Rick Steves' 2001 Scandinavia

by STEVES R

• ISBN13: 9781566912358
• ISBN10: 1566912350
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Pgw

Summary

Rick Steves' "Back Door" travel philosophy is for people who want to experience real countries, no matter what their travel budget. This newly updated edition covers Copenhagen, Oslo, the Fjords, Stockholm, and Helsinki. 34 maps. Illustrations.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(1)
Planning Your Trip	1	(1)
Trip Costs	2	(1)
Exchange Rates	3	(1)
Prices, Times, and Discounts	4	(1)
When to Go	4	(1)
Sightseeing Priorities	5	(1)
Red Tape	5	(1)
Banking	5	(2)
Travel Smart	7	(1)
Tourist Information	8	(1)
Recommended Guidebooks	8	(1)
Rick Steves' Books and Videos	9	(1)
Maps	10	(1)
Tours of Scandinavia	10	(1)
Transportation	10	(4)
Telephones, Mail, and E-mail	14	(2)
Sleeping	16	(3)
Eating	19	(2)
The Language Barrier	21	(1)
One Region, Different Countries	22	(1)
Stranger in a Strange Land	22	(1)
Back Door Manners	22	(1)
Send Me a Postcard, Drop Me a Line	22	(2)
Back Door Travel Philosophy	24	(2)
Denmark
Copenhagen	26	(33)
Central Denmark: Ærø and Odense	59	(12)
Jutland: Legoland and Arhus	71	(8)
Norway
Oslo	79	(22)
Norway in a Nutshell	101	(8)
Valleys, Mountains, and Fjords	109	(11)
Bergen	120	(13)
South Norway's Setesdal Valley	133	(7)
Sweden
Stockholm	140	(23)
South Sweden: Vaxjo and Kalmar	163	(13)
Finland
Helsinki	176	(20)
Estonia
Tallinn	196	(17)
Appendix	213	(6)
Let's Talk Telephones	213	(1)
Numbers and Stumblers	213	(1)
Public Transportation	214	(1)
Metric Conversion	215	(1)
Climate	216	(1)
Road Scholar Feedback Form	217	(1)
Faxing Your Hotel Reservation	218	(1)
Index	219