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Nice parking space in Västerås guest harbour

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Now we have found a nice spot in Västerås guest harbour. Here we stand nicely with the motorhome by the water and are close to the city. No wonder this is a popular place! So far we have managed to take a walk along the water and seen a house that is ... halfway under the surface!

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Best recipe of the week

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Has anyone noticed that Peter is interested in cooking? A reader wrote on Facebook that we should rename our blog to FREEDOMfood. Haha, why not? Or at least temporarily... Travelling is our biggest interest, but now that we're travelling less, Peter is living out his cooking interest. Today we present the best recipes of the week and this weekend we're going on a "weekend trip".

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News from FinnAir - at the Turkish baths

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Yesterday morning Peter attended a press breakfast with Finnair at the Turkish baths at Sturebadet in Stockholm. Breakfast and news from Finnair were served, but there was no bathing ritual.

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How to control your feed on Facebook - "Explore feed" can change everything

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Facebook is constantly changing its algorithms, which affects both what individuals see in their feeds and the opportunities for business owners (and bloggers) to reach out. The latest news is that Facebook is testing something they call "Explore feed". If this is launched globally, it could kill all organic reach, according to an article in Dagens Analys.

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4 great Christmas markets in Europe - fun Christmas shopping

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We've had a great October, but it's getting darker and darker. Today we have four great Christmas markets in Europe. Take a weekend trip to a European capital and combine a Christmas market with other things the city has to offer. All of our Christmas markets are located in Eastern Europe or the Balkans, which means that the prices are also good. Are you looking for a Christmas market this year? Do you have any other suggestions besides these four?

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Ships with movable glass verandas - and terrorist attacks affect less

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This week we can tell you about Celebrity Cruise's new ship with a moving glass veranda, and how terrorist attacks no longer affect our travelling habits so much. We also report on new SAS destinations and reveal which celebrities Swedes would most like to spend their holidays with.

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6-course festive dinner - what can go wrong?

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By the time you read this, we have already organised our 6-course banquet. However, as I write - we still have it ahead of us. On Saturday evening we have invited Peter's brother Micke and his wife Nilla and our friends Lennart and Beata. Peter has planned a six-course dinner, accompanied by various drinks. Here's a description of the dishes and preparations - we'll report on how it went later!

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Hornsberg beach park and Sandö Sugga lighthouse

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I quite often, work permitting, work from home on Fridays. Yesterday I was working intensively on a document I needed to finish, and in the middle of the day I felt I needed a break to clear my head. It was a walk along Hornsberg beach - with my camera at the ready, of course. So ... follow me through Hornsberg beach park and to Sandö Sugga lighthouse!

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Swiss igloo on Norrmalmstorg square

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What is it that has landed? Suddenly there is a Swiss igloo on Norrmalmstorg in Stockholm, and on Tuesday we were invited to the igloo for a Swiss "After Ski". Today is already Friday, and we take the opportunity to tempt you with some crazy Swiss cheese specialities. In addition, we are preparing for Saturday's dinner when we have guests and will offer a whole range of dishes ...

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Tullgarn Castle - in the footsteps of kings and tsars

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When we travelled home on Sunday from our Motorhome weekend at Jogersö we needed a place to stop and eat our lunchtime lamb sausage. What could be better than a castle? I googled on my iPhone and that's how we found Tullgarn Castle outside Trosa. Here we walked around in the footsteps of kings and tsars, while learning why the shopping centre in Huddinge is called "Kungens kurva"...

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