We have celebrated Christmas with family and friends back home in Sweden, and then we have spent the holidays at home in the houseboat with "cleaning jobs" on the site. Now the next holiday is approaching in the form of New Year's Eve. Happy Friday!
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Christmas celebrations at home in Sweden
So we celebrated Christmas at home in Sweden this year. The day before Christmas Eve we visited my (Helena's) mum and on Christmas Eve itself we went to Peter's eldest son Robin and his wife Alexandra, who live within walking distance of us.
Also present were Robin's mum and Alexandra's parents and siblings. They had organised a very nice Christmas, with a beautiful Christmas tree, Christmas presents, Donald Duck on the TV and a Christmas table with lots of goodies. We have to thank them for a very nice Christmas Eve!
Intermediate days of site 'cleaning' - strange things can happen with old links
In the middle days we have been at home in the houseboat, where we alternate work with walks, cooking and TV series. Now that we have a little extra time, we go through and "clean" a little on the site, ie on freedomtravel.se.
When you've had a website for 15 years, some content gets old and some things need to be corrected. For example, there are some "broken links" (links that no longer work because the page they link to may have been removed or moved). These are good to remove, partly because it is boring for the reader, and partly because Google's robots may think it looks like you are not taking good "care" of the site.
What we've discovered, and what we think is even worse, is that some of the old links go to sites like you don't want to link to. For example, if we linked to a blog or company 10 years ago, and that blog or company went out of business - someone else may have taken over the domain.
Often it's somewhat 'shadowy' organisations that do this. For example, the site may now be a kind of "blog" run by a secretive person and used for only for posting texts with sponsored links (i.e. to make money), with no personal or "real" content, and usually no images. Not fun when you discover that you are linking to such sites ... time to clean up!
Interview on "Jikitas on Adventure"
This week an interview with us was also published on the Youtube channel. Jikitas on Adventure, which is run by Marlene Rindå Jikitawho is also a guest writer with us. The interview was done at the Elmia fair in September, and I remember that we had a great time. Looking at ourselves, however, we find it a bit hard, so we have only seen a bit ... haha. Welcome to take a look if you want!
Best this week
The best thing about this week is that we had the chance to spend time with family and friends over Christmas. We are also happy that the ground has been white and even sunny at times. Great!
Your turn... What can you highlight as positive from your week?
The week ahead
In the coming week, we will be at home in Stockholm. There will be New Year's celebrations with friends, and we look forward to the coming year. Here at FREEDOMtravel there will be some mixed content, about food and travel among other things. Happy Friday!
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Anette Nilsson says:
Wonderful with Christmas celebrations! This year we were left alone at home as we were ill but recovering. And we have also gone through the links on our enturitaget.se As someone who has previously worked with digitalisation in various ways, I know how important it is. Not only for yourself, that the blog should look good, but also for the reader. There is nothing more boring when you want to read something and you come to a blank page or, as you write, a page you don't want to share at all. When I worked, we had such a review period twice a year. Now all our links have been reviewed, but we still have a few things to do. It does not do itself ....
29 December 2023 - 9:29
Helena says:
Sorry you're sick, but glad to hear you're on the mend! And yes, then you know exactly what we mean with the links ...! Wishing you a Happy New Year!
30 December 2023 - 8:19
Goatfish says:
All the best and happy new year 2024!
Hugs from Gerd, currently in Värmland.
29 December 2023 - 11:36
Helena says:
Thank you the same! Wishing you nice days in Värmland and Happy New Year!!!
30 December 2023 - 8:20
bmlarstravellingblog says:
Sounds like a quiet nice Christmas and that with a blog does not take care of itself. We moved our blog and all the old posts I have thought will get a "header" to make it look decent even if the text is small in relation to pictures and then the old posts will get categories so we have enough to work with.
We wish you a Happy New Year 2024!
29 December 2023 - 17:54
Helena says:
Yes, there is always work to be done with a blog... Wishing you a very Happy New Year!
30 December 2023 - 8:20
BP says:
That Christmas table looked very appealing:-) And what a nice interview! It's so cool that you can live on the magazine and that you enjoy life as you do:-) Just continue on the chosen path:-)
29 December 2023 - 18:42
Helena says:
Yes, both good food and nice arrangement on the Christmas table! 🙂 Glad you liked the interview! Yes, we continue on the chosen path. Financially, it is still a bit challenging, but we can pay the rent so we fight on! 🙂
30 December 2023 - 8:21
Lena - good for the soul says:
What a nice interview, from both sides!
And, Helena 63, it's best that you also train as old as you are 😉.
Hug Lena
03 January 2024 - 10:13