decadent and relatively pain free, and you've got access to a decently-stocked IGA, look no further.…

Hotel Room Breakfasts – Thursday

This is the fourth post in a series of tasty breakfast recipes which can be made solely using the equipment found your hotel room. Miso Soup and Udon Noodles I'm a big fan of not necessarily eating traditional breakfast foods for breakfast.  I think it might be an Asian thing.  You might find it hard to…

Hotel Room Breakfasts – Wednesday

This is the third post in a series of tasty breakfast recipes which can be made solely using the equipment found your hotel room.   Berserker Muesli So named because it is not quite Bircher muesli but will psych you up for the day like a Norse warrior before a battle. Schedule: Ideally, prepare the night before. Materials: 125mL…

Hotel Room Breakfasts – Tuesday

This is the second post in a series of tasty breakfast recipes which can be made solely using the equipment found your hotel room. "Baked" Beans Making your own baked beans is so much more satisfying than opening a can of Heinz.  And it doesn't have to be complicated to taste nice. Schedule: Allow about…

Hotel Room Breakfasts – Monday

I've spent a fair bit of time in hotels in regional Queensland due to the fact that my company's asset base in largely in regional Queensland.  Hotels are brilliant for holidays.  But, they do have some breakfast-related drawbacks when you're staying in a hotel for engineering-related work.  For example: The buffet is full of greasy,…