Today we are a few days into the new year, 2025, and we take the opportunity to look back on the past year - houseboat life for a year. As you may know, we live in a houseboat, and every month is special in its own way. Here's what our houseboat year 2024 was like!
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Guest writer: Björn Erik Gustavsson
A cruise holiday can seem paradoxical. You spend most of your time in one place - yet you get to experience many places.
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Guest writer: Anna Nilsson Spets
Legends say that Bird Phoenix and Bird Rock (Sinbad the Navigator) originated on Socotra. That's where I'm going now, to the island of dragon's blood trees. A dream journey.
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Guest writer: Anna Nilsson Spets
Yes, it is me and my sister, 1970. Christmas is just around the corner, no one can have missed that, and the big gingerbread baking is missing because I refuse to hunt. And I'm not going to sit in Belgian traffic jams to buy gingerbread from a well-known furniture company either. That's where the line is drawn.
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Today we present a guest article
For those who love both travelling and gambling, exotic destinations combined with world-class casinos are irresistible. Around the world, you can find stunning locations where luxurious casinos are perfectly paired with breathtaking natural beauty, vibrant cultures and unique attractions.
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Guest writer: Anna Nilsson Spets
No, these exotic fruits were not in the fruit bowl at the Nilsson family home in the 70s ... It was a festive moment when fruits and nuts were put in place for Christmas. Same procedure every year.
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On Monday, it was time for Travel News Market 2024 - the travel industry's annual trade fair and meeting place in Stockholm. For our part, there were lots of meetings and mingling, and we realised that we were participating for the eighth time ...
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The marketplace at Arlanda has grown into a nice place filled with restaurants, shops and a really nice atmosphere. We were invited here as press one day to check out a novelty that lasts until Christmas: Find Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and win great prizes!
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Today we present a guest article
Gambling is an activity that has captured the interest of many in Norway. The country has a unique gambling market that differs from many other European countries, thanks to its strong regulation and focus on protecting players.
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What is it like to run a digital travel magazine? We started freedomtravel.se in 2009, as a personal blog, and today it's our full-time job. So how has it been going?
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