As you may know, we live in a houseboat at home in Stockholm. We think it's very cosy! You are always close to the water and in the summer you can jump straight down for a swim. In a press release, the cottage agency NOVASOL announces that they are increasing their range of floating holiday homes.
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Last night we had the prospective tenants, i.e. my colleague and her partner, over for dinner. We had a very nice evening, and of course, we had very much practical to deal with.
Read moreOur friends have bought an apartment in Mechelinki in Poland. It is a newly built complex with a number of apartments with fantastic views of the sea. Mechelinki is quiet, but at the same time you can quickly get to bigger places like Sopot, Gdynia or Gdansk. Very nice location!
Read moreWe have now spent nine weeks in the motorhome, in a car park. And our experience is that it works very well! A prerequisite, of course, is that we have access to a lot of services here: water, sewage, electricity, waste management, toilets, showers and a laundry room. Then we feel good in the motorhome. The bed is the most comfortable we have and it's great for cooking.
Read moreWould you consider staying in a lighthouse on your own island, or perhaps in a tent on a raft, during your summer holiday? Airbnb, which arranges holiday rentals, has listed some of the site's wide-ranging accommodation around Sweden.
Read moreNow, and for the next five weeks, we are living in the campervan full time. This is not the first time we have lived in the car for this long. When we've been on holiday in Europe, it's also been about four or five weeks - and sometimes there have been four of us. The difference this time is that it's everyday life.
Read moreEver since we moved here, definitions of floating accommodation have been discussed. Who lives in a houseboat and who lives in a floating villa? When is a ship a boat and when is it a ship? It's a jungle and not at all easy to sort out. But here are some basic definitions, as we understand them.
Read moreWith over 14 million guest nights a year, camping is the most popular holiday accommodation in Sweden, and the new travel trend is 'glamping' - glamorous and luxurious camping for the discerning traveller.
Read moreWhen you're on holiday, you stay in a hotel... right? We've stayed in a lot of different ways while travelling around the world, both in different types of hotels... and in completely different places. How do you prefer to stay on holiday? Have you stayed in any way, or any place, that stands out?
Read moreWe have now been living in a houseboat for just over a month. When we tell new people, we usually get some questions of a practical nature. So we thought we'd answer them here too!
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