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Excursion to the island of Viðey in Iceland - 1000 years of history

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Updated: August 2026 | The island of Viðey is just a short boat ride from Reykjavik, but feels much further away from city life. Hiking trails, birdlife, modern art and almost a thousand years of documented history await you here. We made the trip on a muggy March day and combined the boat trip with history, grey seas and a really good lunch in Iceland's oldest stone house.

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Blue Lagoon in Iceland - guide for your visit

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Updated: August 2026 | The Blue Lagoon in Iceland, or Bláa Lónið, is one of the country’s most famous attractions – a geothermal spa with warm, milky blue water in the middle of the black lava field on the Reykjanes Peninsula. I first visited the Blue Lagoon back in 1992 and have since returned several times, most recently with Peter. Much has changed over the years, but the feeling of sinking into the warm water while the Icelandic wind blows across your face is still special.

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Food & Fun Reykjavik Festival – food festival with chefs from all over the world

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Updated: August 2026 | Food & Fun in Reykjavík is an annual food festival where international guest chefs collaborate with some of the city’s restaurants and create special menus using Icelandic ingredients. We visited the festival during a press trip in 2019 and got to try several of the menus – a really fun experience for those who like food, new flavors and Reykjavík in winter. The festival is still organized and attracts chefs from different parts of the world every year.

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To Arlanda - bus, train, car or taxi?

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Writer: Helena Bergström

What is the easiest way to get to Arlanda from Stockholm and back? Every time you fly from Sweden's largest airport, you need to get there and back. We've looked at five common ways to get to Arlanda from Stockholm. Which way is the cheapest? Fastest? Most convenient?

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All about asparagus in Germany - Festivals, Routes and Recipes

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Updated: August 2026 | Asparagus in Germany – it’s much more than just a vegetable. When the asparagus season starts, the country opens up to festivals, markets and imaginative asparagus dishes. In some villages, they elect an ”asparagus queen” and in others, they compete to see who can peel asparagus the fastest. You can drive along the asparagus roads in Germany and experience the ”white gold” firsthand.

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Skiing holidays in Austria - which resort to choose?

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Updated: September 2026 | Which ski resort should you choose for a ski trip to Austria? From charming Alpine villages and family-friendly ski areas to glacier skiing, advanced slopes and lively après-ski, we compare eight popular ski resorts and ski areas in Austria and help you find the destination that suits your ski trip.

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In Östersund as a tourist - a lovely winter town

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Writer: Helena Bergström

What to do in Östersund as a tourist? We visited Östersund a few weeks ago, while watching the Alpine World Cup in Åre. We had some fantastic winter days, including a spontaneous guided city walk with another travel blogger and a visit to the Winter Park.

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Inspire Camper - a flatbed with a standard motorhome door

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Writer: Helena Bergström

The Inspire camper is something as unusual as a panel van with a regular motorhome door instead of a sliding door, and a regular tailgate instead of rear doors. Perhaps you could say that this is a further development of the flatbed - a flatbed that in several aspects resembles a regular motorhome. We checked out Inspire's cars at the Caravan Stockholm 2019 fair and fell in love - again!

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Balcamp - Polish tinkerers on Man and Mercachassi

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Balcamp is a Polish motorhome brand that exhibited two cool Polish motorhomes at the Caravan Stockholm 2019 fair. One motorhome is built on a Man chassis and the other on a Mercedes chassis, and both are equipped with an extra luxurious interior. In other words, these are two trailers that stand out.

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Volkswagen Grand California - 6.8 metres of sheet metal.

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Writer: Helena Bergström

We checked out the large Volkswagen Grand California at the Caravan Stockholm motorhome and caravan show. This lorry is not only unusually large, but also unusually modern. "Like an aeroplane," said Peter as he stepped inside.

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