Travelling by motorhome is fun and exciting, and motorhome trips offer a great sense of freedom. But is it always fantastic? Isn't it sometimes the case that the car breaks down, that all the nice places are full, or that you freeze because the gas is not working? We received a request to write about mishaps during our motorhome trips. Enjoy!
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Peter booked the flights to and from Finland this weekend and we were happy with both the times and the price. Or so we thought. I guess you could say that it was little mistake. Today we tell you about this weekend's big travel mistake, and other travel mistakes we've made throughout our lives.
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No water damage in your villa, holiday home, property or houseboat - ever. It sounds like a dream to not have to worry about a leaking pipe when you're away from home. Imagine coming home from your holiday to find your basement floor covered in water... Now we never have to worry again!
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A lot happened on the trip to Greece. On the nerve, we had a stopover in Istanbul and we didn't want to sit in an airport for three hours. Me (Peter) and my two blogger friends checked that there was a five-star hotel 12 minutes from the airport. Done and done, here we go! I will also tell you how I forgot my iPhone in the aircraft.
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I know I almost promised a report from Greece today, but it will not be. Peter of course has lots to tell from his trip to Greece, but that will come next week. What happened in our houseboat marina yesterday is too dramatic not to be told. I woke up early to strange noises ... and soon realised that this morning we were moored with no connection to land.
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You may remember what happened to our FREEDOM motorhome at the end of October last year, when we were on our way to Kristinehamn to give a lecture on motorhome travel in Europe? All of a sudden, in the middle of the motorway, the motorhome stopped working and we had to stop at the side of the road and wait for the recovery team.
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When you live in a houseboat and have water around you on all sides, it's easy to lose something in the lake. Sometimes a neighbour might send a message on Facebook like "We've lost a bike and have ordered divers. Anyone else want to pick up something else at the same time?" But no, it wasn't actually in the lake that I dropped my mobile phone ...
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The campsite owner at Camping Sardegna in Porto Pino, Sardinia, asked us to move the motorhome back two metres. No problem! Since we were travelling such a short distance, we didn't bother to close the windows... but we should have.
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When you have a sewerage problem, you need help fast. We know, because we have a lot of experience ... unfortunately. Last autumn, we had recurring problems with our sewage pump in the houseboat, sometimes resulting in days without water and sewage. The worst thing is not having no water, but having no place to empty the sewage ... When it was at its worst, we had to live in the motorhome for a few days.
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When you have a house (or a houseboat for that matter) it is important to take care of it! Now we have finally finished building and organised everything in the houseboat - and we can say that it has been a turbulent year.
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