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Guest of the week: Johnny Friskilä, tour guide in Central Asia

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Johnny Friskilä has always been interested in travelling and languages and started working as a local guide for German tourists already in high school. Today he works as a freelance tour guide, mainly in Central Asia and neighbouring countries, but also does a lot of private travel.

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Guest of the Week: Heidi Laxström, motorhome traveller with children

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Heidi Laxström lives in Ostrobothnia, Finland, with her husband and their three children, aged between 10 months and 8 years. Just over five years ago the family bought a motorhome and since then they have travelled around many different countries in Europe, including Croatia, Italy, the Balkans, England and Scotland.

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Guest of the Week: Ida Thunberg, Round the World Traveller with children

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Ida Thunberg and her husband mostly live a normal small-town life in Värmland with their two sons Milo and Jack. However, the family has a great interest in travelling, which has led to many exciting trips together, including in Sweden and around Asia. Now they are planning perhaps the biggest trip ever, as they will be travelling around the world!

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Guest of the Week: Annika Elwing, expatriate in Spain

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During a Spanish course in Spain, Annika Elwing fell in love with music teacher Jesús. Annika stayed in Spain and today she lives in Seville with Jesús and their 2-year-old daughter Disa. During her years in Spain, together with a large Spanish family, Annika not only got to know the country, but also the culture and traditions.

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Guest of the Week: Anna and Jan Nordfors, settlers in Portugal

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Anna and Jan Nordfors met in 2003 and not long afterwards they invested together in a farm in rural Portugal. At the time of purchase, the farm lacked exactly all the amenities of life, including a house, but that didn't stop Anna and Jan. They simply built a house themselves and in the meantime, for more than 6 years, lived in their caravan Tjosan.

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Guest of the Week: Janne Varne and Frank Olsen, motorhome travellers on a trip around Europe

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Janne Varne and Frank Olsen, from Sandnes in southern Norway, enjoy travelling with their motorhome. Less than two months ago, they embarked on their longest ever motorhome trip. They have begun the journey by experiencing Norway properly and will then travel through Russia, the Baltic States, Poland, the Czech Republic and Croatia, among others, to reach Greece, where they have a holiday home and holiday apartments for rent.

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Guest of the Week: Jacob and Frida Ode, adventurers

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Only 27 and 28 years old, Jacob and Frida Ode have already travelled extensively in Asia and spent a year in New Zealand. They have also worked for long periods as ski and diving instructors in different parts of the world. Right now, the couple is planning a brand new project unlike anything they've done before. They will be travelling around the world for 2-3 years in a van, which they are furnishing to live in.

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Guest of the week: Ann-Sofie and Jonas on S/Y Lady Annila, long-distance sailors.

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Ann-Sofie and Jonas have both been sailing most of their lives and six years ago they left Sweden for the longest sailing trip ever. During this time they have mainly sailed in the Mediterranean, but they have also travelled all the way to the Caribbean on their boat S/Y Lady Annila. Now a new era in the couple's life is about to begin, with permanent residence in Portugal.

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Guest of the Week: Lars Bengtsson, cyclist through the world

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Lars Bengtsson was attracted to travel and adventure early on, but thought backpacking was too much about chasing the next bus. Instead, he realised that he could experience the world from the saddle of a bicycle. Lars' first major cycling trip was in 2004, when he cycled all the way from Europe to Asia.

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Guest of the week: Angeliqa Mejstedt, hiker

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Angeliqa Mejstedt lives in Västerås, Sweden, and is currently studying for a master's degree, but when she is free, it is hiking in nature that attracts her. For Angeliqa, outdoor life is not about any competition where you have to get the furthest or highest, but instead it is the joyful, simple and relaxed that is in focus. Angeliqa has walked countless hiking trails in Sweden, but also made exciting hikes in countries such as the USA, Malaysia and Spain.

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