Travel Tuesday -Scandi getaways
There’s always time for some books set in Scandinavia and today’s Travel Tuesday selection rounds up a few visits to the Scandinavian countries, you’re going to love. They take you to some very different places and illustrate some very different legends and cultural experiences!
Stockholm (c) Björn Olin/sweden.se
Ever wanted to see the Northern Lights?
Book: Love at the Northern Lights
Holiday: visitnorway.com
Review on a postcard: Romantic, uplifting and it really makes you want to head to the Northern Lights in search of your own Viking looking man ( or woman!)
See Bergen through the eyes of a dogged, determined detective…
Varg Veum country (c) Ewa Sherman
Book: See all the Varg Veum books
Holiday: visitnorway.com/bergen
Review on a postcard: There’s lots to see in Bergen but if you take the books with you, you’ll really get to see a different and unique side to the city. There’s even a statue of the man himself – leaning against the wall of a hotel so you can go and meet him for yourself! Pretty cool having a statue of your character in his very own city. A must see if you head out here!
Red Snow
Sweden
Visit the forests with their Dark Pines and be careful of the red snow….
Books: Dark Pines and Red Snow
Holiday: Visit Gothenburg (As Gavrik where the books are set is fictional but it’s not far from those woods not far from Gothenburg)
Review on a postcard: Now, Red Snow might not be out yet, but it’s that good, it’s going on the list of books to have in your list of books to read when the snow falls for maximum effect. Oh and you really need to get some Swedish liquorice to accompany it.
Take a cruise across the Baltic sea…
Book:Blood Cruise
Holiday: visitstockholm.com/ferries-and-cruise-ships/
Review on a postcard: Thankfully the reality of a cruise on the Baltic is SO much nicer and safer than the one in the book!
Ever consider a beach holiday in Finland?
Book: Palm Beach Finland
Holiday: Coastal towns in Finland
Review on a postcard: Antti has one wicked sense of humour and this is no more apparent than in this book. It’s dark, humourous and darkly humourous. And you’ll be buying an inflatable flamingo before you know it
Secret passages in a hillside town
A secret hideaway in the Finnish hills
Book: Secret Passages in a Hillside Town
Holiday: visitjyvaskyla.fi/en
Review on a postcard: You might not be able to pronounce the town’s name but the book is very easy reading and quirky too. You won’t forget your visit, that’s for sure
So, that’s TheBooktrail’s six for Scandinavia this Travel Tuesday. Currently, I’m in Tallfors, Sweden with a Christmassy kind of read. More on that later….
