So what is a Bobil? Bo is Living and Bil is Car, so it is the Scandinavian word for the modern caravan cars.
I see that there are many of those here, both from Scandinavia, but also from Germany and Great Britain.
Today I saw a Swedish TV documentary about three Swedes (probably all in their eighties, the oldest was 87) who each had his or her own Bobil.
For the last few decades, they leave Sweden in the autumn and travel the 5000 km south to Morocco where they spend the winter till they return to the north in April.
In Morocco they often stay at the same camping sites where they visit each other. But they also like to travel around on their own. The general idea seemed to be that
after they had become older
after they had become widows and widowers
as they preferred the warmer Moroccan winter to the colder Swedish winter
as the Bobil offered them the freedom to move around when they want to
the nomadic life of Swedish summers and Moroccan winters is their preferred life style.
My impression was that an average senior citizen in Sweden could afford to do this.
Perhaps it even is cheaper than staying in Sweden?
I see that there are many of those here, both from Scandinavia, but also from Germany and Great Britain.
Today I saw a Swedish TV documentary about three Swedes (probably all in their eighties, the oldest was 87) who each had his or her own Bobil.
For the last few decades, they leave Sweden in the autumn and travel the 5000 km south to Morocco where they spend the winter till they return to the north in April.
In Morocco they often stay at the same camping sites where they visit each other. But they also like to travel around on their own. The general idea seemed to be that
after they had become older
after they had become widows and widowers
as they preferred the warmer Moroccan winter to the colder Swedish winter
as the Bobil offered them the freedom to move around when they want to
the nomadic life of Swedish summers and Moroccan winters is their preferred life style.
My impression was that an average senior citizen in Sweden could afford to do this.
Perhaps it even is cheaper than staying in Sweden?
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