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Loket in Czech Republic - castle with friendly dragon

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We visited the towns of Becov nad Teplou and Loket, both in the Karlovy Vary region, west of Prague. We have found a treasure, a dragon and a castle in the Czech Republic. Follow us to two small but exciting places! By the way, some scenes from the James Bond film Casino Royal were also filmed here...

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Karlovy Vary - 30 things to do in the spa town of Karlovy Vary

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We visited the Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary, or Karlsbad as it is called in German. This spa town in the Czech Republic is probably the most beautiful town we have seen ever. It feels almost unreal to walk around the 18th century houses, columns, fountains, spas and parks. If you get the chance to travel here sometime - do it!

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Terezin, Czech Republic - Theresienstadt concentration camp

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We have continued our motorhome trip to Terezin in the Czech Republic, to visit the infamous Theresienstadt concentration camp. This was a much more difficult visit than previously on this trip.

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Litomerice in the Czech Republic - castles, football and camping with Swedes

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After our visit to Bohemian Switzerland, we travelled on to Litomerice in the Czech Republic, northwest of Prague. Here we wanted to look at Ploskovice Castle, but first we wanted to see the football match Sweden - England. We rolled into town half an hour before the match was due to start, and judge our surprise when we found a campsite full of Swedes ...

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Neuzelle Abbey in eastern Germany - stunning baroque architecture

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We have now visited Neuzelle Abbey in eastern Germany. You don't have to be interested in churches to be fascinated by the impressive baroque architecture of the monastery. Right next door is a monastery brewery, so we got some monastery brew as well ...

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Potsdam in Germany - and Sanssouci Castle

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Potsdam in Germany and Sanssouci Palace offered a positive surprise. Potsdam has buildings inspired by Italy, Russia, China, Scotland and the Netherlands. Among other things. In a way, it feels like the whole world is here. In fact, Potsdam is a bit like a Disney town, except that it's real. Most fascinating of all is Sanssouci Palace!

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Oranienburg, Germany - and Oranienburg Castle

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We have continued with the motorhome to Oranienburg and Oranienburg Castle, just north of Berlin. Here we found above all a beautiful castle and a nice castle park, but also a really good parking space for motorhomes. At the risk of repeating ourselves - Germany is good at caravan parks!

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Kjerringoy in northern Norway - a hidden gem

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Located just north of Bodö, Kjerringoy in northern Norway is a hidden gem. Once upon a time, this small community was more important than Bodö. Today, it is an idyllic retreat where Bodö residents and others like to go in the summer to enjoy the peace and quiet, nature, good food at the hotel or perhaps a cultural event.

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Game of Thrones in Northern Ireland - 10 filming locations

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Game of Thrones in Northern Ireland that we intend to take you to. If you've been following our journey around Ireland, you've already seen several of these, but we thought it would be fun to put them all together in one post. Northern Ireland was more packed with Game of Thrones locations than we realised, and because we love this TV show, following in the footsteps of the series became a journey in itself.

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Visiting Skellig Michael - Star Wars in Ireland

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Did you know that several scenes in Star Wars were filmed in Ireland? When planning our trip to Ireland, we decided early on that we wanted to visit Skellig Michael. Peter was very enthusiastic about visiting the steep rocky island with the old monastery. It turned out that visiting Skellig Michael wasn't easy... but today we can still tell you about this dramatic island!

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