Writer: Helena Bergström
Yesterday we wrote about blog year 2016 and what the statistics had to say, and a few weeks ago we wrote about travel year 2016. It's time to summarise the media year 2016! A lot has happened in our social channels, our blog has won awards and we have been featured on radio and in newspapers. And that's something to celebrate, right? If you can't be bothered to read it all, scroll to the bottom of the post and click through to see the advert that Peter is in!
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More social media!
In 2016 we have gained more followers both on our Facebook page and on our Instagram account, and is now up to about 1600 followers on each of the sites. Super fun! On FB we share our blog posts, but also post pictures sometimes or share other people's posts. On Instagram, Peter posts photos, and they are usually completely different pictures than the ones we show on the blog. Feel free to follow us too!
What else has happened? Well, we have opened a Youtube channel, where we have all of .... (drum roll)... 6 followers! If you also start following, we will quickly increase several percentage points, haha. At the same time, you will have the opportunity to see our films and 360 videos!
Surprise awards
We can say that the blog received several flattering awards during the year. Perhaps the most fun was being nominated for the Golden Pen Award in Croatia, for all the articles we have written about fantastic Croatia. And how surprised we were when we won the "Travel Innovator 2016" award!
- Expressen: Sweden's 12 best travel blogs
- Travelmarket Best Travel Blog: Top 10
- Golden Pen Award in Croatia: Nominees
- Nordic Travelblog Events: Travel Innovator 2016
Radio and newspapers
In 2016, we were featured on the radio or podcast three (!) times. There has also been one newspaper article about us and two online interviews.
- Radio P5 Stockholm: Live broadcast on the campervan trip
- Swedish Yle: Bloggers to attract tourists to the archipelago
- Travelling podcast 005: Travelling by motorhome in Europe
- Motorhome & Caravan No 3: A year with a motorhome in Europe
- Nordic Nomads: Blogger of the month
Two articles for Expressen
In 2016 we also published two articles on travel destinations for Expressen/Allt om Resor. Fun!
- Expressen/All about travel 5/2016, web version: Discover sizzling hot Croatia
- Expressen/All about travel 16/12: Unknown Christmas market named Europe's best
The year Peter became a film star
Last but not least, we have to highlight 2016 as the year when Peter became a "film star". You may remember when Peter told us about the filming of the commercial? The film is now ready and you can watch it on our Facebook page! What he is promoting is not the Hulk comics or the Green Party, as you might think, but Kiliaro, a photo and video storage service.
Top image in the post: Podcast recording from early 2016, image from attresapodden.se.
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Lena - gott för själen says:
Wow, not bad! Well done! Congratulations on the successes. I am so impressed that you manage to do this AT THE SAME TIME that you are so personal and have time to engage in commenting here and there. Well done!
Hug Lena
04 January 2017 - 7:48
Henny says:
What an eventful year you have had. I suspect that 2017 will be at least as good. Peter's advertising film was really good, I can say that I am green with envy 😉.
04 January 2017 - 7:57
Lennart says:
A lot happened last year!
Cool.
04 January 2017 - 7:59
admin says:
Lena, thank you! You can say that it has been intense ... But the social with readers and other bloggers we will not give up - it is perhaps the most fun part! 🙂
Henny, haha, yes you can be "green with envy" about his new acting career 😉.
Lennart, full speed ahead! 🙂
04 January 2017 - 8:07
Bengt-Göran says:
Good morning! How do you manage every day? To always produce something worth reading! Weekdays and holidays, are you never off?
I am one of those who have been following you since the European trip with the motorhome.
Good luck for 2017!
Bengt-Göran
04 January 2017 - 8:12
Ditte says:
Very funny! And congratulations on this very successful media and blog year.
I have followed you for a long time and am impressed by your energy and read your posts with great pleasure.
Good luck with everything for 2017. Surely it will be a good year and in every way ....
04 January 2017 - 8:21
Geddfish says:
Good luck this year too! 😀
Yes, how do you manage, you have a "regular" job too. A strength to be two. Even as inspiration 😀 And it helps if you like to write. If your fingertips are not itching for letters, it will be more difficult.
I have now subscribed to your youtube channel. Peter's green acting talents are much appreciated 😀.
I have been on YouTube for many years, and on two channels, which was not my intention.
04 January 2017 - 8:22
Aila says:
I'm glad you're doing so well. So much fun to follow you.
04 January 2017 - 8:44
admin says:
Bengt-Göran, good morning! Well, you might ask... No, we're never really free. We're probably quite stubborn when we get something in mind. In the past it has been building an apartment or a houseboat. Now it's blogging 😉
Ditte, thank you! I think that while we put a lot of energy into the blog, we also get a lot of energy back from it!
Geddfish, I'm working full time to make ends meet, but Peter is "only" working on the blog and things around it (business partnerships, marketing, planning trade shows and readings, invoicing, etc) now. And it's probably lucky ... What fun with another subscriber on Youtube! I'll have to look up your channel as well 🙂 .
Aila, glad you are following! 🙂
04 January 2017 - 8:53
Geddfish says:
PS. You can search for both geddfish and geddafish 😉 would like to merge them, but don't know how. DS
04 January 2017 - 9:00
OnTrip.dk says:
What a year you have had, congratulations on the much media coverage - WoW - it is so deserved you do it well. Looking forward to following you in 2017?
04 January 2017 - 9:33
Resfredag says:
Go!
04 January 2017 - 9:39
Nils-Åke Hansson says:
You have been active and involved everywhere.
04 January 2017 - 10:02
towe says:
Well done!
04 January 2017 - 11:26
Ama de casa says:
WOW! Congratulations on all the awards and media space - not bad! Hope 2017 goes just as well, or why not even better? 🙂
04 January 2017 - 11:38
Husisblogg says:
Well, you are not idle. Have followed some of your links and may take more tonight. Have said it before but want to repeat again, you write with such empathy and get the owners as readers in a very good way. But that's probably why you get so much attention in a positive way.
It's impressive that you always have something interesting to write about.
Now that you're not travelling around with FREEDOM, Peter's Happy Friday is the highlight of the week.
04 January 2017 - 11:44
Steve says:
You've really gotten hot in 2016. How hot will 2017 be? Peter has a real starring role in that commercial. Losing your photos is something that gets to me sometimes too. I store on extra hard drives and move at the end of the year, but this service seems to be something for all of us who worry about losing our photos.
Enjoy and continue to make your mark in all worlds where I and others can follow and rejoice with you.
04 January 2017 - 12:35
JoY says:
Hats off to both of you, you are so professional and fun with your green face Peter hihihi
Hugs
04 January 2017 - 12:36
Rolle o Carina says:
Congratulations to both of you, well done!
2017 will be even better...:-)
04 January 2017 - 13:07
Anki says:
You are really creative and skilful! Congratulations on all the great awards!
04 January 2017 - 16:13
Lena i Wales says:
Yes, you have done a great job"
Happy New Year!
04 January 2017 - 16:40
BP says:
Big, big CONGRATULATIONS to all the awards and the attention you received in the media in 2016. An absolute highlight year for you and your blog. You are soooo worth everything I can say:-) How will you surpass it in 2017?! But you probably do that as I know you:-)
The advertising film is just as funny as ever. Well done there Peter! You are a natural talent... there too:-)
04 January 2017 - 16:46
Matts Torebring says:
Congratulations on all your successes!
04 January 2017 - 18:56
TantGlad says:
What a great year, and congratulations on the successes. Wonderful.
Hugs from me.
04 January 2017 - 20:29
Ama de casa says:
Haha! What a film star! 😀 Now I have come to a wiffi-free zone so I could check 🙂 .
04 January 2017 - 20:33
admin says:
Geddfish, oops a bit tricky with two channels! But, I found them! 🙂
Ontripdk, thank you! And glad you want to keep following us!
Nils-Åke, when you summarise like this you realise that you have done this and that during the year 😉.
JoY, thank you so much! Yes, it was not exactly HOW I imagined him when he would be in the film, but it was not so bad either, haha 😉 .
Steve, I think a storage service like that might have a point. I have plenty on my computer (and some on an external hard drive), but given how much I load, there should be a problem eventually ...
Towe, thank you!
Ama de casa, you never know what will happen in the future, but we are looking forward to 2017!
Husisblogg, really nice to hear that you appreciate what we write! When you hear such things, it becomes even more fun to write 🙂 Peter will continue with Happy Friday, and sometimes he will write other days as well.
Rolle and Carina, thank you so much! And wish you also a continued nice 2017!
Anki, thank you so much! When you have such fantastic readers, it's great fun to blog!
Lena in Wales, thank you and you too!
BP, thank you very much! I don't really know how we will surpass it either. Or well, if it goes so well so we can work a little less hard maybe... 😉 Glad you liked the commercial! 🙂
Matts, thank you!
TantGlad, thank you so much. And hugs to you!
Ama de casa, right? I'm finally married to a film star, haha!
04 January 2017 - 20:44
Discovering The Planet says:
What a fantastic year. Good for the self-esteem and soul 🙂 and a little reward for all the hard work. Well deserved too.
Looking forward to following your continued success. ♡
05 January 2017 - 3:37
Anne-Marie says:
It was not bad how much you have had going on and been noticed. 🙂
Congratulations!
My blog year was a little quieter for various reasons.
05 January 2017 - 5:28
admin says:
Discovering the planet, it's good to stop and reflect sometimes, because when everything is going on, you hardly have time to think... 😉.
Anne-Marie, blogging has to go up and down if that's how you feel for various reasons. You have been blogging for a long time, so you still have your readers, I'm sure! 🙂
05 January 2017 - 7:12