All in all, the year 2010 was a good one for Syrian tourism. New hotels were opening, visitors were increasing, and the word was getting out that the country had a tremendous amount to offer, both in its people and its history.

Women, drawn or painted on fabric and paper collage, inspire the creative life of Artist Christine Peloquin, an Artist whose major goal is to make people happy. 

So that the weather has begun to get a bit more sunny, I have naturally started thinking about being out in the Skärgård (archipelago), reminiscing of lazy days spent by the sea and long summer nights.  I decided to write an "Archipelago Series," where I could introduce some of the different islands in the Stockholm archipelago that I have had