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Keeping your campervan tidy

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Writer: Helena Bergström

A motorhome should not only look good (haha) but also be practical. You live in a small space and have to carry a lot of stuff with you, which should preferably remain stationary while driving... Here are some of our solutions.

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Furnishings in the motorhome

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We weren't too keen on the original blue interior of the motorhome, so after having the motorhome for a while we decided to change it. After much deliberation back and forth, we decided on brown. Brown may sound boring, but it's a warm and calm colour, which we thought went well with the lighter wood.

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The new design of the motorhome - three-colour foiling

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Want to see the new campervan design? When we bought the motorhome in 2008, we thought it was boring that it was white, so Peter sat down in the kitchen and started sketching. After about 100 sketches, he decided what he wanted the car to look like. Now you can see the camper's new design, which takes shape with the help of foiling.

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When we bought the motorhome

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Writer: Helena Bergström

It's been 2.5 years since we bought our Freedom motorhome. Since then, we have modified it in every possible way: exterior design, interior design, lighting, equipment. We thought we'd tell you a bit about what we've done and how. But let's start from the beginning ...

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Book tip: The book thief by Markus Zusak

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Writer: Helena Bergström

The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, is a different book in many ways. The story is narrated by Death and is set in Nazi Germany, but as if Nazi Germany is just something going on in the background. If you are a nine-year-old girl, you have nothing to compare it to and Nazi Germany is quite normal.

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Book tip: Purge by Sofi Oksanen

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Purge, by Sofi Oksanen, is a literary masterpiece. Every now and then you meet writers who can master the language, but mastering the narrative is an art. In this book we meet an old woman in the Estonian countryside. She chases flies and makes pickles. Suddenly she sees a bundle in the garden - is it a person?

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Book tip: Bury me standing up by Isabel Fonseca

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Writer: Helena Bergström

If there's one group of people we're prejudiced against, it's the gypsies, isn't it? That is why it is particularly interesting to read the book Bury Me Standing. Isabel Fonseca is an American journalist who has lived with gypsies in Eastern Europe and has made a serious attempt to understand their history.

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Hotel President in Budapest – our accommodation in the city center

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Updated: August 2026 | We stayed at the Hotel President during a winter trip to Budapest and had a great time. The hotel is still there and is now called Hotel President Budapest, Affiliated by Meliá. When we stayed here there was a spa with pools, but the wellness area has since been closed for extended periods. Therefore, check the current facilities directly with the hotel before booking.

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Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Yves Saint Laurant came to Marrakech in 1966 and fell in love with the colours and mystique. He bought a piece of derelict land and built a stunning Arabic-style park with water, small bridges, green plants and cacti. He himself lived here, and since his death in 2008 there is a memorial grove for him here. We visited the park and museum yesterday.

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Visiting Berbers in Morocco's Atlas Mountains

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Today we visited Berbers in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. We booked a minibus trip from Marrakech with a guide in French, a stop with a Berber family, climbing up to a waterfall and (of course) ten thousand vendors who wanted to sell necklaces, pots, knives, fine stones, herbs, spices ... you name it.

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