The growth in Swedish camping continues and this year we see record figures for motorhomes. Yesterday, Peter attended a press lunch at Operakällaren, which was organised by SCR Svensk Camping and Husvagnsbranschens riksförbund (HRF). Today we share the latest news from the camping industry. In addition, Peter took the opportunity to ask some tough questions to the industry ...!
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This May Day weekend we have been at home in the houseboat. We have cleaned and worked on the computers - really nice to get things in order actually. But soon things will happen here on the blog. We have lots of exciting things going on! Now it's time to present our spring and summer travel plans.
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The Côte d'Azur, or French Riviera as we usually call the area in Sweden, was on a Scandinavian tour this week. After quick visits to Copenhagen and Oslo, they organised an event at Fotografiska museet last Thursday. And FREEDOMtravel was of course there!
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A houseboat is like a house. Or maybe like a boat. It requires maintenance. We lifted and renovated the entire boat in the summer of 2014. But of course there are still things that need to be fixed, continuously. Now it was time to change some things that we did not change last time, and to fix various water leaks. The toilet leaked water, the kitchen tap leaked water and then we found water ... in the hull!
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Motorhome rental company SHAREaCAMPER has released a study revealing which countries have the most adventurous population. The company chose eight adventurous activities (skydiving, surfing, skiing, mountain biking, bungee jumping, climbing, hiking and caravanning) to make the ranking. Then they looked at the number of Google searches for words associated with these activities, and divided per 100,000 inhabitants...
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Most of the time, houseboat life feels quite ordinary, but sometimes it is still not quite "ordinary". We woke up at 04:20 yesterday morning by the alarm in the boiler room. What was it now? Well, a power cut ... We went back to sleep and hoped for the best, but when we woke up we were still without electricity. We also woke up to a day of real April weather.
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Wow, what a luxury hotel in Malta! On our last night in Malta, we moved from the island of Gozo to a luxury hotel in Malta. Fortina Spa Resort is located in Sliema, not far from Valletta. What is luxury? Could it be staying in a really modern room, and having a balcony that runs around the entire room, overlooking the entire capital? Come to a luxury hotel in Malta!
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If you follow our blog, you know that we travelled by ferry to Tallinn during the Easter holidays. We went there with Tallink Silja Line - on the way there with the ship Victoria and on the way home with the Baltic Queen. Here is a review that contains both a thumbs down (irritation!) and a thumbs up (wow, fantastic!). Have you travelled on these ferries? What are your experiences?
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One of the best things about travelling is discovery. Going on unplanned hikes and seeing what you find. That's exactly what we did the day before yesterday! While waiting for the ferry to leave for Stockholm, we went exploring in Tallinn harbour. And that tour was more interesting than we could have imagined!
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We have now had time to try two different good hotels in Tallinn, Estonia. The first night we stayed at an exclusive and brand new hotel, where we won a night, and the following two nights we stayed at a colourful hotel near the Old Town. Here is a small review of two great hotels in Tallinn, Estonia. Don't forget to also check out Peter's films from the hotels! Which one would you choose? Do you have more good hotel tips in Tallinn?
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