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Our Sweden favourites

We were asked who our 'Sweden favourites' are. It's not an easy question to answer, but here are five favourites. And now we are very curious ... who are your favourite Swedes?

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This eternal car park argument

This summer's motorhome tourists are a high-spending customer group from all over Europe. Many don't want to stay at campsites, but instead want a simple overnight pitch close to attractions, restaurants and shops. For municipalities, tourism should be profitable ... but as soon as caravan sites are organised, there is an outcry.

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Rest area map 2012 - rest areas in Sweden

Around Sweden, there are more than 350 rest areas, which are managed on behalf of Transport Authority. These include information boards, seating areas with tables and the possibility to dispose of rubbish. Many of the rest areas also have latrine facilities.

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Sweden and Ukraine - almost the same flag

Today the Swedish and Ukrainian national football teams meet in Kiev, and Peter is glued to the match. "I'm not interested in football, but the sea of blue and yellow in the stands is a bit fascinating. I became curious about the flags and did some reading.

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Hesselby Castle in Stockholm

End of summer at work yesterday - at Hesselby Castle. And no, it's not me spelling it wrong. The castle has recently changed owners and changed the ä to an original e. This is a rather small 17th century castle that was inhabited by the Bonde family until 1931 when the City of Stockholm bought the castle and the land to build the suburbs of Hässelby and Vällingby.

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Midsummer celebrations at Rullsands campsite

This year we decided on a midsummer celebration at Rullsands camping. We were not at all prepared for the heat and had no swimwear, but it worked out anyway! Then it has become both midsummer lunch and midsummer dinner. And also some hanging out in the beach bar.

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The Icelandic Phallological Museum

This is probably the strangest museum we have ever visited. The Icelandic Phallological Museum is located in the centre of Reykjavik and contains a collection of over 200 penises from almost every land and sea mammal in Iceland, including humans.

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Motorhome season 2012

That's probably the end of the motorhome season for this year. And we think back to all the fun we have had with the motorhome during the year!

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Catamaran sailing trip in Malaysia

Today we have done a full day sailing trip by catamaran in Malaysia, here on Langkawi. It was a really nice excursion, and if anyone is going here, we can highly recommend a trip with Rampant sailing. The couple who organised the trip were very nice and made sure it was a really good day.

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Survey on motorhome tourism

The West Swedish Tourist Board has, within the project Motorhome Destination West Sweden, conducted a market survey among 1828 motorhome enthusiasts. The results show that motorhome owners are active tourists who visit West Sweden for a large part of the year.

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