http://goscandinavia.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-02-20T06:00:00Z Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://goscandinavia.about.com/b/2012/02/22/airport-shuttle.htm <p>All the time I witness other travelers arriving at an airport with me, and then trying to arrange for transportation to their hotel or similar local destination. Sound familiar?</p> <p>Maybe planning ahead is out of style, but for peace of mind, you should book your shuttle service from home after getting your <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://kayak.about.com/s/search/air?ai=about&#038;p=goscandinavia&#038;l2=ARN">plane tickets</a>. It's not smart to skip planning that part, and you might be waiting for a bus a long time.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://goscandinavia.about.com/b/2012/02/22/airport-shuttle.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://goscandinavia.about.com/b/2012/02/22/airport-shuttle.htm Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:00:45 +0000 2012-02-22T06:00:45Z http://goscandinavia.about.com/b/2012/02/20/the-unesco-world-heritage-sites.htm <p><img src="http://z.about.com/d/goscandinavia/1/5/K/6/-/-/drottningholmquer.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" width="170" align="right" />Scandinavia's World Heritage sites make for a great attraction and if you're near one during your travels in Scandinavia, make sure to pay them a visit. 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With a height of 54 stories or around 190 meters (623 feet), the Turning Torso skyscraper is the <strong>tallest building in Scandinavia</strong>. It was even selected as one of the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/swede1/f/7wonderssweden.htm">7 wonders of Sweden</a>! The <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://goscandinavia.about.com/od/citymalmomalm/qt/turningtorso.htm">Turning Torso</a> is also quite interesting to look at - the design was based on...<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://goscandinavia.about.com/od/citymalmomalm/qt/turningtorso.htm">read more</a></p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://goscandinavia.about.com/b/2012/02/17/scandinavias-tallest-building.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://goscandinavia.about.com/b/2012/02/17/scandinavias-tallest-building.htm Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:08:54 +0000 2012-02-17T06:08:54Z http://goscandinavia.about.com/b/2012/02/15/see-scandinavia-by-train.htm <p>Traveling through <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/scandinaviatripplanning/p/scanbasicstats.htm">Scandinavia</a> by rail offers an excellent way to explore the vast regions of <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/norwa1/">Norway</a>, <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/swede1/">Sweden</a> and <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/denmar1/">Denmark</a> in a limited amount of time and a safe environment. 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The competition starts in the Swedish mountain village Ammarn&#228;s and ends in V&#228;nn&#228;sby, <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://goscandinavia.about.com/od/swede1/Destination_Sweden_Scandinavia.htm">Sweden</a>.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://goscandinavia.about.com/b/2012/02/10/vindeln-river-dog-sleigh-race-lapland.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://goscandinavia.about.com/b/2012/02/10/vindeln-river-dog-sleigh-race-lapland.htm Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:30:30 +0000 2012-02-10T15:30:30Z http://goscandinavia.about.com/b/2012/02/08/scandinavian-mardi-gras.htm <p><img src="http://z.about.com/d/goscandinavia/1/0/W/0/-/-/carnival.jpg" border="4" alt="" hspace="6" width="180" align="right" />Are there Mardi Gras carnivals in Scandinavia? Certainly! The largest carnival in Northern Europe can be found in Aalborg, Denmark with colorful parades and celebrations. Now for the <strong>bad news</strong>: it doesn't take place in February.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://goscandinavia.about.com/b/2012/02/08/scandinavian-mardi-gras.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://goscandinavia.about.com/b/2012/02/08/scandinavian-mardi-gras.htm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:30:48 +0000 2012-02-08T07:30:48Z http://goscandinavia.about.com/b/2012/02/06/valentines-day-in-scandinavia-2.htm <p>Celebrating Valentine's Day in Scandinavia might be a little different from what you're used to. Valentine was one of the most popular saints in Europe. What is happening nowadays in Scandinavia on February 14? 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