What does it cost to travel around Europe for 1 year? This is the most common question we get about our European trip. We haven't kept an exact financial diary, but we know how much we've spent and we've done the maths to work out how the money has been allocated between different items. We will now do our best to answer - what does it cost to travel around Europe for a whole year?
Read more
Now we have done some shopping in Riga. What we like about countries in the East is that it is often possible to find cheap clothes, while at the same time there may be a different selection than at home. In Riga you will of course find all the big usual chains, but if you look a little, you can also find a lot of other things. So go shopping in Riga! Did we come home with something then? Yep, we did!
Read more
Today we're going to tell you about three really good restaurants in Riga. The restaurants in Latvia's capital really surprised us, and we had some fantastic dining experiences. You don't visit these restaurants just to fill your stomach, but to enjoy an experience that's out of the ordinary.
Read more
Spa in Riga, Latvia? We visited the ESPA spa in Riga, located in the Radisson Blue hotel, yesterday. Radisson Blue hotel could really deliver and it was a whole afternoon with bath, sauna and massage. Talk about a luxurious experience! Want to try a spa in Riga too?
Read more
Christmas market in Riga, Latvia! Why not get into the Christmas spirit in a cosy medieval town not too far away? The three Christmas markets of Old Town, Liv Square and Esplanade offer Latvian crafts and delicacies galore. Here you can also try the local strong drink Black Balsam or visit the Rabbit Kingdom. Join the Christmas market in Riga, Latvia!
Read more
If you want to discover the most beautiful things in Riga, you have to look up at the facades of the buildings. The Art Nouveau buildings in Riga, Latvia, are imaginatively decorated with columns, ornaments and stucco work.
Read more
Fancy joining a food market in Riga, Latvia? If you are visiting the capital of Latvia and are interested in food, you should not miss visiting the huge food market in the centre of the city.
Read more
Yesterday, the travel booking site Travellink invited Swedish travel bloggers to a blog event at the Sheraton in Stockholm. We got to listen to presentations about three interesting travel destinations in Europe and meet the entire elite of Swedish travel bloggers. And then there was an award ceremony!
Read more
We are now back in Stockholm after a whole year travelling through Europe, but we are not yet back in the houseboat. The tenants rent by the month, so we don't have access to the houseboat until 1 December. We have arrived a week early because we simply have a lot to do: water damage in the storage room, renewal of passports, winter storage of the motorhome ...
Read more
Updated: August 2026 | What is there to see and do in Lübeck? The old Hanseatic city in northern Germany offers brick Gothic architecture, impressive churches, cozy alleys, history and of course lots of marzipan. Lübeck's historic city center is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is perfect for exploring on foot.
Read more
English (UK) 
Svenska