Our motorhome is still in the workshop - faulty windscreen wiper motor

Writer: Helena Bergström

You may remember what happened to our FREEDOM motorhome at the end of October last year, when we were on our way to Kristinehamn to give a lecture on motorhome travel in Europe? All of a sudden, in the middle of the motorway, the motorhome stopped working and we had to stop at the side of the road and wait for the recovery team.

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The weekend trip ended with the towing of a camper van

Writer: Helena Bergström

On Friday, Peter picked me up at work with the camper van because we were going to lecture at a meeting with the Caravan Club at Husbilslandet in Kristinehamn. We were looking forward to the joint dinner that would be organised at 7 pm, but there was no dinner at Husbilslandet for us. Our Friday evening ended much more dramatically, with the towing of a motorhome.

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Water leak in motorhome (and lots of other faults)

Writer: Helena Bergström

Water leak in a motorhome - can it get worse? When we photographed the wedding Last weekend we slept in the motorhome. When we woke up on the morning of the wedding day, it was to a less than pleasant sight - the floor in the bathroom and in the hallway was soaked. Yep, we had a water leak!

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An accident happens easily - a broken motorhome window

The campsite owner at Camping Sardegna in Porto Pino, Sardinia, asked us to move the motorhome back two metres. No problem! Since we were travelling such a short distance, we didn't bother to close the windows... but we should have.

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Getting help from car mechanics abroad

Writer: Helena Bergström

How does it work to get help from car mechanics abroad? The engine light in our campervan comes on from time to time. We have has asked at several workshops in the past, but no one can find the fault. However, the last few times we have driven it has become worse.

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Finally, a new full ladder for the motorhome

Writer: Helena Bergström

Finally we have a new complete ladder for the motorhome! The ladder has been broken ever since last summer when it broke at Linate airport in Italy. It was dramatic and shocking when the whole ladder was more or less pulled off and since then it has been ... broken. But now we have finally managed to get it repaired, and now we finally have a whole ladder for the motorhome again.

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New rear view mirror on the motorhome

Finally a new rear view mirror on the motorhome! Last summer, during our European trip, the right rear view mirror broke - no less than twice. One might wonder how that is even possible. Anyway, we have now taken care of it, and now we finally have a new rear view mirror on the motorhome.

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The engine light on our Fiat is on

Writer: Helena Bergström

The engine light on our Fiat is on and it started when we crossed the Alps in Austria. It was on the uphills that I pushed the car the most. We made our way to a Fiat as soon as we entered Italy. The car went into a safety mode with 20 per cent less power, so that nothing would break. Hmm and me wanting more ...

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