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Here are the best travel tips

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Today, we were supposed to present a story and a film about the island of Oxsten in Lake Mälaren (unexpectedly exciting!), but Peter's new Mac is at the doctor's for an indefinite period of time, so that will have to wait... Instead, we're writing about something we've been thinking about for a long time, namely how to find the best travel tips. Where do you look to find honest, personal and informative reports on different destinations? And how do you go about finding travel blogs' reports?

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Swedish holiday habits - do you recognise the 'average Swede'?

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Did you know that the average Swede argues five times, reads 2.8 books and drinks 70 alcoholic beverages while on holiday? The car rental company Auto Europe has commissioned a study on Swedish holiday habits among a thousand adult Swedes. The results are really interesting, and now I'm curious... Do you recognise yourself in "the average Swede"?

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Wanderlust and adventure - My first travels Part 2

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Yesterday I told you about my very first trips, the ones I did when I was between 0 and 20 years old. Perhaps that's when my first sense of adventure was awakened, but then I got the chance to go on even more adventures! Today it's time to tell you about the trips I made when I was between 21 and 28 years old. And then I met Peter! So ... let's go back to the summer of 1996 when I was 21 years old.

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Wanderlust and adventure - my first travels

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What is it that makes you want to travel and be adventurous? I have no idea. All I know is that I've always been curious about what's further away, what I don't really know.

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We talk travel in the podcast "Ready for Takeoff"

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A few weeks before we set off on our trip to Poland and the Czech Republic, we recorded a podcast episode of the "Ready for Takeoff" podcast by Falck Global Assistance. Now you can listen to the episode, where we talk about our most adventurous trips and share our best tips for staying safe on holiday.

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Beautiful places to visit in France this summer

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Today we present a guest post by Anette, a freelance writer who has travelled in Brazil, Portugal, New Zealand and France, among other places.

Now that the weather has started to warm up, many of us have started thinking about what to do on our well-deserved holidays. And there aren't many places that come alive in the spring and summer like France does. 

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On board the luxurious Celebrity Silhouette

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Two weeks ago, Peter had the chance to go on board the luxurious Celebrity Silhouette, which was docked in Stockholm's Stadsgården harbour. The ship belongs to Celebrity Cruises, which is part of the Royal Caribbean International brand, and on board you will find all possible amenities. There is even a large lawn!

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10 animals on my bucket list

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When we visited our friends Lennart and Beata at the weekend, Lennart started talking about that bird he had been trying unsuccessfully to spot for so many years. Then we walked past a canal where a beaver had taken up residence. We could see the trees that he had split in half, but of course we couldn't see the beaver. I was inspired to write about 10 animals on my bucket list - animals I hope to see before I die!

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Spring and summer travel plans

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This May Day weekend we have been at home in the houseboat. We have cleaned and worked on the computers - really nice to get things in order actually. But soon things will happen here on the blog. We have lots of exciting things going on! Now it's time to present our spring and summer travel plans.

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New survey: The most adventurous population

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Motorhome rental company SHAREaCAMPER has released a study revealing which countries have the most adventurous population. The company chose eight adventurous activities (skydiving, surfing, skiing, mountain biking, bungee jumping, climbing, hiking and caravanning) to make the ranking. Then they looked at the number of Google searches for words associated with these activities, and divided per 100,000 inhabitants...

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