Dec 30th, 2011 at 12:00PM:
Sweden's capital Stockholm has a lot to offer-fine dining, good shopping, lovely parks, access to some interesting day trips (the old Viking capital of Uppsala being my favorite) and a unique museum. The Vasa Ship Museum is one of Sweden's most popular tourist attractions and it's easy to see why. It houses a beautifully preserved 17th century warship.
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The Vasa: an elegant seventeenth-century warship in Stockholm
Dec 30th, 2011 at 12:00PM:
Sweden's capital Stockholm has a lot to offer-fine dining, good shopping, lovely parks, access to some interesting day trips (the old Viking capital of Uppsala being my favorite) and a unique museum. The Vasa Ship Museum is one of Sweden's most popular tourist attractions and it's easy to see why. It houses a beautifully preserved 17th century warship.
The Vasa was meant to be the pride of ...Archaeologists search for missing medieval king
Dec 16th, 2011 at 3:00PM: Archaeologists love a good mystery, and some researchers in Sweden have themselves a big one.
Earlier this year a research team opened what they believed to be the tomb of King Magnus Ladulås, who ruled Sweden from 1275-90. Magnus was a popular king with the commoners and earned the nickname "Ladulås", which means "lock the barn", for his law giving peasants the right to refuse free ...Stay in a UFO in Sweden
Oct 26th, 2011 at 3:00PM:
Walk through the deep forest of Harads, a town of approximately 600 residents not far from Sweden's border with Finland, and you'll see it: a retro-looking UFO suspended in the trees and accessible via a retractable staircase. This is the UFO, one of five, stand-alone treehouse rooms that are part of the Treehotel.
Winner of Sweden's 2011 Grand Tourism Prize, a distinction previously held by ...10 unique experiential hotels from around the world
Sep 30th, 2011 at 8:30AM: A trend in the travel world that is becoming increasingly popular is the "experiential" hotel. Many travelers are no longer looking for a basic room in a premier location, but instead for an experience that will allow them to get to know an (often remote) area, or at least have their hotel be something they'll never forget. From staying in mines in the deepest hotel suite in the world to getting ...Gotland, Sweden, comes to New York to promote culture and sustainable farming
Sep 29th, 2011 at 2:00PM: Can't make it over to Sweden's largest island? Lucky for you, Gotland is coming to New York.
From October 30-November 5,2011, Scandinavia House will hold an exhibition and event series titled "Gotland in New York" that will celebrate the beauty, culture, history, cuisine, and art of this island on the Baltic Sea.
The event is a collaborative initiative between the Swedish-American Chamber of ...Experiential hotel in Sweden allows guests to sleep underground
Sep 28th, 2011 at 7:00PM: Located 155 meters underground, travelers can now stay in the Mine Suite at Sala Silvermine, the deepest hotel room in the world, in Sala Municipality, in Västmanland County, Sweden. This 16th century mine was at one time the country's biggest silver producer.
Once guests arrive, they are given a guided tour of the mine, as well as a basket of goodies containing biscuits, chocolate, ...Visa-free travel by the numbers
Aug 15th, 2011 at 11:30AM:
Visa-free travel is easy travel. Procuring visas takes time, energy, and money, and is beyond debate a pain for frequent travelers. The erection of visa barriers responds to a number of factors, though it can be said without too many qualifications that the citizens of rich countries tend to have a much easier time accessing the world visa-free than do the citizens of poor countries.
The ...Top ten most crowded islands in the world
Jul 7th, 2011 at 12:30PM:
From an island microslum in Colombia to a haute enclave in central Paris, the ten most crowded islands in the world bear scant similarities in class or culture. In fact, every entry in the top ten comes from a different country. But being islands, each shares the common thread of scarcity - whether it be land, resources, or housing. In general, these islands are prophetical microcosms for an ...Pillow Fight World Cup kicks off in Brooklyn
May 17th, 2011 at 1:30PM: Eurovision chose a winner this weekend and the Olympics aren't for another year, so what sporting event will next unite countries and provide entertainment for the world? Tonight is the first-ever Pillow Fight World Cup and participants from Sweden, Japan, Austria, and, of course, the United States are expected to compete. Did we mention the pillow fight entrants are all female? Rest assured, this ...Here or there? A a price comparison of the best cities to visit this May
May 3rd, 2011 at 12:00PM: Planning a quick weekend away or a summer vacation? Wouldn't you like to know where you'll get the best value for your dollar? Sure, the exchange rate fluctuates, but we've tracked some of May's best cities via a Universal Currency Converter and a little help from our friends over at Frommers.
According to Frommers, your best bets for May include:
Saint-Pierre, Martinique, where the ...Top 20 countries for life expectancy
Mar 21st, 2011 at 10:00AM:
"Old people" - we all hope to live long enough to earn this distinction. In some countries, the probability of living well into your eighties is much better than in others. The worldwide average for life expectancy is just a smidge over 67, with the highest and lowest countries fluctuating by over 20 years in each direction. 39 of the bottom 40 countries are located on the African continent, ...Schengen and the disappearance of European passport stamps
Mar 1st, 2011 at 10:00AM:
Creative new use for border crossing posts at German/Austrian border.
In the late 1980s, an American spending a summer traveling across Europe with a Eurailpass would see his or her passport stamped possibly dozens of times. With a few exceptions, every time a border was crossed, an immigration agent would pop his or her head into a train compartment, look at everyone's passports, in most ...Five great European budget-friendly travel sites
Dec 3rd, 2010 at 9:30AM: Practical, how-to budget travel advice is indispensible. There's something particularly valuable about travel advice that opposes the emphasis on expensive hotels and other forms of high-end consumption that characterizes the contemporary travel media, perhaps especially in regions like Europe where costs are generally quite high.
Budget-friendly travel in Europe is no impossible dream, and the ...Local budget travel secrets
Nov 30th, 2010 at 9:45AM:
Most countries and territories have their own local domestic budget secrets that don't get a lot of press beyond their borders. To call these local travel habits secrets is to miss the point just slightly, as they're actually widely appreciated and utilized, though by locals. In this sense, they're the opposite of secrets, even as they remain more or less unknown to foreigners.
This post is ...Top ten hostels in Europe
Oct 25th, 2010 at 5:00PM:
Staying in a hostel in Europe is a rite of passage for budget-conscious travelers making their way around the continent. This is particularly the case for budget-conscious younger travelers. Here are ten hostels across Europe that either receive particularly high user-review grades or are notorious enough in one or another way to be noteworthy.
St. Christopher's at the Winston, Amsterdam, ...Budget Stockholm: How to afford a summertime trip to Sweden
Aug 23rd, 2010 at 9:00AM:
Stockholm has an expensive reputation -- those who return from a visit to this swanky Swedish capital rave about its slick design, luxurious cuisine and modern amenities. As a result, would-be travelers automatically expect it will be more expensive than other European destinations. It isn't.
Though subtle, the capital of Sweden has a thriving and widespread budget culture – you just ...Two blogs that inspire travel: l'antipodeuse & Sarah Goldschadt
Aug 3rd, 2010 at 1:00PM:
Information, to risk stating the baldly obvious, is essential to travel. Timetables, schedules, iPhone apps, hotel review sites and Foursquare check-in updates all deliver very specific information of immediate and inarguable value to travelers. Travel blogs that pursue listings- and information-based missions provide the nitty-gritty details that travelers need, the basic and essential ...Sweden in Midsommar: From traditional to contemporary
Jul 27th, 2010 at 3:00PM: Our hearts are still in Stockholm this week, neck deep in the celebration of one of Scandinavia's biggest holidays: Midsommar. In case you missed it earlier, Midsommar is the celebration of the longest day of the year in these high latitudes, a time when the sun only sets for three hours a night and when Stockholm is most appreciable.
From a local's perspective, Midsommar is often spent with ...A trip through Sweden's Midsommar festival
Jul 20th, 2010 at 9:00AM: In ten short hours I have forgotten Chicago. Sitting outside of Hotel Skepshollmenn on the sprawling, gravel terrace, the pastel, Scandinavian sun reflects off of the yellow building walls and tall, leafy trees rustle in the polite sea breeze. It's hard to believe that we've so fluidly escaped the Midwest heat, let alone that we're in the center of the largest city in Sweden.
Here in Stockholm ...Midsommar: The very best time to visit Stockholm
Jun 16th, 2010 at 10:00AM:
Deep in the lowest latitudes of the Earth's extremities, the far reaches of the planet where temperatures begin to plunge and where human populations drop precipitously, seasons have deeper meanings. Spring, Winter and Fall are plain, solid facts of life, the cold months during which fires are built, hard work is complete and the foundation of the year is laid. These are the months where Lyle ...
