Happy Friday! We're on the road with the campervan and are happy to be digital nomads and work remotely. The May weather is not what you dream of, but you just have to make the best of the situation, right?
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I (Helena) have been working from home for the past year due to the pandemic. My closest colleagues are in Åland, Stockholm/mountains and Dublin, and it doesn't matter if I'm in the houseboat or the camper van. All that is required is that we stand still from time to time.
This week I had to give a lecture to researchers and students at a university in Germany, so I wanted to make sure I had electricity and internet access. So we spent three nights in a row on the Bauergården farm outside the Gränna.
The only thing I hadn't realised was that intense rain is splashing... extremely high against a campervan roof. Just before I was to give my talk, the sky opened up and the rain started thundering, but two minutes before it was my turn to switch on the microphone, the rain calmed down... Happy Friday!
May weather
But the weather! We usually talk about April weather, but now we can wonder if May is the new April? One morning we woke up to ... snow. So tired of snow now. The only good thing about this is that it must be the last snow. Because it must be, right?
Nice comments
One of the best things about having a blog is the communication with all the readers. Every day we talk to readers in different ways: comments on blog posts, Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, email and sometimes even phone calls.
This ranges from cheering and tips to sharing experiences and questions about travel destinations or motorhome-related matters. Sometimes we also receive emails concerning a small factual error (yes, it happens!) or information that, for example, a restaurant we mentioned is closed. We are also very grateful for this, as it helps us to keep the information on the blog correct and up to date.
This week we have received a lot of encouraging and positive comments and it is of course very warming. Some came when we wrote about the record number of visitors to the blog in April and others came when we wrote about Swedish travel destinations, on the blog or Facebook. We get so excited that we have to show a small selection:
It is nice that you have started writing about Sweden as well, which we can use this year. We made a trip down to Europe in 2019 and had a lot of use of your tips. - Thank you for all the great tips you have.
So well written and what nice pictures!
The research you do is really amazing and the pictures are incredibly beautiful as well 🙂.
You have found everything in my home town!
I am fascinated every time I read your posts. They are disturbingly well-written and rich in content throughout. A single post is one thing, but here we are talking every day, every week, every month, every year. Impressive!
Congratulations! Absolutely incredible but then you have a nice blog too! Very readable, interesting trips and good travel tips!
Awesome! Congratulations again! You are the best!
Best this week
The best thing this week is that we were able to be out with the motorhome, despite work and bad weather. Among other things, we made a really nice stop in Trosa while it was still sunny and fine.
It has also been nice to cosy up with good food in the motorhome. One day we had fresh prawns in the lunch soup and the next day Peter cooked the prawn soup on the shell. Yummy! What has been the best part of your week?
The week ahead
We will continue to be on the move, so you can expect more Sweden reports here on the blog. How wonderful to live the motorhome life!
Did you miss the last Happy Friday? Read the Time for a new motorhome trip - we're heading south
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Matts Torebring says:
How nice to read! Then you are just a stone's throw away from us and we are not at home.
07 May 2021 - 7:35
Helena says:
Oh is it so close? Then we wave to your home! 😀
07 May 2021 - 10:30
Role o Carina says:
You certainly have a nice, readable, interesting blog that you share with us!
Sorry about the weather, but what to do? Just like the situation!
Bauergården is a nice place with a good restaurant and also the
outdoor swimming pool with sauna as well, we were there a few years ago and also ate
good at their restaurant as one of us had a birthday 🙂 .
Have a nice weekend on your....
07 May 2021 - 8:34
Helena says:
Thank you for nice words!!! 😍Bauergården is nice with good service, even if the weather was not the best 😝.
07 May 2021 - 10:31
Lisa says:
How wonderful!
yes, even I can finally be a digital nomad, haha. But is mostly at home and a little in the city - café or hotel job. Not wrong. Would have gone further if I had a motorhome and not children in school.
Enjoy Sweden!
And YES it must be the last snow. Now comes the summer, hang in there!
07 May 2021 - 9:01
Helena says:
Cozy anyway to change environment!!! And yes, we enjoy seeing new views and experiencing Sweden, fun after such a long time at home! 👍
07 May 2021 - 10:33
Ama de casa says:
Great that you are on the road again and you are really soooo worth all the nice comments 🙂
The best thing this week is probably that the weather has stabilised and that we have met / will meet good friends that we have not seen for a long time. Nice to sit together in the sun on outdoor terraces and update us on what has happened since last time 🙂.
Have a happy Friday!
07 May 2021 - 9:46
Helena says:
Thank you!!! 🤩 Friends and nice weather are a great combo! Have a nice weekend!
07 May 2021 - 10:34
Lena+in+Wales+and+Spain says:
Good to be able to work from home and have a mobile home.
As you say, there are some things you don't think about until you're faced with the facts, like smacking the tin roof in the rain. Good thing it went well.
I feel like you, so much fun with encouraging comments and connecting with your readers.
Have a nice weekend!
07 May 2021 - 10:17
Helena says:
Yes, I really had not thought about the rain ...!!! So nice that it worked anyway. Nice weekend!!!
07 May 2021 - 10:36
Ann-Louise Paulsson says:
Agree with all the praise! And extra interesting to read about all the interesting destinations near Stockholm, places that you might have missed even though they are not so far away. I also gave a lecture this week, via Zoom, and it's great that you can still do it almost anywhere you are, whether at home or in a motorhome.
07 May 2021 - 12:04
Helena says:
Thank you so much for your kind words Ann-Louise! And glad that the travel tips are appreciated! I agree that the development of video conferencing is fantastic!
07 May 2021 - 21:08
BP says:
Hahaha! Yes, you can't think of everything;-) Have only been to one Zoom and one Teams meeting. Got the good advice to switch off both microphone and sound. Now I understand why. On the other hand, it wasn't me who was going to give a talk... Luckily it stopped raining just in time for your speech.
Great that the number of visitors confirms that you have a great blog:-)
07 May 2021 - 18:49
Helena says:
Everything is heard a little in the video meetings so if you are many, or if you have sound behind, it can be good to turn off the microphone. But that's not possible when you have to talk yourself 😉 Soooo nice that it went ok!
07 May 2021 - 21:10
Lena - good for the soul says:
Haha, good thing the rain stopped in time!
The best part of my week was that I got pictures from inside the house. The painter has started painting the interior walls and it will be so nice!
Hug Lena
09 May 2021 - 9:06