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Special-interest vacations
Adventure Tours In the U.S. -- For overall adventure travel, including skiing, hiking, and biking, the best bet is Borton Overseas, 5412 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55419 (tel. 800/843-0602 or 612/822-4640; www.bortonoverseas.com), whic... Continue reading »
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Tips for families
Most Swedish hoteliers will let children under 13 stay in a room with their parents free, although some do not. Sometimes this requires a little negotiation at the reception desk. Babysitting services are also available through most hotel des... Continue reading »
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Tips for gay and lesbian travelers
Stockholm is the gay capital of Scandinavia, and Sweden ranks along with Norway, Denmark, and The Netherlands as among the most tolerant and gay-friendly nations on earth. Even gay marriage is now legal in this enlightened, sophisticated coun... Continue reading »
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Tips for single travelers
Single travelers are often hit with a "single supplement" to the base price. To avoid it, you can agree to room with other single travelers on the trip, or you can find a compatible roommate before you go, from one of the many roommate locato... Continue reading »
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Tips for student travelers
If you're planning to travel outside the U.S., you'd be wise to arm yourself with an International Student Identity Card (ISIC), which offers substantial savings on rail passes, plane tickets, and entrance fees. It also provides you with basi... Continue reading »
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Tips for travelers with disabilities
About two million people in Sweden have a disability; as a result, Sweden is especially conscious of their special needs. In general, trains, airlines, ferries, and department stores and malls are wheelchair accessible. Always call ahead to c... Continue reading »
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Suggested itineraries
Vacations are getting shorter, and a "lean-and-mean" schedule is called for if you want to experience the best of Sweden in a relatively small amount of time. If you're a time-pressed traveler, as most of us are, with only 1 week to spend in... Continue reading »
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In one week
Use the following itinerary to make the most out of a week in Sweden, but feel free to drop a place or two to save a day for R & R. One week provides just enough time to skim the surface of Sweden. If you move fast enough, you'll be able to s... Continue reading »
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The south
Most foreign visitors, certainly those touring Sweden by car, head to the south after they leave Stockholm. If you follow the 1-week tour, you'll actually reach three of the south's highlights: Visby on the island of Gotland, the port of Kalm... Continue reading »
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Folkloric dalarna and varmland
This tour takes us west from Stockholm into the folkloric provinces of Dalarna and Värmland, the heart of Sweden. In American terms, it's equivalent to leaving New York and heading for the Midwest. This land of lakes and inland seas -- often... Continue reading »
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For families
Sweden offers many kid-friendly attractions. Your biggest concern with having children along here is pacing yourself with enough museum time. Our suggestion is to limit Stockholm to 2 days, Gothenburg to 1 day, and combine a visit to the "thi... Continue reading »
Lidingo Travel Experiences
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Stockholm
july 31: we've been here 3 days now... stockholm is very pretty. we think of it like a mini-san francisco. we saw 6 priuses (2 black!... Continue reading »
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They Really Are ALLLL Blonde!!!
After a mad packing extravanganza, we flew to Stockholm where, apparently, EVERYONE speaks english!! We had to travel a lot when we got t... Continue reading »
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Sweden
Monday, June 18We took the morning express train to Stockholm and arrived mid-afternoon. We went to the hostel that we booked on-line a... Continue reading »
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Snowy Stockholm
IKEA makes a whole lot more sense to me now. Their products all have a direct connection to swedish life and culture. check out the pictu... Continue reading »
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Stockholm
It was 8 o'clock at the morning when we arrived to Stockholm. The first things we saw were some industrial buildings, but the city looked... Continue reading »
