Yesterday, I (Helena) visited Norrtälje, often referred to as the capital of Roslagen, on business. I work in the Stockholm County Council and since the county stretches from Södertälje in the south to Norrtälje in the north, there are sometimes longer journeys for meetings. After the meeting, the sun was shining in Norrtälje and I took a short walk along the Norrtälje river.
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Finally Friday and time for "Happy Friday"! The most positive aspect of our week has been getting through the first week of training. These new good intentions may be jeopardised by next week's trip to Switzerland, but we will do our best to stick to our new habits...!
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We started looking for the Konopiste forest castle in the Czech Republic. It was already evening, but a big castle can't be that hard to find. Or is it? After a while we realised that the Konopiste castle can be called a "forest castle" precisely because it is very well hidden in the forest... By the time we found it, it was getting dark, and our first encounter with the castle was surrounded by mysterious statues and sounds.
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Mink in Poland! We have long dreamed of seeing wild bison in Poland and finally reached our biggest goal: the Bialowieza Forest, or Bialowieza National Park, in the eastern part of the country. This wild primeval forest extends over a vast area on both sides of the border between Poland and Belarus.
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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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Summer finally arrived! As if it was never spring. Just a few days ago I was wearing a down jacket and mittens, and it was snowing. Do you remember? Yesterday I was sweating in my jeans and my thin, thin summer jacket. Fantastic! As you may know, I (and Peter!) walk to work every day. Here are some photos from yesterday's walk along Karlbergssjön.
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Are you planning to travel with your dog, cat or other pet? What happens when you fly and how does it work when travelling by camper van? And if you want to travel outside Europe, what happens? We've received a lot of questions about this, especially when it comes to travelling with dogs in a motorhome outside Europe.
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Wet snow across the board one day and glorious sunshine the next. Today we have sun again, and this is when we enjoy how fantastic we think it is to live in a marina. Living in a houseboat is a slightly different kind of accommodation. It's not just about the houseboat itself, but perhaps primarily about what's around it: the water, the boats, the ducks and all the other houseboats.
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Now it has suddenly become winter. One morning you woke up to snow and sub-zero temperatures. (You should get used to it, but you are always surprised, haha.) We often get questions about what it is like to live in a houseboat in the winter. Is it cold? Is it slippery? Does the water freeze? Is it lonely? We'll try to answer ...
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Phew, it has been a pretty tough and stressful week. We only just managed to get home from Elmia exhibition, it was time for me (Helena) to start working full time again. At the same time, it was time for blog events and a lot of other blog work.
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