{"id":261591,"date":"2025-04-02T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/?p=261591"},"modified":"2025-03-31T15:39:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T13:39:59","slug":"fran-landkrabba-till-langseglare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/04\/fran-landkrabba-till-langseglare\/","title":{"rendered":"From landlubber to longshoreman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ta_ads_container\" class=\"takeover-container has-clientside-condition loading run-count-0\" data-ttl=\"86400\"><div class=\"takeover-bar\"><a class=\"blog-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/\" title=\"FREEDOMtravel - Sweden&#039;s largest travel magazine - \" rel=\"home\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FREEDOMtravel-resemagasin.png\" alt=\"FREEDOMtravel - Sveriges mesta resemagasin\"><\/a><a class=\"home-link close-takeover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/\">Go to FREEDOMtravel<\/a><\/div><div class=\"takeover-content\"><div class=\"label\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-640344324\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/se.adria-mobil.com\/husvagnar\/alpina\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"adria-freedom-computer-1920x900px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1024x480.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-768x360.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-224x105.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-600x281.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1536x720.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-433x203.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1200x563.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"900\"   \/><\/a><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {if( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709_timeout\" ) ) {if( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\" ) ) {var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = parseInt( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\" ) ) + 1;} else { var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = 1; }} else {var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = 1;advads.set_cookie_sec(\"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709_timeout\", \"true\", 86400 );}advads.set_cookie_sec(\"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\", advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709, 86400 );});<\/script><\/div><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-skribent-anki-palerby-hjelmqwist\">Writer: Anki Palerby Hjelmqwist<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Marina di Ragusa in Sicily, which is the harbour where we are wintering now, we often hear different stories about how people became long-distance sailors and ended up here. Sometimes thanks to the conviction that \"it sounds like a great life\" and without previous sailing experience. For others, it is a dream they have nurtured for a long time, which has then been allowed to grow. <\/p><div class=\"sharethis-buttons\"><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"twitter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/twitter.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Tweet<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"facebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/facebook.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"linkedin\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/linkedin.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"pinterest\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/pinterest.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Pin<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"reddit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/reddit.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"digg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/digg.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before I met my Captain, I would never have dreamed of becoming a long-distance sailor and living on a boat. I was certainly not a boat person and thought that sailors seemed to be a special breed. There was also nothing appealing about being in a leaning boat in the wind, far out at sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad6f6156c6ef\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad6f6156c6ef\" checked aria-label=\"toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/04\/fran-landkrabba-till-langseglare\/#Men_hur_blev_jag_da_langseglare_och_hur_hamnade_jag_just_har\" >But how did I become a long-distance sailor and how did I end up here?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/04\/fran-landkrabba-till-langseglare\/#Men_jag_tar_det_fran_borjan_Landkrabban_och_Sjoscouten\" >But I'll start from the beginning; the Landlubber and the Sea Scout&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/04\/fran-landkrabba-till-langseglare\/#Lazy_alias_Grodan\" >Lazy alias Grodan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/04\/fran-landkrabba-till-langseglare\/#Ett_tjanstledigt_ar\" >A year of leave<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/04\/fran-landkrabba-till-langseglare\/#Att_leva_ombord\" >Living on board<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/04\/fran-landkrabba-till-langseglare\/#Har_vi_saknat_livet_dar_hemma_sedan_vi_%E2%80%9Dklev_av%E2%80%9D\" >Have we missed life at home since we 'got off'?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/04\/fran-landkrabba-till-langseglare\/#Anki_Palerby_Hjelmqwist\" >Anki Palerby Hjelmqwist<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/04\/fran-landkrabba-till-langseglare\/#Prenumerera_pa_vart_nyhetsbrev\" >Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-men-hur-blev-jag-da-langseglare-och-hur-hamnade-jag-just-har\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Men_hur_blev_jag_da_langseglare_och_hur_hamnade_jag_just_har\"><\/span>But how did I become a long-distance sailor and how did I end up here?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, various factors have contributed to this. Firstly, I met a captain with his own boat who had been summer sailing for most of his life. Then came years of holiday sailing, as it can be for us northerners with a limited number of weeks off and with weather that often leaves much to be desired. <\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-3329564260\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88752\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-1785849445 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-3220395983\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/se.adria-mobil.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"adria-freedom-top-banner-588x158px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-toppbanner-588x158px.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-1396941521\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ullbadden.se\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider1785849445 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-1785849445\" );$freedslider1785849445.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider1785849445.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider1785849445.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider1785849445.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider1785849445.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the years, a new longing grew, for a life far from the daily grind of the 'hamster wheel', often filled with frustration at the lack of time. 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<strong>Landlubber and Sea Scout&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I describe us, it's usually with words like sun and moon, emotion and reason, or total opposites. Two people could hardly be more different, but we learn from each other all the time and we need to constantly practice communicating to understand how the other thinks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20220408_130419-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20220408_130419-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20220408_130419-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20220408_130419-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20220408_130419-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20220408_130419-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20220408_130419-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20220408_130419-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20220408_130419.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Janne &amp; Anki in the botanical garden in Madeira&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite our differences, there is one essential thing that unites us; we love both the peace <em>and<\/em> the adventure on board our boat. The magic combination we get as long-distance sailors. <\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banner freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-808923577\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-3579541906\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcamp.se\/bra-att-veta\/incheckning-efter-stangning?utm_source=display&#038;utm_medium=Freedom-Travel&#038;utm_campaign=Freedom-Travel-sommar-2026\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-224x107.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-433x206.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"280\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am Kolb\u00e4ckaren, the landlubber from V\u00e4stmanland, who grew up on horseback and who has always loved travelling. Despite a total lack of that kind of excitement growing up, as an adult I have tried skydiving, had four motorbikes, skied downhill abroad and got a diving licence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In my relationship with my Captain, I am the fearless one with the throttle at the bottom and the one who comes up with fantastic ideas, which ideally should have been implemented yesterday. Perhaps I don't always have a great deal of patience and consistency, but I am practising it.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banners-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-417263023\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-1094091639\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/wifi.se\/produkt\/hybrid-traveller-portabel-5g-router-med-backup-batteri-i-over-6-timmar-usb\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"freedom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/freedom.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"288\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My captain is originally from Hammar\u00f6 outside Karlstad and has been sailing since he joined the Sea Scouts at the age of ten. 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So it's easy to think that long-distance sailing was Janne's big dream, but it wasn't. He could have continued sailing in the Stockholm archipelago in the summers and been more than happy with that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It therefore took some time before he understood that I was serious when, year after year, at the end of each sailing holiday, I said \"No, we're heading out to sea again! We're not sailing home!\" when the bow was set against our home harbour in Lake M\u00e4laren. Slowly the dreams started to grow, what if we could take time off from our jobs to be away for a whole year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The captain felt that we first had to do our \"homework\" before we could plan further. We started sailing further and over open sea. 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One summer we sailed the \u00c5land archipelago, the next Estonia and Latvia, and the following year we sailed to Lithuania, Kaliningrad and Poland. I took the coastal ship certificate and Janne took a course with Oceanseglarna. 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She is a Dufour 385 GL from 2005 and was in Karlstad, the Captain's childhood town. For him, it was all flashbacks to come back to his old waters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We sailed her home across Lake V\u00e4nern, via G\u00f6ta \u00c4lv down to Gothenburg and then onwards along both the Swedish and Danish coasts. The yard around southern Sweden took all the holiday weeks that summer as planned. Throughout that season, the boat went under the name \u00c5b\u00e4ket, as the captain thought she was much more bendy and difficult to manoeuvre than our previous boat, a Hanse 331. However, she sailed well and slowly but surely won our hearts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following year, our new boat love was named Lazy (+ a frog emoji), both because it's a funny name, because I've always loved frogs, because it's a French boat and because Lake M\u00e4laren is popularly known as the Frog Sea. Naturally, the frog became the new nickname for our pride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20220530_211159-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20220530_211159-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20220530_211159-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20220530_211159-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20220530_211159-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20220530_211159-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20220530_211159-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20220530_211159-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20220530_211159.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Frog in harbour at the Rock of Gibraltar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ett-tjanstledigt-ar\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ett_tjanstledigt_ar\"><\/span>A year of leave<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although we started to feel mentally prepared, it was heavy with everything that had to be fixed before departure. We had many balls in the air, such as requesting leave of absence, finding and fixing insurance for both us and the boat, equipping the Frog with the essentials, emptying the house of \"we don't need this\" stuff and personal belongings, relocating the cat, renting out the house, saying goodbye to loved ones and so on. The last car was sold on the quayside a few hours before departure! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In parallel with all this, we continued our regular full-time jobs almost until departure and we only moved on board on the day of departure itself. With hindsight, this is something I would strongly advise against. It is good to have a departure date, but it would have helped us a lot both to move on board and to wind ourselves up as employees much earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was finally time to set off, with \"Southwards!\" as the only itinerary. We had been on leave of absence from our jobs for 13 months and had long longed for the adventures on the seas and all the new environments, experiences and meetings on land.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now we were there - in the middle of the dream! - and it was just as wonderful, hard, exciting, wonderful and interesting as we thought and hoped! We left V\u00e4ster\u00e5s and sailed along the Atlantic coast down to the Canary Islands where we wintered, and then headed north again via Madeira, and into the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"945\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_IMG-20240827-WA0007-945x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_IMG-20240827-WA0007-945x1024.jpg 945w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_IMG-20240827-WA0007-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_IMG-20240827-WA0007-768x832.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_IMG-20240827-WA0007-207x224.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_IMG-20240827-WA0007-11x12.jpg 11w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_IMG-20240827-WA0007-300x325.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_IMG-20240827-WA0007-600x650.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_IMG-20240827-WA0007.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The frog at anchor in Ibiza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I enjoy cooking, and ideally, cooking should be stress-free. When we started sailing together, I thought there was no reason to eat worse on board than on land, despite the gas stove with only two plates. I shared daily updates on social media and there were a lot of food pictures. \"When is the boat cookery book coming?\" was a constant question from various followers and it sparked my desire to write a recipe book for sailors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was also curious about what other sailors eat at sea. My book idea was based on the idea of sharing different sailors' recipes and at the same time telling a bit about the people behind them. So when we met other sailors, I asked them to lend me their favourite recipes. Without having previously thought about writing a cookbook, the idea emerged and, above all, I suddenly had the time to write it! So now, finally; in March 2025, my boating cookbook \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adlibris.com\/se\/bok\/ruffhaxans-basta-mattips-9789189948464\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Ruff Witch's best food tips<\/a>\", published by Vibery Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_20250226_100942-1024x672.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_20250226_100942-1024x672.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_20250226_100942-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_20250226_100942-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_20250226_100942-224x147.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_20250226_100942-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_20250226_100942-433x284.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_20250226_100942-600x394.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_20250226_100942.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">At the market in Ragusa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The year on board left a lasting impression. I hoped we would let go of everyday life at home for good even then, but it was not to be. We left Grodan on the Spanish Costa del Sol for future holidays and flew home to return to our previous lives for two years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It went like that. The longing for the outside world kept coming back. I missed living in the middle of the weather, wind and nature and so did my Captain. At least once a week we asked the question \"What are we doing here?\" After a lot of calculation, we realised that we could afford to let go, despite not yet reaching retirement age. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Continuing to rent out the house was one part of making the equation work, continuing to work part-time online another. At the beginning of September 2024, we left everyday life and life in Sweden and signed on, without an end date!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_received_1004160193807015-1024x792.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_received_1004160193807015-1024x792.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_received_1004160193807015-300x232.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_received_1004160193807015-768x594.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_received_1004160193807015-224x173.jpeg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_received_1004160193807015-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_received_1004160193807015-420x325.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_received_1004160193807015-600x464.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_received_1004160193807015.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dolphin visit, Canary Islands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-att-leva-ombord\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Att_leva_ombord\"><\/span>Living on board<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You quickly get used to living on board. You soon begin to recognise each other's movement patterns and it becomes like a silent dance. Sailing is usually a pleasure, with unlimited time we can wait for the weather to be good enough for a good and safe sail - and as wonderful as sailing is coming into harbour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_received_732503717621749-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_received_732503717621749-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_received_732503717621749-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_received_732503717621749-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_received_732503717621749-224x168.jpeg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_received_732503717621749-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_received_732503717621749-433x325.jpeg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_received_732503717621749-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_received_732503717621749.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Full speed ahead!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That first year on board taught me the importance of time on my own and it was what I longed for most when we signed off. Now that we are stationary in the same harbour over the winter, I make sure to do things on my own, and I know that it also does my Captain good when we are apart sometimes. At the same time, it's great to have common interests and to find new hobbies together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have read that long-distance sailors average sailing ten per cent of the time and that is certainly true. If you stay in the same marina for a long time, many new opportunities appear, quite different from when you are constantly on the move. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have started walking several times a week in a group with people from different countries. Another interest I have developed is playing padel. Here, too, we are a dynamic group from all corners of the world. If you are open and can take the initiative, the possibilities are endless. The most important thing, however, is to be a yes man, as this opens many new doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"849\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20250228_130110-849x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20250228_130110-849x1024.jpg 849w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20250228_130110-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20250228_130110-768x926.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20250228_130110-186x224.jpg 186w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20250228_130110-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20250228_130110-270x325.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20250228_130110-600x724.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20250228_130110.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shark gang picking wild asparagus, Sicily&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"261639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_IMG-20250314-WA0023-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_IMG-20250314-WA0023-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_IMG-20250314-WA0023-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_IMG-20250314-WA0023-168x224.jpg 168w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_IMG-20250314-WA0023-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_IMG-20250314-WA0023-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_IMG-20250314-WA0023-244x325.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_IMG-20250314-WA0023-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_IMG-20250314-WA0023.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"261640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_20250314_105543-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_20250314_105543-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_20250314_105543-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_20250314_105543-168x224.jpg 168w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_20250314_105543-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_20250314_105543-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_20250314_105543-244x325.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_20250314_105543-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/batch_20250314_105543.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-har-vi-saknat-livet-dar-hemma-sedan-vi-klev-av\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Har_vi_saknat_livet_dar_hemma_sedan_vi_%E2%80%9Dklev_av%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Have we missed life at home since we 'got off'?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No, not for a second have we longed for the stress of everyday life, or for the cold and dark. Sure, we miss our loved ones, but we take comfort in quality socialising in a whole new way when we do get together. Everyone makes an effort and sets aside time to <em>really <\/em>be able to socialise as much as possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to having more <em>quality time<\/em> with those we love, we have also suddenly become MILLIONaires in time! Because other long-distance sailors we meet are in the same situation, we can nurture our new friendships and get to know each other much faster than when we meet new friends in Sweden. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contrary to what we guessed earlier, it is therefore faster to have valuable relationships with others, in the life we have chosen to live now! And at the end of the day, isn't that what life is all about?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20250304_175236-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20250304_175236-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20250304_175236-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20250304_175236-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20250304_175236-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20250304_175236-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20250304_175236-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20250304_175236-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/batch_20250304_175236.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Our home in Marina di Ragusa, Sicily<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"vcard\">\n<div class=\"has-image\">\n<figure class=\"profile-picture\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/influencers\/anki-palerby-hjelmqwist\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Namnlos-design-38.png\" class=\"attachment-small size-small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Namnlos-design-38.png 750w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Namnlos-design-38-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Namnlos-design-38-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Namnlos-design-38-224x224.png 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Namnlos-design-38-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Namnlos-design-38-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Namnlos-design-38-325x325.png 325w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Namnlos-design-38-520x520.png 520w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Namnlos-design-38-320x320.png 320w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Namnlos-design-38-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Namnlos-design-38-120x120.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"list-header\">Follow Anki here:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"social\"><li class=\"instagram\"><a target=\"social\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lazyfrogsailing\/\" title=\"Instagram\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Instagram<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"www\"><a target=\"social\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adlibris.com\/se\/bok\/ruffhaxans-basta-mattips-9789189948464\" title=\"Web\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Web<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"influencer-country-flag\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Flag_of_Sweden-300x188.png\" alt=\"Sverige\" title=\"Sweden\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h2 class=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Anki_Palerby_Hjelmqwist\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/influencers\/anki-palerby-hjelmqwist\/\">Anki Palerby Hjelmqwist<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"excerpt\">Anki is a freelance writer, author and digital life coach who loves travelling. She has lived in various countries, such as Lebanon, Poland, Egypt and Morocco, and later in life became a full-time long-distance sailor (despite her recurring seasickness!), after meeting her husband Janne. With their boat Lazy Frog, they have sailed from Sweden down the Atlantic coast, across to the Canary Islands and Madeira, and are currently in the Mediterranean, in Sicily. 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