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Motorhome and travel year 2020 - a year with a difference

This year is almost over and it's time to summarise the motorhome and travel year 2020. We can quickly conclude that it has been a very different year, which did not turn out at all as planned. Nevertheless, we had many great experiences!

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To compare with the travel year 2019

It is impossible not to glance at last year's post and compare 2020 with Motorhome and travel year 2019. Last year we visited a lot of countries - sometimes a whole bunch of countries in one month. Looking back, we remember fantastic experiences, while of course sometimes being very intense.

What has happened this year is frightening, if you think about people who have fallen ill, lost loved ones or lost their jobs or income. Of course, we have also been affected in different ways (we work partly in the travel industry), but now we thought about only focus on our travel experiences during the year. They may be less exotic than in previous years, but it has also been unexpectedly interesting and exciting to discover Sweden!

Järvafältets naturreservat

January - Stockholm

In January, we hung out at home in Stockholm. Among other things, we took the opportunity to visit Hagaparken in Solna and look around the beautiful Butterfly House Haga Ocean.

February - Tallinn (and museums)

In February we conducted a cruise to Tallinn where we visited the fun experience centre, among other things. Proto discovery workshop. Even back in Stockholm, we went all-in on museums! We visited, among others Strindberg Museum, Photographic Centre museum and Jewish Museum.

March - Museums and natural areas in Stockholm

In March we should have gone to Tunisia. We were soooo excited. Peter is extremely interested in the history of this area and it was really hard to cancel, but in the end we realised we had no choice. We managed two more museums (Maritime history and Ethnographic) before these also closed down. We realised that we needed to get out into nature! We visited Järvafältet nature reserve and Görväln Castle and nature reserves.

Helena, Norra Järvafältet

April - Natural areas in Stockholm

In April, we got into this with natural areas properly! We realised that we needed to get out of the houseboat from time to time and that the best option was to discover nature in the local area. We visited several places and some we liked were Key Bay Nature Reserve in Nacka, Lida outdoor centre and the adventure trail around Lake Getaren, Bogesund Castle in Vaxholm and the English Park at Rydboholm Castle in Roslagen.

Lida naturreservat

May - Nature experiences and campervan fixes

We also had many nature experiences during May! We also had time to pick up the motorhome from winter storage, put in the new hatches and fix new interior design in the motorhome's garage. Some of the nature and culture experiences from May that we liked included Gustavsberg in Värmdö, Jewish Forest Nature Reserve in Bromma, Lötsjön and Råstasjön in Solna and Sundbyberg and Isbladskärret on Djurgården, where you can see lots of herons.

June - Uppland

During June we really discovered the landscape of Uppland! We visited among other things Kapellskär campsite, Väddö sea baths and camping, and Ängskärs havscamping. We had a very nice experience at the Viking village. Big island and we also had interesting experiences at Lingnåre Cultural Reserve. Uppland offered a lot of history!

July - Göta Canal

We started July with a visit to the beautiful Öregrund in Roslagen, and then we set off on our motorhome trip along the Göta Canal. Fantastic fun, beautiful, interesting and inspiring! We visited, among other things Söderköping, Berg's locks, Vadstena, Varnhem Abbey Church and Läckö Castle. Yes indeed, Sweden was a great success!

Läckö slott

August - Trollhätte canal, Dalsland canal and a cruise

During August we travelled along both the Trollhätte Canal and the Dalsland Canal. Some highlights along the first part were Vänersborg, Trollhättan and Bohus Fortress. Some highlights along the second part were the aqueduct in Håverud and Dals Långed. We also made very nice visits to Norrtälje and in Grisslehamn. And so we finally set off on a cruise. A really great month!

Kryssning med Viking Cinderella

September - Poland and the Czech Republic

In September it was time for the first trip abroad in a long time. The corona pandemic was in a quiet phase and we travelled in our own motorhome to Poland and the Czech Republic. Fantastic fun. Some highlights in Poland were baking croissants in Poznan and that canoeing in Wroclaw. Some of the highlights in the Czech Republic were going on a guided tour of the industrial area. Dolni Vitkovice and to visit Stezka Valaska treetop course.

October - moving and labour

In October, there wasn't much travelling at all, except to help with different kinds of work. We took the camper van to Peter's mum's house to help with relocation, proceeded to Peter's brother to help with construction work and struggled with our own failure of the motorhome.

Freedom

November - Ring island

In November we spent a autumn weekend with our friends on Ringsö, where we tried, among other things, to Fishing with nets in Lake Mälaren. Apart from this, we were mostly at home working!

Fiska med nät i Mälaren

December - Nobel Week Lights and food experiences

One of the few things we've done in December is that we visited Nobel Week Lights in Stockholm. Otherwise, we have been working and thinking about creating good (and healthy) food experiences.

Nobel Week Lights

How was your travel year 2020?

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