Motorhome and travel year 2018

The year is coming to an end and it's time to summarise the 2018 motorhome and travel year. In total, we've visited 12 countries on three continents this year, and soon it will be 13. We've travelled both by motorhome and by plane, and we've also managed to do a lot of sightseeing at home in Stockholm. Join us on a quick trip through our 2018!

January: Israel and Finland

The first month of the year started in Israel. We visited the lovely Eilat and went on an exciting road trip through the West Bank, past the Dead Sea, Masada and Qumran before arriving at Jerusalem. A fantastically exciting and interesting trip that gave us a taste for more. Next time we would like to see Tel Aviv!

During January, we also had time to make a trip to Helsinki, where we visited both the Nordic region's largest railway station. Matka travel fair and The Caravan Motorhome Fair.

February: Caravan Stockholm 2018

In February, we were in Stockholm for the Caravan Stockholm 2018 trade fair. We spoke about motorhome travel in Poland and the Czech Republic, as well as Croatia and France.

We also wrote about new motorhomes, if ploughshares, if campers, if camping equipment and about "boat van" - caravan and boat in one. Afterwards, we wrote about the storm around Svea Motorhomes not allowed at the fair and I guess that's why we are not invited to the 2019 fair.

March: Allt för Sjön & Explore 2018

During March, we continued to hang out in Stockholm, visiting both the trade fair Everything for the sea and Explore 2018. A little adventure and enticement in everyday life!

April: Agadir, Morocco

In April we travelled to Agadir in Morocco - a journey full of spices, flavours and colours. Here we saw everything from crocodiles (at a safe distance) to goats in trees. We also made an excursion to the beautiful city of St. Petersburg. Taroudant, which is like a miniature Marrakech. 

May: Ireland

For two weeks in May we travelled around Ireland in a motorhome. What an amazing experience! We fell in love with this green island, with its flowers, sheep and historic buildings. It's hard to pick out the highlights among all the amazing things, but if we had to, it would be the rope bridge. Carrick-a-Rede, the city of music Galway, the ride on the the beach in Kerry, the monastery Glendalough and the exciting and interesting city Belfast. And of course - all Game of Thrones filming locations!

June: Bodö, Norway

In June it was time to travel to Norway. We flew with SAS directly to Bodöand then had a few days of unforgettable experiences. It was incredibly interesting to experience Salt currents, and perhaps just as exciting to go on ribs safari and that fishing for halibut. We must also say that we appreciated the trips to Tranoy and Kjerringoy very much - extremely beautiful!

July: Germany, Czech Republic, Austria & Italy

At the beginning of July, we set off on our two-month motorhome trip through Europe. The trip started with a lot of experiences in Germany: sandy beaches at the Baltic Sea coast, bat cave in Bad Segeberg, cowboys and Indians in Templin, castle in Oranienburg, palace in Potsdam and baroque monasteries in New cell.

We continued to the Czech Republic where we discovered, among other things, the beautiful Bohemian Switzerlandwith the largest sandstone arch in Europe. We also had time to visit Litomerice (where we unexpectedly met a large group of Swedes!), the concentration camp. City of Therezienstadt and the cool castle in the James Bond city. Loket. We also had time to visit the health resorts Karlovy Vary, Marianske Lazne and Frantiskovy Lazne - the city that is completely yellow.

After the Czech Republic, we travelled on to Austria where we experienced the amazing city of Vienna. Salzburg, the dramatic ice cave ice giant world and Zell am See with its 3019 metre high peak Kitzsteinhorn.

We also had time to visit Italy! First up was the Instagram-friendly lake Lago di Braies in the Dolomites. Then it was wine buying in Valpolicella before proceeding to Chioggia, which is like a "little Venice". We then went on to lovely Umbria where we tried a magically beautiful wine. eco-resort and another hotels near the lake Lago di Trasimeno.

August: France, Switzerland, Belgium & Germany

From Italy, we rolled the motorhome into Cannes, which is a city we like. This time, we also visited the beautiful island outside called Lerins Islands. We also visited the three 'golden islands': Porquerolles, Port-Cros and naturist island Levant Island. We ended our stay in France with a few days in the stunning natural area. Ardeche. 

We then travelled on to fantastic Switzerland, where we visited interesting places such as Geneva, flavourful Gruyere and Appenzell, the capital city Bern and beautiful Lucerne with the dramatic Mount Pilatus. Perhaps the strongest memory of Switzerland is the time we tried the hang gliding in Interlaken. Wow!

In Belgium, we experienced three beautiful cities: pier with its charming canals, Ghent with its relaxed student atmosphere and Antwerp with its diamonds and artists.

We ended the Europe trip with a visit to the beautiful Moselle valleys and the ancient Roman city Trier in Germany, and a visit to the German North Sea coast. 

September: Elmia caravan motorhome

In September it was time for the Scandinavian Caravan Show, outside Jönköping. Here we checked out mobile homes, ploughshares and electric bikes and caravans. 

October: Stockholm and Gothenburg

In October, we took the opportunity to have a proper holiday in our own city of Stockholm, and we went sightseeing with amphibian bus and visits to National Museum, Museum of the Middle Ages and adventure museum Viking life. 

We also went down to Götebor to be there when my (Helena's) mum was nominated as the Honorary doctorate at the University of Gothenburg. 

November: Stockholm

In November, we continued to explore our own city of Stockholm. We had time to visit Rörstrand Castle, Drottningholm Castle and Mediterranean Museum. 

December: Brussels and Sri Lanka

In December, we went on a long weekend to the exciting city of New York. Brusselsand also made an excursion to the lovely little town of Cairo. Mechelen. 

In December it is also time for us to travel to Sri Lanka! We have booked accommodation for the first two days, and then we will travel around and discover the country, together with our friends Lennart and Beata. Feel free to follow our journey here on the blog!