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Scandinavian Travel Tips
Scandinavian Countries Explained
Here are some useful tips if you ever decide to go on a Scandinavian ferries cruise or if you ever step foot in any of the countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula. The true Nordic countries are Norway, Sweden and Denmark which recognize each other as parts of Scandinavia – which reflect the cultural similarity and history, Although the countries have their own independence they are proud of the Scandinavian heritage and are somewhat offended when other countries get mentioned to be part of the group. Sometimes Iceland, Faroe Islands and Finland are also mentioned of being part of Scandinavia.
Sweden, Finland and Norway is recognized as being Scandinavia in Germany while in Great Britain it is Sweden, Norway and Denmark that is recognized and often the likes of Iceland, Finland and even Greenland are often included as being part.
So the next time you are on a ferry trip to any of the main 3 Scandinavian countries beware these meanings are taken offense to quite often and especially the British terms of the district.
UK Travellers face holiday habits scrutiny
UK Passports - Under the Spotlight
Are you heading on the holiday of a lifetime this year, or are you going on a few smaller trips?, perhaps to visit friends or family? Where are you going? How much did it cost and how did you pay for it?. If you think im being nosey, you better read on………………
An interesting travel story came to light this month, the importance of which seemed to get lost amongst news of the continuing economic problems.
Essentially, the UK government is compiling a massive database of all travel journeys taken from the UK. What this means is that each and every trip made from Britain by you and is going to be stored on computer records. That’s around 25 million flights, holidays, ferry and rail journeys over the next 10 years. The level of detail is where we got slightly worried – names, addresses, telephone numbers, seat reservations, itineraries and credit card details are all trackable elements. The UK government claim that this database is essential in order to effectively fight against illegal immigration, crime and terrorism. We would be slightly more confident if we we sure that this data is going to be completely secure and used for these noble purposes. We’ll be interested to see hope this story develops.
