Fredagsbloggen: Mingel, stormar och höstplaner

Text and photo: Helena Bergström

How quickly time flies! I thought it was Friday just now… And now it’s Friday again!? Another week has passed, and for us it has been filled with both work and fun meetings. One moment it has been calm and the next it has been stormy – both literally and figuratively.

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Friends visiting and events with mingling

When you have friends over to visit, you have to… clean! Well, it really is trip that we sometimes have visitors. When we are alone at home, we disappear into the world of computers while the piles of laundry and dust grow. Guests ”force” us to do a bit of cleaning and laundry, and that’s great!

One evening we had a visit from a journalist friend and her friend. Another day a blogging friend from Skåne came by for coffee. Oh, how nice!

Then it was time for events in several different destinations, including Latvia, Denmark, Poland, Croatia, Slovakia, Ireland and South Korea. These types of events offer excellent opportunities to network and start collaborations. At the same time, it is fun to meet all the good friends we have made over the years.

Sometimes I'm fascinated by how long we've been in the industry and how many great people we've met. Fantastic! Plus, there was a delicious Italian buffet!

Calm and storm – calm and full swing

The weather is just like our lives right now. Some days there is calm on the water, and other days the wind is mercilessly whipping our houseboat. It often varies from hour to hour. We can sit in peace and quiet and work and then a gust of wind comes along… wooh! It’s like you’re suddenly on a roller coaster.

We work a lot on computers. Are you wondering why we suddenly wrote about museums in Prague? We haven't been there yet, but when we went through it we realized we had so much unpublished material...!

Planning for the motorhome this winter

The camper is currently parked in the marina and we still use it during the fall for smaller trips. We really enjoy going out on the autumn camping! Among other things, we went to the Campingvaruhuset in Enköping, because we ordered a new handle for our oven door. Nice to be on a roll!

At the same time, we are planning for the winter. We usually winter storage of our camper in the garage. The challenge is that it is very difficult (quite frankly!) to find a suitable place near Stockholm.

This year we have found a garage a good distance outside Örebro. We only have a driver's license (and only one vehicle) so getting there, and then back home, will be an excursion to remember...

This week: Grateful for ...

We are grateful, every week! Seriously, it doesn't matter that our budget is limited or that we can't do everything we want. Think of all the misery there is around the world! We live in a country at peace and we have the opportunity to do many fun and amazing things. We are grateful for that.

Your turn… What are you grateful for this week?

Photo taken this week. Don't ask me about the helmet... 😉

The week ahead

We are back home in Stockholm and our immediate plans right now include visiting Travel fair which is arranged at the Avicii Arena Annex on October 16-17. The fair, which is arranged together with the Senior Festival, is usually a good opportunity to meet different travel destinations, both in Sweden and abroad.

This year we are neither an exhibitor nor a speaker, but we plan to visit the fair on Saturday. If you see us, please come and say hello!