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Pictures from Las Vegas

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Last spring, Peter's son Robin and his wife Alexandra went on a 10-day holiday to Las Vegas. They had a great experience and told us about all the great things over there: huge hotels with lots of shops and restaurants, gigantic swimming pools and huge breakfast buffets with rich cake tables.

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Singles believe in holiday love

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As many as 96% of Scandinavian singles are open to a flirtation on holiday, and 99% believe that the flirtation can develop into true love. This is according to a survey conducted by the dating site eDarling and Wimdu, an online service for renting apartments and rooms on holiday.

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Where Swedes go backpacking

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One in four Swedes have backpacked at some point in their lives, according to a survey by Skyscanner. Backpacking is defined here as "visiting one or more countries with only a backpack as a pack". Women have backpacked slightly more than men. And where do we prefer to backpack?

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Travel Barometer 2013: Spain at the top of the list

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Despite all the hype about long-haul destinations, Spain is the king of destinations for Swedish travellers. This is shown when the travel magazine Vagabond presents the Travel Barometer 2013.

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Welcome to Doha, Qatar

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FREEDOMtravel is hosted by Anna, who lives in Doha, Qatar, and runs the wonderful blog lifeaccordingtoskog.devote.se. 

I live in Qatar and most of the time nobody knows where it is. Is it Dubai? Is it a country? Do you have to wear a burka? Football fans often know because Qatar is hosting the 2022 World Cup. Apparently, someone at FIFA missed the fact that it gets 50 degrees in the summer. But Qatar has several ideas to solve the problem.

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An introduction to Sri Lanka

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Guest article by Viktor, on Serendip Travels

Sri Lanka is a small island south-west of India with about 20 million inhabitants. The country is not very big - the area is about twice the size of Småland. In this post, I want to tell you about some of the highlights, as well as some more exotic, lesser-known experiences.

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Cheapest destinations in Europe

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Going on holiday in Europe this summer and want to stay on budget? Choose countries and cities where prices are low! Here are the cheapest countries and cities in Europe according to the Forex holiday index (Feb 2013) and the city index (March 2013).

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Las Vegas - more than just gambling!

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FREEDOMtravel invited by the Vegas Blog

More and more Swedes are travelling to the US and one destination where many make a quick visit is Las Vegas. But why just stay for a few days? I'll tell you a bit about how much there is to do in Las Vegas and why one or two weeks is almost the minimum to do it all.

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Travelling on the Trans-Siberian Railway

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In 2006, we travelled on the Trans-Siberian Railway from Moscow to Beijing, via Mongolia. What a journey! We didn't have a blog at the time, but we have many memories. Every now and then we get questions about the trip, so we thought we'd tell you a bit more about it. After all, it's one of our coolest trips ever!

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Travel tips for everyone - according to Lonely Planet

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What do you want to do on holiday? Experience nature, have fun... or just relax? Depending on your preferences, here are some tips from Lonely Planet's Traveller's Choice. The top spot among all countries was unexpectedly given to Bhutan - which I'm sure is beautiful, but at least I don't know much about it... What do you want to do on your holiday? Here you can find destination tips!

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