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Our motorhome blog contains over a decade of blog posts. Starting when we quit work for our once in a lifetime tour of Europe.

We returned after two years and transformed our lives, achieving financial freedom, which enables us to travel whenever we want.

Planning for Island Hopping, Finnish Style, in Turku (Åbo)

June 21, 2016
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The Finland leg of our motorhome tour of Scandinavia brings us to Turku, where we have a look around and plan a trip around the archipelago.
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Motorhome ferry to Finland

Hei Finland – Helsinki by Motorhome

June 20, 2016
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We start our motorhome tour of Scandinavia by catching the ferry from Tallinn in Estonia to Helsinki in Finland.
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Ox rib, beer and good company - what else would you want?

Tallinn, Capital of Estonia, by Motorhome

June 19, 2016
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The last stop in Estonia on our motorhome tour of Europe is in the capital Tallinn, where we have a look around before our ferry to Finland.
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Sea art Haapsalu, Estonia

Vets for Charlie and a look around Haapsalu, Estonia

June 17, 2016
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Zagan the motorhome is in a waterside car park in the coastal…
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Pärnu on the Bay of Riga, Estonia

June 16, 2016
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Zagan the motorhome's just outside Pärnu, free camping up against…
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Free camping, beaver trails and birds in Soomaa National Park

June 15, 2016
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Zagan the motorhome is free camping, now normally when I say…
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Viljandi in the Sun, Estonia

June 14, 2016
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Zagan the motorhome's getting in the way. We've stood on the…
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Highland Cow in Estonia

A fantastic find in Oiu, Estonia

June 13, 2016
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Zagan the motorhome is parked up at a small river port by Lake…
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Valka and Valga, These Twins Love the EU

June 12, 2016
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Zagan the motorhome is, ah, in a hospital car park in Rõngu,…
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