Yesterday it was time for our South American dinner. Peter's son Robin and his wife Alexandra hosted the dinner. Everyone had prepared a dish, on the theme of South America, and the end result was a wild mix of our different ideas... For the evening we also had a visit from Alexandra's cousin Joe from New Zealand, who made a short visit during his long journey around North America and Europe.
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Spa in Riga, Latvia? We visited the ESPA spa in Riga, located in the Radisson Blue hotel, yesterday. Radisson Blue hotel could really deliver and it was a whole afternoon with bath, sauna and massage. Talk about a luxurious experience! Want to try a spa in Riga too?
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Most people are now back at work and in school. Where did the summer go? Personally, we have made several wonderful trips, but the real heat never came. Maybe you need a lovely weekend in Europe in the autumn to look forward to? Hot or not so hot - here are our top tips on great cities for an autumn weekend!
We found a fun blog challenge from blogger Mary af Rövarhamn and joined in! The challenge is to post 10 travel photos on predetermined themes. It wasn't easy to choose the pictures, but it was fun to search the archives.
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We are not trained photographers, but of course we take a lot of photos for the blog and for Instagram - and apparently there are those who like our pictures! Yesterday we went on our first real photo assignment.
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Is it time for tourism in Saudi Arabia perhaps? Are the Chinese taking over the market as travellers? And what does it cost to watch the World Cup in Russia? This week we have exotic travel news here at FREEDOMtravel. In addition, we can tell you that many Swedes like to escape the country over Christmas and that the supply of flights to the United States is increasing.
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Last Sunday it was finally time for a camping cruise on the Viking Cinderella, with the magazine Husvagn & Camping. What is a camping cruise, you might wonder? Simply a cruise for campers! Very, very fun!
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Yesterday it was time for us to join the sailing ship Gratia, a 30 metre long sailing ship from 1900. The ship belongs to the Swedish Cruise Club's Sailing School Foundation and we had the chance to try out a sailing course over a weekend. We will tell you more about the sailing school and all our experiences on board over the next few days. Here is a small picture bomb from the first day!
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We set out to find the cool rock formations in the Czech Republic called Adrspach rocks, but it wasn't easy to get there. We drove smoothly from Poland and across the Sudeten Mountains into the Czech Republic, but the road leading to Adrspach was closed.
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The House of Yacoubian, by Alaa Al-Aswany is a fascinating story! In the heart of Cairo there is a house built in European style in the 1930s. Back then, millionaires and ministers lived here. Now it is a blissful mix of people.
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