| Title: | All about Scandinavia |
| Moderator: | TLE::SAVAGE |
| Created: | Wed Dec 11 1985 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 603 |
| Total number of notes: | 4325 |
I am starting to think about a vacation trip to Scandanavia next spring (May or June) with my wife and daughter (who will be 3). Anyone care to make suggestions about things to see and do? Here are a few facts about us that might help you narrow the list down: 1) We like outdoor activities, mostly walking and sightseeing. 2) Our experience from previous trips is that we prefer to spend most of our time away from cities, but we do like to make occasional city excursions. 3) Since we will be travelling with a small child, we don't want to be picking up and moving too often. Ideally we would like to find a few places to use as a base for several days to a week each, and make day excursions from them. 4) Unfortunately, we will be limited to 2 or 3 weeks. All suggestions appreciated. Thanks, Barry
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| 239.1 | Some colorful reading to brighten your holidays | TLE::SAVAGE | Neil, @Spit Brook | Fri Oct 16 1987 11:16 | 17 |
Write to the Scandinavian National Tourist Offices for their
spectacularly colorful vacation guides. There's one for Scandinavia
in general, put out by the Danish Tourist Board called, "This Time
Scandinavia."
There are also individual guides for Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
All the information, maps, travel tips, etc. you could ever want
are in there, including event schedules.
The address is:
655 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
-- or telephone, (212) 949-2333
Whatever you do, don't miss Copenhagen's Tivoli Park. It will charm
your whole family!
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| 239.2 | try camping! | GYPSC::GREEN | Thu Dec 03 1987 07:16 | 14 | |
I will pass along a recommendation to try camping in Norway if you
can delay your trip to late June or July.
We had a delightful time travelling north from Oslo and round about
to Bergen with a car and a tent. The further north you go, the
better the camping spots. Quite scenic and fun with the midnight
sun and many friendly fellow campers.
It also is one way to beat the outrageous hotel costs.
good luck
Tom
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| 239.3 | Norway is a high cost country... | OSL07::TERJESC | Home is where the couch is! | Mon Dec 07 1987 16:29 | 4 |
Re: .2 What outragous hotel costs ?? :-) Everything is
expencive here !! :-)
Terje
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| 239.4 | Well, not exactly EVERYTHING! | GYPSC::GREEN | Fri Dec 11 1987 05:40 | 20 | |
Well having blown a great deal more money than I anticipated, I
must certainly agree that things are indeed expensive. But then
I bet salary's must be high also with such a low unemployment rate.
I wonder how the relative cost of living compares to elsewhere.
(I remember a study by the U of Pittsburgh that tried to 'objectively
quantify' various quality of life indicators, and came up with
Copenhagen as the 'best' place to live (relative to their 'quality
of life' standard anyway). But I remember Denmark as quite expensive
too. (by the way many other sociologists attacked this U-Pitt study,
one Danish sociologist maintaining that by his study the Danes are
the most 'alienated' people in the world. Not based on my experience
mind you, but maybe there is some point to the criticism.
Anyway, I do remember that not EVERYTHING is expensive in Norway.
Rheindeer skins were quite cost competitive ( but a little hard
on the Rheindeer?)!
Tom
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