Where can motorhomes be parked? The debate about where motorhomes can be parked has been heated this summer. The fact that motorhome owners are spending the night in car parks is causing campsite owners to see red and now the "motorhome war is escalating".
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Peter is working extra this weekend, from 7am to 3pm on both Saturday and Sunday. But that doesn't stop him from working on the boat when he gets home! "We are rebuilding the large room on the lower deck, where we have a bedroom, exercise room and wardrobe. The idea is to make it both attractive (with a bit of a ship's feel) and more functional.
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Peter is working extra today, and I am at home in the boat. The neighbours pointed out to me that the start of the Mälaren Runt on MC would be at 11:00, from Pampas Marina. For the 28th year in a row, a huge group of motorcyclists gather and ride around Lake Mälaren, with various stops and activities.
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It has been quite cold in the houseboat when we wake up in the mornings. A bit worrying as I have heard that there will be colder months after August ...
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Here in Pampas Marina in Solna there are about 20 Aquavillas and 15 houseboats - all for permanent year-round living. I have mentioned the Aquavillas before and received some questions about them, so I thought I would tell you a little more ...
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Yesterday we met the couple who are buying our apartment in the flat to ask if they wanted things that we were prepared to leave behind. We have already promised them the antique dining table, but now we wanted to ask for some smaller things: shoe racks, lamps, mirrors, curtains, a guest bed ... They are a young couple living in a small studio apartment now, so they were very happy both for the move and all the stuff we left.
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What do we do on a sunny Saturday? Well, we are building a wardrobe. As you may remember, we have a "crawl-in closet" in the houseboat, that is, a large wardrobe where you can't stand straight. It's a bit hard on the back to stand crooked all the time when choosing clothes and getting dressed.
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I was listening to a programme on Swedish Radio about electrical safety in mobile homes. There was an electrician who was upset about how electricity and water are mixed in motorhomes, and who reported this to the Swedish Electrical Safety Authority. He argued that the manufacturers are so keen to keep prices down (only curtains and visible things are allowed to cost) that important things such as electrical safety are being neglected.
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Yesterday we bought some new furniture for the houseboat: a rattan sofa group. We have planned to have a living room at the top of the boat, and then it can be good to have some furniture ... Right now the room is quite small, but when we rebuild, it is this room that will be larger.
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As many as 96% of Scandinavian singles are open to a flirtation on holiday, and 99% believe that the flirtation can develop into true love. This is according to a survey conducted by the dating site eDarling and Wimdu, an online service for renting apartments and rooms on holiday.
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