Sandaholms Resturang & Camping.

Normally when thinking of travel, we are thinking of some exotic and tropical destination. But sometimes you just don't have the time to do just that. That is the time for me to pack my car with a sleeping bag, cameras and camera bag! And I drive to my neighbor country Sweden or Denmark. But this time I did drive to Årjäng (700 Kilometers) which is located in Värmland County in the western part of  Sweden. 

15 minutes from the town there is a small and nice camping site on the shore line of Lake Järnsjön (Lake Iron). It is named Sandaholms Resturang & Camping and is situated on the property of the old railway station. The railway is gone, but the old water tower is still there in it's original design. There is huge areas of forest where it is a lot of wild life and you could see some moose if you where lucky. There is smaller boats and canoes for rent also for those interesting in fishing.

The Dutch couple running the camping is awesome people and go out of their way for you to be comfortable. You can rent small cabins or Villa Campers with 2/3 Br, 1 Tb and a fully functional kitchen or just rent a spot for your tent, auto camper or caravan. The site is also very clean and I have not spotted any liter spread around either. There's electricity and water available for those with tents or caravans and there's shower rooms, washing machines and dryers and more to use for cheap also.

Below is a video from Sandaholms Resturant & Camping from the beach.

The area and the lake is stunning targets for beautiful landscape and wildlife photography. And I have shot some beautiful sunset photos from their beach. The camping area is very quiet and is a place to wind down close to nature without actually camping out in the wilderness. Here is the best of two worlds when you can live comfortable while enjoy the wild nature. Because it is not everyone of us that are fitted to live like Bear Gryll...

But anyway, this is a camping I can recommend of all my heart!

Click here  if you are going to stay overnight in Årjäng or other places in Sweden!

And Click HERE if you want to know more about this camping site!

How To Find The Cheapest Airfare.

Everybody that travel want to get the cheapest travel cost as possible in order to use more money on comfort as upgrading to a better hotel, better food, spa and so on. A recent and large study find when to save the most money on your flight, whether it is a business or vacation trip.

The study have checked almost 8 billion flight fares at the 100 most popular routes globally for the last year, and the findings are simply surprising. The findings is in fact stunningly simple! They found that there are just 3 simple steps to achieve the cheapest tickets for your next vacation.

1: When to make the booking?

The airfare is statistical cheapest 53 days before departure. And you can save about 30% in average on your ticket. You can of course save more on less popular routes if there are competition in the air. However, if you book the day before departure you will pay the most expensive airfare.

2: Which day to fly?

If you plan to fly on a Tuesday, the airfare is cheapest. If you choose to travel on a Saturday you will pay the highest price for your airfare. The study show almost 15% saving in average if you choose to take off a Tuesday. But 30 -40 % saving is possible with some planning.

3: What time of the day do you want to fly?

It is a fact that it is cheapest to fly in the evening and most expensive in the afternoon when all the Business passengers want to get home. You can also get cheap airfare if you travel very early (5-7 AM) in the morning. The findings say almost 10% saving very early or very late departure time, but I have personally experienced a whopping 50% and more savings by take off before 6 AM!

The findings are interesting. But be aware of seasonal change in the airfare when you plan your trip. If you have the freedom to choose when to book, when to travel and you do some simple research on the biggest travel sites on the internet, you WILL save a lot of money on your next vacation. Good luck in your search!

And please let me know if you have some other tip for cheaper airfare.

Aonang Tropical Resort, Krabi, Thailand.

Our stay at Aonang Tropical Resort was a very pleasant stay. Not big, not fancy, but clean with lush tropical vegetation, quiet yet centrally located resort with only a few minutes walk to the Aonang Beach. The rooms are quite nice with aircon, cabinet, toilet and hot shower.  And top that with an excellent staff and manager that have the costumers need in focus.  The bar was okay and they do not play laud music, so your children will sleep well at any time of the day. The Swedish manager Pelle is extremely helpful with any question about your stay in Krabi and beyond. The pool was cleaned properly up to 3 times a day to get rid of falling leaves. That's very rare in this price range in Thailand! The pool is not big or too deep and are more suitable for relaxing on the bench in the water for adults and the round kiddy pool is a safe and great place to let your kids play. If we ever go back to Krabi, I will not look for any other places to stay. Location is great, the price is great and the manager and his staff is great! This is OUR home when in Krabi!

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Next time I will write about how to get there.