Now we have a real "Stockholm winter"! Snow, sleet and ice take turns, and sometimes it's windy too. Houseboat life is all about shovelling and tying up moorings. But, we can also enjoy sunny days and we hope, hope that you will answer our survey!
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Stockholm winter
We like real winter, but Stockholm winter ... well. It's snow one day, sleet the next and then skating rink when it freezes over again.
The worst is when it gets really slippery. Just outside Pampas marina, where we live in our houseboat, there is an area that tends to get totally glassy. That particular road is our walking route to the supermarket and other errands... no joke!
In the water we currently have a lot of ice floes. On the other hand, we don't have much "banging" against the hull yet, maybe it depends on the wind direction ...
Doctor's visits and the January economy
We are currently mostly at home, working, running errands and taking care of other things that need to be done. There have been a few doctor's visits (spots to be checked, among other things) and all of a sudden one of Peter's teeth broke ... Yes, they can help fix this. And no, going to the dentist is not cheap. The already strained January economy became even more strained all of a sudden ...
Please respond to our survey!
When it comes to work, it is above all our upcoming travel agency we are working on right now. It's exciting! We have so We have lots of ideas for fun packages we want to put together, but we also need to know what others think. We'd be very, very grateful if you could answer our survey!
Because it means so much to us to get answers, we offer you who respond SEK 200 in credit to buy an experience, as soon as the travel agency opens. 10 winners will receive an additional SEK 400 in credit, totalling SEK 600. Click on the link to contribute with your answers:
Best this week
Best this week? Well, what can I say... We are happy to have received the travel agency survey, it will be so exciting to see all the responses! We are also grateful for the sun that comes out from time to time and for all the ducks that spend the winter here in the marina, making it always feel alive.
Your turn ... what has been the best part of your week?
The week ahead
During the coming week, we will continue to hang out in the houseboat in Stockholm. Here at FREEDOMtravel you will find some mixed travel inspiration, and among other things you will be able to read Anna Nilsson Spitz's first report from Socotra in Yemen. You didn't miss reading about her stopover in Abu Dhabi, on the way there?
We would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very happy Friday and weekend!
Did you miss the last Happy Friday? Read the Travel agency meetings and houseboat life in varying winter weather
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Hanneles book paradise says:
Always cold and windy in the capital.... I used teeth instead of scissors, not cheap.
17 January 2025 - 9:42
Helena says:
Ajaj, it can be an expensive habit .... understand!
17 January 2025 - 16:16
Sara in Barcelona says:
Gomorron!
Again... your houseboat is really so nice and cute 🙂
Scary with snowy ice streets like that in the harbour, thinking that you could end up in the plunder if you slip there... brrr 😀
Big KRAM!
17 January 2025 - 9:59
Helena says:
Thanks for your nice comment!!! And yes, when it's really slippery, you have to walk carefully on the bridges ...!!!
17 January 2025 - 16:17
Netti Starby says:
Going to the dentist is really expensive and a really boring expense. Now you start to get a little tired of snow and slipping and look forward to spring. Hugs <3
17 January 2025 - 10:52
Helena says:
It almost feels like spring in the air now... but a bit too early, suspect there will be more winter first?
17 January 2025 - 16:18
bmlars travelling companion says:
We are also at home and the grey slushy weather means that it is hardly tempting to go on day trips. We have also had boring and expensive dental appointments and then there will be an annual medical check-up but nice when it's done. Now we long for spring and motorhome premiere but it will probably take a while so some other things are planned.
Have a great weekend!
17 January 2025 - 15:41
Helena says:
Yes, we are also looking forward to the motorhome premiere, but it takes a little time so you have to find something else for a while ... Wish you a nice weekend too!
18 January 2025 - 20:23
ridge says:
I like the Friday blog 😊
If you have Stockholm winter, we have a variant of Skåne winter which is disliked. Climate change.
Go to försiktigt‼️
19 January 2025 - 18:42
BP says:
The first picture with the ice shards is incredibly cool! More fun to look at than to feel on the hull I guess.
Funny, by the way, that most dentists think that aquariums with goldfish in them calm the patients down. I absolutely detest those dumb fish swimming around, around, around. Yes, dentists are definitely not cheap. I always feel like I could have had a lot of fun for my money...
17 January 2025 - 19:30
Helena says:
Glad you like the picture with the ice shards! Haha, I don't know if I'm calmed down by the aquarium fish either... although this aquarium is very nice! 😉
18 January 2025 - 20:24