Hello and Happy New Year!

I am planning a trip in the next couple/few months to tour Scandinavia and maybe eastern Europe. At the minimum I'll spend three weeks touring Scandinavia and if I stay longer I'll spend another 3 weeks touring eastern Europe.

I thought I would get the groups input on recommended must see places, suggested routes, travel tips etc. I will be travelling by train mostly, but I will be renting a car on those occasions I start to miss the S too much or find a particular curvy road! And I'd love to meet fellow S owners to.

Also, I am more of a "backroads" traveller, unless its really important I avoid tourist spots, and opt for off the beaten path.

Thanks!

Kallan

 

I went last year. If you want specifics, shoot me a PM.

While I'm more of a urban-life-museum-culture seeker, Scandanavia as a whole is a joy for the backpacker and 'off-the-beaten-path' traveller.

If you want a good dose of culture DO NOT MISS STOCKHOLM.

I also reccommend going to Bergen (and it's environs), Trondheim, and further north (north of the Circle was a big for me) if you're in Norway. Stretches and stretches of wilderness that even the best-travelled clamour for.

. . . you'll have fun. Just watch the exchange rates.

 

PM sent.

 

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I meant PM sent to Kallan, sorry.

 

If you want to see culture check out Prague and Amsterdam. If you want to see some awesome scenery/nature the northern part of Norway is a good place to go, or the west coast.

 

I gone to Denmark over 30 times and will be going next month.
For City life Copenhagen can't be beat for the food and music. And it's very safe. Not cheap.
West of Copenhagen is Roskilde and slightly north of there is a collection of recovered Viking Ships found supmerged in the bay.
They are really awesome.
The countryside is also cool.
Copenhagen sits in an island so to experience the real Denmark you've got to get to the large part called Jutland.
Denmark is mostly flat or rolling hills. And the smaller the town the older the buildings.
The small city of Jelling contains a site that represents the first acceptance of modern religion by the King Harold the Bluetooth.
To the north you'll find many Stone Age sites - mostly in farm fields.
Ting places are very interesting. They are older versions of Stonehenge and were places people went to meet and discuss affairs of the clans. They are so cosmic and seemed connected to the past.
Also look for burial mounds. Some have been opened and you can walk or crawl into them. Again very connected to another time.
On the northern coast are the remains of Nazi bunkers - interesting.
So many things to do.
In the town of Arhus is the Ceres Brewery. Tours are given and end with a sampling session in cavern - so to speak.
So many things to do in Denmark.
If you go in the spring or early summer you could ride a bike or hike vast amounts of the country without ever needing a car. Oh you'll use a bus once in awhile.
Enjoy your journey.

 

Copenhage was great. . . I only had one day there many years ago, and would like to get back.