Ok, here we go! Peter here again. Double celebration with birthdays happened this week. Helena turned 4.1 and I 5.6 and we celebrated it together, and then there was a lot more that belonged to "Happy Friday" as a blog record e.g..
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ShareOur birthday is 7 days apart so we usually celebrate together and why not bubbles and a good salmon pasta on the foredeck of the houseboat. I have two sons and they also remembered me which I don't take for granted. Here is my oldest son Robin (28) with his wife Alexandra and my younger son Billie (20).
Record number of visitors in June
We have a blog record in June, 18,200 visitors. Wow what fun and my cool wife Helena is inexhaustible when it comes to writing in the right way, and producing EVERY DAY since 2009, RESPECT.
Travel tips on the blog
We have also received very nice comments on our blog from those who have travelled to Albania, Corsica, Croatia and the Gorges Du Verdon in France right now. They tell us that they have used our travel tips and we are so happy to be able to share our past adventures.
"Happy Friday" means filling the blog with all positive experiences, so GO FOR IT. Write what happened during the week so everyone can read and go in happy for a new weekend.
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Steve says:
Congratulations on both birthdays and blog records!
I guess it feels extra good to be remembered by the handsome sons.
You have an almost unbeatable environment for celebrations on the foredeck.
Here at Getingstorp there have been summer holiday visits from the grandchildren all week, which I think fits well with "Happy Friday".
08 July 2016 - 6:54
Lennart says:
CONGRATULATIONS!
08 July 2016 - 6:55
Matts Torebring says:
Triple congratulations! What cards then! Fantastic fun!
We ourselves are celebrating being back in the Nordics again after a fantastic holiday in France. Yesterday I walked up to my neighbour at Møns Rastplats, DK, and said, "You are the first person outside my family that I have spoken Swedish with in five weeks". He extended his hand and welcomed me to Scandinavia.
08 July 2016 - 7:58
Jenn - Forever abroad says:
So your energy - HAPPY FRIDAY INDEED - I like it! However, it is still only Thursday here in San Francisco...
Congratulations in arrears to both of you too!
And visitor records, yaaaay. Well-deserved birthday present.
/Goodnight from SF
08 July 2016 - 8:02
Ida - Att resa med barn says:
Congratulations - on everything! ??
Not least the well-deserved blog record. It takes a lot more work than I think many people realise to maintain the frequency and quality that you do.
Go for it! ?
08 July 2016 - 8:04
Jenn - Forever abroad says:
Haha Matts - what a nice thing to do! I know when I've come home from travelling and haven't even HEARD Swedish for several weeks, I'm absolutely lyrical and want to listen to everyone! At the same time, it feels like you are "eavesdropping" just because you understand.
08 July 2016 - 8:05
Linda, 155cm.se says:
Congratulations on the record number of visitors!
08 July 2016 - 8:10
Emma, Sol som sol? says:
Congratulations on birthdays and record visits!
I'm happy that my son's penicillin treatment paid off and that the fever is gone after just over a week. The son, in turn, is happy that he can swim and eat ice cream again (which the doctor had forbidden him to do).
08 July 2016 - 8:11
Lanclin-Linnea says:
Congratulations to both birthdays and visitor records! My contribution to Happy Friday will probably be that we finally figured out how our (which eventually became MY) Uganda trip in December will go. I myself am travelling down to the wedding we are invited to and the rest of the family will have to stay at home and hold the scaffolding due to school obligations and other mess 🙂 Mountain gorillas, giraffes and lions, here I come!!!
08 July 2016 - 8:13
Eva - People in the Street says:
In other words, congratulations are in order! Hooray for you! 😀
08 July 2016 - 8:24
TantGlad says:
Very nice, and congratulations to you and to the blog record. A wonderful blog this!
Hugs
08 July 2016 - 8:39
Frankie & Co says:
Wow - Celebrate, celebrate, celebrate!
Congratulations to you both ?
08 July 2016 - 8:51
Anki says:
Congratulations on both birthdays and record visits to the blog!
Have a nice Friday and next weekend! A bit early to toast now, but in the afternoon - Cheers to you!
08 July 2016 - 8:58
Rantamor på näthinnan says:
So 3x congratulations to you both, hope you have a really nice weekend, we ourselves go to the mountains again, on Sunday the bird protection ban in Stekenjokk is lifted and then we go there. Will hike what we can on the cold mountain, photograph and fish.
Take care, we'll talk to you when we get home, hope for good photos!!!
Tjingelingen from Rantamor.
08 July 2016 - 9:03
Lina says:
Congratulations again 🙂 great with lots of celebration 🙂 .
Have a nice weekend hugs
08 July 2016 - 9:12
Geddfish says:
Congratulations times three 😀 ♥
And handsome guys you have, Peter! You really make me happy!
You really have a nice and entertaining blog, very well written, I am more than happy to read 😉.
I have a photo of my eldest daughter with her husband in my blog today. That, plus spending the weekend and Monday with them, made my highlight this week 😀 plus enjoying the sun on the balcony!
Have a nice weekend and hugs!
08 July 2016 - 9:36
JoY says:
Congratulations congratulations congratulations to you and the blog.
Hugs
08 July 2016 - 9:37
Robin says:
Taking the opportunity to write congratulations here too!
Wonderful! <3
Brilliantly clean Matts! 😀
08 July 2016 - 9:47
Eva says:
Big congratulations you are worth it o travel we love almost everyone so your blog is kind of great 🙂 yes happy friday got 2 wonderful days with the husband which is not common when we work as we do became food and coffee out wiiiiii 🙂 .
Have a great weekend 🙂
08 July 2016 - 9:53
cat says:
Congratulations on everything you have to celebrate!
08 July 2016 - 10:00
Ditte says:
Big and hearty congratulations X 3! Great to celebrate both birthdays and blog records!
It has been a wonderful summer week in Stockholm, definitely enjoyable.
Some highlights of the week: an exciting job challenge ahead, a foot that gets better every day, a wasp sting where the allergy reaction has subsided, playing with the grandchildren, meeting daughters, visiting Fotografska and trying some of the city's outdoor restaurants.
08 July 2016 - 10:05
Ezter says:
CONGRATULATIONS a little late then 🙂 Nice to be able to celebrate together!
08 July 2016 - 10:16
Frank Olsen says:
Congratulations so much on your days both of you, and congratulations on your blogging record!
It is always interesting to read the posts on your blog :-)
Very well done!
08 July 2016 - 10:17
Ama de casa says:
Congratulations to all three - both of you and the blog, of course 🙂.
08 July 2016 - 10:21
Solan says:
Fun and ship ahoy, congratulations on all the great numbers! Hard work pays off 🙂
08 July 2016 - 10:27
s p i n d e l t j e j e n says:
Congratulations to all three! 😀 : D
08 July 2016 - 10:32
OnTripdk says:
Happy birthday to you both and congratulations on your new visitor record. It's well deserved 🙂 .
08 July 2016 - 10:35
Henny says:
Congratulations on both birthdays and records. There can only be more in the future 😉
08 July 2016 - 10:55
Renates Reiser says:
Congratulations to both of you on your birthdays and especially on the record number of visitors! Well done! 😀 Have a great weekend!
08 July 2016 - 11:39
Kicki says:
Very nice that you want to look in on little me, I'm very happy. You offer a wonderful blog, both on the private and all the tips ideas. Congratulations on the record and a great blog. Have a wonderful day kraaam
08 July 2016 - 11:45
Berit says:
Congratulations on the blog record!
You are really good Helena who manages to write EVERY day!
I myself have a visitor record now in June (late at last I discovered that other travel bloggers also post in the facebook groups "We who like to travel" + "travel and foreign bloggers". So now I do it too, great and fun, because there you really reach people who are genuinely interested in travel!
Have a nice weekend!
08 July 2016 - 12:27
Resedrömmen says:
Congratulations on the record number of visitors to the blog. You are well worth it and deserve it! Congratulations on your birthdays!
Have a nice weekend!
08 July 2016 - 12:42
Susie på Stjärnarve... says:
CONGRATULATIONS on all birthdays - and on the record!
KRAM
Susie
08 July 2016 - 12:56
felicia says:
delightful
08 July 2016 - 13:17
Anonymous says:
Congratulations to you both, triple celebration. It's always fun to have a party, in every way.
Wishing you a nice weekend!
08 July 2016 - 13:22
biggeros says:
Wow!!! Congratulations to both you and Helena! Hope you are well celebrated?Also want to congratulate you on your nice blog!!! Happy Friday is celebrated in a calm state. Yesterday we had nice fresh food from Marbella with barbecue and drinks. Yesterday we also spent our day at Playa Palmar (Conil) with a large group and had lunch. Nice Happy Friday
08 July 2016 - 14:09
Lisa / livet från den ljusa sidan says:
Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! 🙂
Happy Friday - finally back at Peace&Love in Borlänge! Wonderful!
08 July 2016 - 16:27
Marina says:
A belated happy birthday to you both! I guess the blog record could be a fun birthday present. I understand that that bubbly and salmon paste still tastes better in that environment - lovely!
08 July 2016 - 16:35
Marianne - Glimt av verden says:
Congratulations on your birthdays and record visits! Amazingly impressive that there have been new posts every day for so many years!
08 July 2016 - 17:21
nils-åke hansson says:
Congratulations on everything.
Right now, the grill is on and it's going to be good.
08 July 2016 - 17:57
Ruth i Virginia says:
Congratulations to all of you!
Today is my mum's birthday.
On 8 July 1891 she was born in a house in Grangärde Finnmark.
08 July 2016 - 19:25
Lena - gott för själen says:
Congratulations on birthdays and blog records! Great! Positive for me is that the boat engines are now started for the first time in eight years and that I could go on holiday today after a crazy job break for about a year! Tjohooo! Happy friday was it?
Hug Lena
08 July 2016 - 20:01
Anna, Travel on a Cloud says:
How nice to see your children, Peter! How similar you are. 🙂 Yes, all respect to Helena who blogs every day. And respect to you for the positive Friday spirit (and Helena's positive spirit all other days of course). Way to go! See you soon. Yay!
08 July 2016 - 20:30
BP says:
Many, many congratulations on both birthdays and blog records! The latter does not surprise me at all. Your blog IS good, varied and interesting to read even if, like me, you have neither a houseboat nor a car. Good of Helena to blog every day. Know what it means, do the same thing since February 2008; -)
Really cool sons you have Peter, both of them clearly look up to their dad:-)
Fun this week - well it was definitely the sun shining every day, eating lunch "outside" every day and watching the European Football Championship, even if the results were not to my liking.
08 July 2016 - 20:43
Peter Bergström says:
Steve: Thank you and of course it is very appropriate to mention the grandchildren, because happiness is to be shared and when you write in this way, many people know that you are doing well.
Lennart: Thank you and I hope you have a great weekend.
Matts Torebring: Hi Matts! I understand exactly what you mean because we had several stages when we didn't encounter the Scandinavian language during our one year trip. I just want to say that if we ever move somewhere in Europe, it will be France which has everything and more. I fell in love with the country.
Jenn-forever abroad: Thank you for your kind words and I wish you a lovely Friday when you wake up.
Hi Ida - travelling with children: Yes, those of us who do this know the hours it takes around the clock. We think it's so much fun to do all this and we wouldn't trade our interests for anything.
Linda 155cm: Thank you Linda and have a wonderful weekend.
Emma, sun like sun? How nice that things have turned around and to see your child smile again and get to do what other children do is absolutely wonderful and definitely in the summer. happy reading and have a great weekend together.
Lanclin-Linnea: What a great trip you are going to make and we will of course join you. We have been to an African wedding and that alone is an experience, so make sure you have a nice weekend together and we'll be in touch.
Eva- people in the street: Thank you very much and it warms us and we are very proud because we don't take anything for granted. A really nice weekend.
Tantglad: Now Mr Glad says that I am very proud of your words. Thank you very much and have a wonderful weekend.
Frankie & co: Thank you thank you thank you and we celebrate and have a great weekend.
Anki: We are celebrating now and it is almost eight o'clock and thank you for your concern. I hope you have a great weekend.
Rantamor on the retina: It sounds super cool to do what you're doing. We look forward to great photos from the adventure. Take care of yourselves.
Lina: Hello Lina and thank you for your kind words. I hope you have an absolutely wonderful weekend with nice weather too.
Geddfish: Hi Gerd! Thank you for all the nice words and that you convey your feeling I like and certainly many readers too. We want to hear different experiences that make one happy and what you write conveys exactly that. I wish you a really nice weekend.
Joy! Thank you very much, and I hope you have one of those great weekends that we really need sometimes.
Robin: Thank you Robin and love to you and your wife. Have a fun weekend with your friends.
Eva: What a nice empathy and it really comes from the heart, i love it. Hope you can continue to have that feeling all weekend and thank you for all the nice words. Hug your husband one more time.
Cat: Thanks for writing and we think it's great to get feedback on everything we do. We take nothing for granted in life and we are very happy if someone appreciates what we write and photograph. I wish you a great weekend.
Ditte: yes, Ditte is Ditte. Full speed all the time year after year and what I love about you is that you really make the most of every day of life. Lovely reading and you really share with us. Have a really nice weekend Ditte.
Ezter: Thank you for writing and saying hello and I appreciate it. I hope you have a nice weekend.
Frank Olsen: Thank you Frank for the very nice words and it is really appreciated. I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Ama De Casa: Thanks for that and it is appreciated that you enjoy what we write and photograph. I wish you a lovely weekend and some wine, haha.
Haha Solan: yes, it's a lot of work but damn what fun it is and that's probably why you can cope. Fantastic with so much wonderful input on the blog with so much positivity.
Spider girl! Thank you very much, and I appreciate you writing. Yes, we are very happy about a lot of things this week. Have a great weekend now Spider Girl.
OntripDK. Hello and a big thank you. We are very happy that we have had a great week in every way. take care and have a wonderful weekend together.
Henny! Thank you!!! we intend to get to 20,000 so we will see if we get there, but the most important thing is that we have such readers as we have today, because you are just the best. I wish you a nice weekend.
Renates Reiser: Thank you very much and it's great to be appreciated for what we do because not everyone gets that in their working life. I hope you have a cosy weekend with your loved ones.
Kicki: We try to be everywhere and care just like you care about us and thank you for your kind words. Have a great weekend all weekend.
Hi Berit: How nice that you have more visitors to your blog and I really hope that it continues. Of course it helps when you get feedback on what you do. I wish you a nice weekend.
The dream of travelling! Thank you for writing and we bow and scrape for your kind words. I wish you a cosy weekend.
Susie on Stjärnarve...: Thank you very much Susie for your kind words and I appreciate it very much. I wish you a very nice weekend.
Felicia: That's great and thank you for writing. Have a very cosy weekend.
Anonymous: We are celebrating with bubbles and sandwich cake and we are very excited about this development in our life and the blog. I wish you a damn good weekend.
Biggeros: Great reading and it sounds like you're enjoying life and that's exactly what we want on the blog. Happiness. Have a nice weekend.
Lisa/life from the bright side: Peace, love and FREEDOM fits I think, haha. Thank you Lisa for writing and have a wonderful weekend.
Marina: Of course it fits well in the "marine" life. Thank you for your warm words and I wish you a great weekend.
Marianne - Glimpse of the World: Thank you for all the nice words about us and I am grateful that you are writing. I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Nils-åke Hansson: That's live and what a great sound. It feels like you are looking forward to having a great meal and I like that. Hope you enjoyed it and keep it up all weekend.
08 July 2016 - 20:45
Peter Bergström says:
Ruth in Virginia: What a lovely read and that her birthday is on my "Happy Friday" is very appropriate. I hope you are well and that you have a great weekend Ruth. Take care of yourself.
Lena- Good for the soul: How cool after all the hard work to finally be able to cast off and I hope you do not get more problems. You really appreciate things you have worked with and it's Happy Friday so have a great weekend now.
Anna, Travel on a cloud: Thank you Anna and see you on Tuesday for the trip to the Czech Republic. What fun to spend several days together and just freak out for a while. Have a great weekend with your family and we'll see you soon.
BP. Hello there and thank you for your kind words. It sounds like you are in good health and what a wonderful life you have. Football goes my way and I really hope that France wins because it is my favourite country and they have had enough shit last year. Have a super cosy weekend.
08 July 2016 - 21:00
Anta Snaque says:
Happy New Year to you both! And congratulations on the blog record!
You have a fantastic blog with wonderful eye candy both in texts and pictures!
Holiday greetings from Norrbotten!
08 July 2016 - 22:33
Husbilen Helge says:
Macro congratulations to both of you and to the record. It is probably not your last record because a great blog always wins and becomes more and more readable and talked about with such nice pictures and interesting features.
08 July 2016 - 22:34
Dryden - Traveler's Edition says:
Great record and happy birthday! Hooray! 😀
09 July 2016 - 0:30
Znogge says:
Congratulations on the amazing record and happy birthday 😀.
09 July 2016 - 14:01
Peter Bergström says:
Anta Snaque: What a lot of nice words and thank you very much. Lovely words for a Happy Friday. Have a nice weekend and a happy new year.
Husbilen Helge: How do you take all these nice comments? We are very happy and the weekend just gets better and better. now I hope you also have a great weekend and thank you again.
Dryden - Traveler's Edition: Hello and thank you very much. This is very good and hard to take in. Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Znogge: Thank you very much for all the congratulations and for writing. Have a great weekend and enjoy the summer.
09 July 2016 - 15:07
Mycket annat och lite betong says:
Many congratulations to you!
Greetings Agneta
09 July 2016 - 22:32
Elisabeth says:
Three congratulations! Then you can set new goals for the blog. The birthdays come anyway and it also feels like they come more often than once a year.
09 July 2016 - 23:38
Åsa says:
Congratulations! Triple congratulations! Yes, I am happy that I got a fun job, iva blog and everything! Otherwise, it is probably the case that the readership figures do not increase as much during the summer for me as they usually do. They may not fall either, but there is a little less pressure.
10 July 2016 - 9:46
Peter Bergström says:
Much more and some concrete: Thank you Agneta and thank you for writing. I hope you are enjoying the summer and the heat.
Elisabeth: We have a goal to reach 20,000 visitors by October, so we'll see how it goes. Thank you for writing and have a nice weekend.
Åsa: Hello there and how cool to be able to get work from having blogged well. i think our blog is being recognised more and more as a travel blog and getting tips on different ways to travel, just as we wanted from the beginning. Thank you Åsa and greet the family.
10 July 2016 - 10:38
Reiselykke says:
Congratulations on a successful birthday to both of you and a record number of visitors! 🙂
/ Mette
10 July 2016 - 16:48
Inga Magnusson says:
Congratulations on the record number of visitors! You really deserve it as your blog is well done and constantly updated. And congratulations afterwards on your birthdays! Hope you continue to have nice weather in Stockholm!
11 July 2016 - 5:29
Thore & Catta says:
Congratulations on your birthdays and also on the blog record! Great fun!
11 July 2016 - 15:15
Christine - 29° says:
Congratulations x3! 🙂
12 July 2016 - 17:19
Discovering The Planet says:
Fantastic. BIG congratulations on everything. And congratulations to
top hundred on Tailsweep 🙂
12 July 2016 - 20:38