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Grand Travel Award 2018 - focus on sustainability

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Last Monday evening it was time for the Grand Travel Award 2018 at Hotel At Six in Stockholm. The venue was absolutely packed and the atmosphere was really on top when, after a moment of mingling, it was time to present the award winners on stage. We were of course there and we could see that this year there was a great focus on sustainability when the travel industry's most prestigious award was to be awarded.

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White wine tasting and travel mingle

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Let's take a break from reporting on the Trans-Siberian Railway journey, because it's Happy Friday! We take the opportunity to show pictures from last weekend's wine tasting - and from this week's travel mingle.

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Snowstorm from Iceland and Iceland's First Lady

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Wow, already Friday again? Earlier in the week, the "snowstorm from Iceland" moved in and made it rocky here in the houseboat. A little later in the week we met the First Lady of Iceland. So the little Nordic country in the Atlantic Ocean gets to be part of our happy Friday this week!

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Catalonia visits Stockholm

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If you can't come to Catalonia, Catalonia can come to you. This week has been crazy for us, with events after work three days out of five. At two of these meetings, the focus has been on north-eastern Spain, and what could be better when it's cold and dark outside? Here are some pictures from this week's mingle and all the Catalan delicacies we've enjoyed.

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Bloggers and journalists in historic merger

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On Monday evening, an almost historic event took place in the Stadshuskällaren in Stockholm. The Swedish Association of Tourist Journalists, organised by its president Maria von Gegerfeldt, invited Sweden's biggest travel bloggers to join forces. Why historical, you ask? We'll explain!

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Travel News Market 2017 and industry party at Café Opera

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Last Thursday, a full day for the travel industry was organised in Stockholm. During the day, Travel News Market 2017 was held at the Stockholm Waterfront Congress centre and in the evening the event continued, in a more festive style, at Café Opera. We were there, of course, and here is our report.

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News from FinnAir - at the Turkish baths

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Yesterday morning Peter attended a press breakfast with Finnair at the Turkish baths at Sturebadet in Stockholm. Breakfast and news from Finnair were served, but there was no bathing ritual.

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Silja Line 60 years - what a cruise and party!

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This year Silja Line turns 60 years old, and the celebration continues throughout the year. Yesterday it was time for the anniversary cruise in Stockholm, and all we can say is: what a cruise and what a party! We travelled on the Silja Symphony from Värtahamnen to the centre of Stockholm, and this was a trip with a lot of excitement. The festivities were not only drinks and food, but also live bands, water cannons and aeroplanes. Among other things.

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Nordic Travel Blog event at Sheraton

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Last Friday evening it was time for one of the biggest events of the year for travel bloggers: the Nordic Travel Blog event. The event, organised by Travel & Lifestyle Nordic, gathered around 100 Nordic travel bloggers at the Sheraton hotel in Stockholm. It was a long and pleasant evening with food and wine, mingling, lectures, crazy (to say the least!) antics and an award ceremony with fantastic prizes.

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Three events on the same day

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Ok, here we go! The week has been crazy and the sea is storming. The next workshop Iveco has fixed two errors out of four on the motorhome, and they do not intend to help me further with the rear view camera, and that the battery does not charge with cable, yes, life plays, haha.

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