Destination Riga: A winter cruise, great views and excellent craft booze
Okay - first of all, I sincerely apologise for the crappy title, but I just couldn't resist it. With that out of the way, let me get on with the…
Okay - first of all, I sincerely apologise for the crappy title, but I just couldn't resist it. With that out of the way, let me get on with the…
I've been meaning to reboot this series of articles for some time as I realise that not everyone (myself included) has the opportunity to travel to Japan every week. On the…
It's not only nearly Christmas, it's also nearly that other time of the year again. The end of the year, to be precise. Time for reflection on the last 365…
Holiday season is upon us, and as if that’s not enough other work duties are taking all of my time so to make sure you have something to read on a regular basis for the next month or so we will be republishing some forgotten gems from the past. And adding new content when we can, of course.
First up is a short series on Nordic crime locations…
Scandinavian crime fiction has taken the world by storm – with Norwegian author Jo Nesbø (that’s his real name, I notice they drop the funky ‘ø’ in English though) tipped to be the next big thing.
Yes, that indeed seems to be the slightly tired label tagged to anyone coming from the Nordic countries and making an international impact. Still I guess it’s a flattering comparison.
Anyway if you’re into Scandinavian crime books and films why not combine a trip to this wonderful part of the world with a tour around some of the locations used? The tourist offices of the respective towns and cities have not been slow to realize the potential here and offer everything from information and maps to full guided tours in some cases.
Interestingly it is the small town of Ystad on the south coast of Sweden (which is closer to Copenhagen than Stockholm) which arguably leads the way with its Wallander-based tourism.
Correct. So the first in this series of articles is all about Kurt Wallander, star of Henning Mankell’s novels. Or more accurately about the Wallander-based sights and tours offered by the rather lovely town of Ystad.
First up some background information about the town. Ystad has produced a seductive video to sell the town, primarily to attract new residents but it does a good job for us tourists too:
(c) PixelTouch Media for Ystads kommun/Municipality of Ystad.
Nice, huh? It is also worth pointing out that the Ystad crime rate featured in the Wallander books is truly a work of fiction… (more…)
After covering Berlin in our first post and Paris in our second, we move on to Stockholm which also has plenty to offer in December; and winter is a great time…
This is a guest post by Maria Kruk with additional material by Andy Higgs Image from Wikipedia commons (c) Einarspetz Unbeknown to most, Sweden hosts the world's biggest model of our planetary…
In our mission to inspire and inform Grown-up Travellers we continue our series of articles containing ideas for alternative things to do and see in well-known destinations. If you haven't…