Sweden! a lttle taste of Paradise!

Advantages: Clean, clean, clean!!! friendly locals, good transport, beautiful atmosphere-natural and cultural
Disadvantages: Expensive

...I don't know, but I've always had a great desire to go to Sweden. Scandanavia has always been so appealing...so different and interesting! And my wish came true back in April when i finally got on the plane with 3 of my friends, heading for Sweden! It was cold leaving London...rainy and completely miserable! And leaving to go to a famously known cold country....we expected bitterly cold weather. So we packed loads of winter clothes, only to find that when we got there, it was about 25 degrees...such beautiful warm weather, and that's how it stayed pretty much for the 4 days we were there for. When we landed, we'd already fallen in love with Sweden even though it was the first time any of us had ever been there. There was forest everywhere and no carrier bags flyinf about or anything! Sweden is probably one of the cleanest...

Tink27 01.06.2008 (19.08.2009) · Read review
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Southern Sweden Adventure

Advantages: see review
Disadvantages: a lot of rain

...My boyfriend and I currently live in Sweden (see my review 'Living in Sweden' if you want to know why!) and for 7 days this summer we decided to head off on an adventure driving and camping along the south coast of Sweden. I have a trusty Rough Guide book of Sweden which has been like a bible whilst living here, as I am constantly referring to it. Before we left for our trip I had a read through to check which places we should visit along the way, but other than that we had no idea of where we would be going and what we would see?. So come and join us on our 'Southern Sweden Adventure 2005' as we seemed to keep calling it for some reason!! There are photos and a map below too. **Day 1** We were supposed to set off early but after we had hauled all of our bags of camping gear, boxes of food, clothes, deckchairs, BBQ etc down...

helenmayclark 25.08.2005 · Read review
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  Wi not trei a holiday in Sweden this yer?

Advantages: Lots of lovely museums, pretty trees, beautiful islands and buildings
Disadvantages: Expense of food and alcohol

...I have just returned from a week-long holiday in Stockholm (which provided me with a lovely excuse to ignore my University reading list for a while) and will now give you the chance to share and enjoy? I visited Stockholm with my mum. We didn?t know much about Sweden to start with, or have many opportunities to look stuff up before going, but had a variety of reasons for wanting to go. I, being about to start a Classics degree, wanted to go somewhere I was unlikely to encounter Roman ruins. Neither my mum nor I wanted to go somewhere particularly hot, and neither of us had been to Scandinavia for a while, and thought it might be fun. I had also read good things in ?The Sword? (yes, I read a magazine that?s been Have I Got News For You?s guest publication, and I?m not ashamed of it) about an exhibition of fencing swords from mediaeval...

Muswell 12.09.2004 · Read review
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Review of Stockholm (Sweden)

I love you Sweden

Advantages: Beautiful, inexpensive to get there via Plane (£159 return for me from Manchester)
Disadvantages: Expensive once you get there, slightly offset by strength of the pound though

...So what did I think of Sweden ***************************** In a word, beautiful. In many words I will describe further :-) The most noticable thing for me was just how nice everything was. The naturally beautiful surroundings and beautiful fields as far as the I can see were truly a sight to behold. The startling lack of vandalism also took my attention. In Chester where I live and I suspect the majority of Britain (99%) Vandalism is a major problem. In Sweden where I visited Lund, Malmo and some other places I only seen a few bits of vandalism. Even that was not major. Graffiti was rare as was dropped litter, I was very impressed by their cleanliness that is for certain. Crime also seemed very low, no gangs of unruly teenagers were to be found either. I felt very safe walking through the streets. Another...

Del_Boy 25.08.2001 · Read review
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All about Sweden

Advantages: Beautiful country, beautiful women!
Disadvantages: The beer is too expensive!

...I go to Sweden every other month as my girlfriend lives there. I have been there about 10 times now. Sweden is a lovely country to visit, I can certainly recommend it. You'll find Sweden is cold in the winter, especially if you visit the East, or the North, however it has good summers, probably better than we have in the UK. My knowledge of Sweden does not yet extend to the North. Most Swedes can speak English, so you don't need to worry about not being able to communicate with the locals! There is some lovely countryside in Sweden as well as several large and exciting cities. In the country you're free to walk or camp on public land, more or less wherever you like. The country has many lakes, which make popular spots for swimming in the summer, as well as some rocky landscapes and forests not too dissimilar to UK ones in terms...

apo11o 23.06.2000 · Read review
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England 1-1 Sweden

Advantages: Well, at least we didn't lose like France
Disadvantages: But we must play better to qualify

...After months of qualifying, friendlies, build up and Ciao opinions, England’s World Cup 2002 campaign finally kicked off this morning (2nd June) against Sweden. Thankfully 10:30 not too early a start, so it was time to get the beers in and gather round a telly... Remarkably, England haven’t beaten Sweden since 1968, and never at all in a competitive match. The Swedes aren’t the strongest of squads, despite some key players – most notably Henrik Larsson (Celtic), Freddie Ljungberg (Arsenal) and Magnus Hedman (Coventry). Missing their captain and defensive lynchpin Patrik Andersson only made matters worse. Of course, England had injury worries of their own. Both Beckham and Dyer were able to play a part, but neither completed the 90 minutes and the likes of Steven Gerrard, Danny Murphy, Gary Neville...

a-true-ben 02.06.2002 · Read review
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  Välkommen till Göteborg!

Advantages: beautiful town, plenty to do, easily reachable,
Disadvantages: can be cold in winter

...I am currently living in Sweden and one of my favourite places to visit is Gothenburg, or to give it its Swedish name 'Göteborg' (pronounced Yur-te-boy). Gothenburg is a compact town with less than a million inhabitants, but it still has plenty to keep you occupied... **History** Gothenburg was designed by the Dutch in 1621 and bears more than a passing resemblance to Amsterdam, with pretty tree lined avenues running alongside the many canals. Gothenburg made its name during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as an industrial and trading centre, and the British, Dutch and German traders who settled in Gothenburg left a rich architectural and cultural legacy. The Orient also has a strong influence over Gothenburg, due to the strong trading links between Sweden and the Far East, and many Oriental design features can be spotted...

helenmayclark 22.09.2005 · Read review
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Review of Gothenburg (Sweden)

Sweden - cold, blond and alternative

Advantages: The beautiful nature, the independent-rock scene
Disadvantages: The lack of "nightlife" during the week

...I once met a man from Portugal who was convinced that Sweden had an abnormal high percentage of suicides during Christmas. According to a popular song in his country, the people in this dark and cold nordic country got so depressed during the long winter that they killed themselfes. As far as I know, this is not at all true. Though if you visit Sweden in November or December you might think he had a point ? it can be very dark and cold, especially in the north. But if you are looking for snow, it?s to the north of Sweden you should head ? and there is usually plenty of it. From the early autumn to early May you can go skiing in one of the many skiing resorts, or try more unusual things such as the Ice Hotel (as the name might suggest, it?s a hotel built out of ice, with a temperature of minus four degrees centigrade inside). Though if...

ciao_jenny 12.11.2003 · Read review
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erm....simply Sweden ( cheese i know )

Advantages: fresh air, mooses, tree huggers paradise
Disadvantages: alcohol laws and mosquitoes

...Havin gone to Sweden in June of last year with my Swedish friend, i was not quite sure what to expect...maybe lots of people who looked like Abba rejects, tall blonde and blue eyed talking with an accent that went in song and full of the joys of the outdoors, all driving around with mooses heads strapped to their Saabs and Volvos. Well i got the Saabs and Vovlvo correct...did not see one moose, although i was told that is usual because they are shy creatures who generally stay out of the way of humans an remain quite so even if you are a metre away from one, you would never know. Cool. Travelling to Stockholm, make sure you get an airport close to the city centre, we landed at Norrkoping and almost had a mare when we saw it was just a barn type thing in the middle of a cleared patch of grass surround by woodland. We HAD planned to...

oofie 10.05.2004 (11.05.2004) · Read review
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Sven's men or Sweden..who'll win

Advantages: lots of good players
Disadvantages: fairly tough opponents

...England's first match of their world cup group kicks off against Sweden on the 2nd of June, looking for a win to boost their confidence for the next match against Argentina. Below is a table showing the history between the two clubs. WC World Cup EC European Championships EC Q European Championships qualifiers OG* Olympic Games UG Umbro Cup F Friendly F* Unofficial friendly for Sweden F+ Friendly for England amateurs FIXTURE HISTORY DATE COMP MATCH RESULT 08 Sep 1908 F* Sweden 1-6 England 20 Oct 1908 OG* England 12-1 Sweden 06 Nov 1909 F* England 7-0 Sweden 10 Jun 1914 F* Sweden 1-5 England 21 May 1923 F+ Sweden 2-4 England 24 May 1923 F Sweden 1-3 England 17 May 1937 F Sweden 0-4 England 19 Nov 1947 F England 4-2 Sweden...

thelegend 21.05.2002 · Read review
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