Karlberg Castle in Stockholm is within walking distance from our houseboat in Pampa's marina. We walk or drive past there quite often, and finally we thought we had to take some photos of the castle. At the same time, we wanted to tell you why Pampas is called Pampas - it is connected to Karlberg Castle.
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Today is Lucia in Sweden and we wish family, friends and all readers a happy Lucia and a great day! By the way, what do you know about the history of the Swedish Lucia celebration? And how do you celebrate yourself?
Read moreIf you want to discover the most beautiful things in Riga, you have to look upwards, towards the facades of the houses. The Jugend houses in Riga, Latvia are imaginatively decorated with columns, ornaments and stucco. In fact, there is no other area around the Baltic Sea that can match Riga in terms of Jugend architecture! We found this impressive and Riga delivers and impresses. Come and see the Jugend houses in Riga, Latvia.
Read moreWe were treated to both medieval and Christmas spirit in Nuremberg. This German city has a long history and was already a well-developed place in the 13th century with noble merchants, a council of mayors and foreign trade. As you walk the cobbled streets inside the mighty city walls, it's easy to feel the pulse of history.
Read moreIngolstadt is a city in the state of Bavaria in Germany. We travelled here to meet Linnea, who lives here with her family and blogs about life as a Swede living abroad in Bavaria. But first, we ventured into the charming town in search of internet sim cards...
Read moreWe have now travelled through Austria by motorhome. The day before yesterday it was time to leave Italy. We drove north from Verona and entered Austria via the Brenner Pass.
Read moreGiazza is a small mountain village in northern Italy that we had the chance to visit. The best thing about meeting locals when travelling abroad is that you get to see places you would never have come to otherwise. Leif and Patrizia live in a small village just outside Verona in Italy, but Leif also has a house in the mountain village of Giazza. We travelled here the day before yesterday on winding roads among the mountains in northern Italy.
Read moreSights on Brac in Croatia! Brac is a beautiful island in the archipelago off Split in the Adriatic Sea. Here you can climb the highest mountain Vidova Gora (778 metres above sea level) and get a great view of the famous Zlatni Rat beach.
Read moreThe food and culture in North Macedonia is very exciting and so different from what we have in the rest of Europe. There was no end to the hospitality during our visit to North Macedonia. Kicevo, and as several readers guessed, we stayed for a while... After I had tried the Albanian festive clothing we learned that in the evening we were invited to a fish restaurant!
Read moreAfter the exciting and interesting day in Kicevo we slept in the motorhome outside the Uskana restaurant. The plan was to roll on the next day, but first we would follow Shefik and have a coffee at his regular place in the morning. You could say that it happened a little more than that ...
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