I met with Thomas McIntyre Schultz, Communications at Volvo Cars USA, at their headquarters in Mahwah, New Jersey, to talk about Volvo's 70-year history in the United States, how it all started, and the footprints of the company's innovative spirit.

But halfway into this journey, this was also a good opportunity to get to know Thomas as one of my key partners in this adventure. So we got to talk about his Swedish connection, life in New York City, road-tripping in a Volvo - and the weirdness of a Swedish Pizza.

There's a building at 2900 K Street, Northwest, in Washington, DC, overlooking the Potomac River. It's designed by Swedish architects and built from materials reflecting Swedish roots and traditions, and in 2006, it was inaugurated by the King and Queen of Sweden as the home for the Embassy of Sweden - making it the official Swedish footprint in the United States.

It is known as the "House of Sweden" - and it all started with Swedish-born Kate Novak.

Telling these stories from a road trip wouldn't be possible without the complex infrastructure of a mobile network, so I met with Peter Borsos, Head of Communications at Ericsson, in Washington, D.C., to talk about the company's 150-year history - 120 of those making a Swedish footprint in the United States, surviving both financial crashes and international bribery scandals - and how leaving the battle of smart phones transformed the company into one of the world's most trusted manufacturers of mobile infrastructure with 60 % of the American market.

- And about speed!

6G is coming to our lives soon, and the big question is, how much more speed do we need before we’re satisfied?