What journeys have we made? During our years together, we, Peter and Helena at FREEDOMtravel, have made many trips. Sometimes by motorhome and sometimes by plane, car or boat. In total, we have visited around 60 countries, mostly in Europe, but also in Asia, Africa, North America and Oceania. The most recent trip is at the top.
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Travelling is dangerous. It is also dangerous to live, but perhaps even more dangerous to travel. There are some dangers abroad that don't exist at home: wars, volcanoes, Vietnamese mopeds, crocodiles ...
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Now we have major problems with water leakage in the motorhome! The camper was already leaking last autumn, but after a tightness check we thought the problem was fixed. In the spring we noticed that it was still dripping under the car.
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Here we offer personalised travel tips on destinations around the world, outside Europe. Let our travel tips inspire you to start planning your trip!
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DN today published an extensive report on swine flu. The report was mainly about who should foot the bill when Sweden plans to mass vaccinate the population. Should it be the state or the county council, or should the population pay a certain amount themselves?
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At least if you believe National Geographic Traveler. 437 invited experts were asked to vote, resulting in a list of 133 destinations. The votes were based on factors such as pollution, cultural authenticity and tourism management.
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City of Thieves by David Benioff held me in a firm grip from the first page to the last. The fact that the book was read in a cold hotel room in the middle of the Ukrainian winter did not detract from the feeling, but it is certainly just as good to read during our cold Swedish winter!
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Luther is with us every day in Sweden. The Reformation in the 13th century gave us a new and 'modern' church, with Christianity to be preached in the people's own language and without enormous wealth that only belonged to the head of the church. At the same time, we began to celebrate the ideals of simplicity and cleanliness. The excess of luxury we began to perceive as distasteful and a little too much.
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It's not surprising that people are longing for sun and warmth now. But finding holidays that meet Swedes' requirements for a week in the sun is more difficult: "Not too long to travel, not too expensive and warm enough to sunbathe and swim". You only have to look at a map to understand the problem. Europe is too cold. Asia and South America are too far away. That leaves North Africa or the Middle East.
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Today, completely unplanned, we experienced a carnival in Hasselt here in Belgium. The day after Sensation White, we woke up (in the afternoon) and decided to go for a quiet walk to buy some water. Instead, we were greeted by... a raging party!
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