Comments for Scandinavian Tourist Board http://www.ess-scandinavia.org Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:14:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on How to Build a Roman Chariot by Miller MIG welder http://www.ess-scandinavia.org/how-to-build-a-roman-chariot/comment-page-1#comment-58 Miller MIG welder Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:14:30 +0000 http://www.ess-scandinavia.org/?p=707#comment-58 It takes a lot to impress me when it comes to writing quality articles. This article has impressed me with good writing I can appreciate. It takes a lot to impress me when it comes to writing quality articles. This article has impressed me with good writing I can appreciate.

]]> Comment on Frommer’s Stockholm Day by Day by nehiker http://www.ess-scandinavia.org/frommers-stockholm-day-by-day/comment-page-1#comment-57 nehiker Sat, 17 Apr 2010 15:36:00 +0000 http://ess-scandinavia.org/frommers-stockholm-day-by-day#comment-57 This is a nice guide that fits easily in a reasonably sized pocket. It comes with a separate map of central Stockholm, which is way better than any of the tourist maps we were handed out there. There are also many more smaller, color, maps in the book itself, indicating locations of atractions, restaraunts, etc. in various areas of city. The location of at least one of the restaraunts on one of the little maps was slightly inaccurate (shifted by a couples of tiny blocks), but the address was correct. The books includes suggestions for self-guided tours of the city, depending on the length of the stay, as well as separate lists of museums, restaraunts, and shopping venues. We found all of the information that we checked accurate, except it turned that the Observatory Museum offers tours in English only for groups with appointment; the view of the city from that hill is not great either. One drawback is that the guide includes no information on grocery stores or pharmacies. The hotel section of the guide is essentially useless: hotel rates and reviews can be easily found online. Rating: 4 / 5 This is a nice guide that fits easily in a reasonably sized pocket. It comes with a separate map of central Stockholm, which is way better than any of the tourist maps we were handed out there. There are also many more smaller, color, maps in the book itself, indicating locations of atractions, restaraunts, etc. in various areas of city. The location of at least one of the restaraunts on one of the little maps was slightly inaccurate (shifted by a couples of tiny blocks), but the address was correct. The books includes suggestions for self-guided tours of the city, depending on the length of the stay, as well as separate lists of museums, restaraunts, and shopping venues. We found all of the information that we checked accurate, except it turned that the Observatory Museum offers tours in English only for groups with appointment; the view of the city from that hill is not great either. One drawback is that the guide includes no information on grocery stores or pharmacies. The hotel section of the guide is essentially useless: hotel rates and reviews can be easily found online.
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> Comment on Frommer’s Sweden by A. Reid http://www.ess-scandinavia.org/frommers-sweden/comment-page-1#comment-56 A. Reid Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:33:36 +0000 http://ess-scandinavia.org/frommers-sweden#comment-56 I've been waffling over whether or not to review Frommer's Sweden (4th edition; April 2005), since I didn't actually go everywhere in Sweden that Frommer covered. But I feel compelled to point out some of the shortcomings I experienced in this book. First, while I understand that information is subject to rapid change, we should assume some of it remains stable: like the location of hotels. After exiting the tunnelbana, we followed Frommer's map to find our hotel. I became alarmed when we passed another hotel which, according to Frommer's map, should not have been anywhere near where it was. But it did prepare me to reach the x marking our spot to find out that our hotel was nowhere to be found. Fortunately I had the street address on our confirmation, because the hotel turned out to be in the opposite direction and less than a block away from our arrival point. Nor was this the book's only failing...and I might not have known that if we were not in Sweden visiting a native. The book's guide to customs on tipping was incorrect. The number they provide for emergencies in "Fast Facts: Sweden" (p. 51) (equivalent to 911 in the US) has been out of date since 1996. (Frommers does, oddly, give the correct number in some other sections.) The Stockholm Waterfestival they list for August has not been held since, as near as I can determine, the late 90s. <br /> <br />I don't mean to suggest the book is worthless. We did get a lot of value out of it, in both Stockholm and Visby. But I want to strongly caution those who wish to use this book to be prepared to adjust if they encounter these errors or others of which I am unaware. And, in an emergency, dial 112. Rating: 3 / 5 I’ve been waffling over whether or not to review Frommer’s Sweden (4th edition; April 2005), since I didn’t actually go everywhere in Sweden that Frommer covered. But I feel compelled to point out some of the shortcomings I experienced in this book. First, while I understand that information is subject to rapid change, we should assume some of it remains stable: like the location of hotels. After exiting the tunnelbana, we followed Frommer’s map to find our hotel. I became alarmed when we passed another hotel which, according to Frommer’s map, should not have been anywhere near where it was. But it did prepare me to reach the x marking our spot to find out that our hotel was nowhere to be found. Fortunately I had the street address on our confirmation, because the hotel turned out to be in the opposite direction and less than a block away from our arrival point. Nor was this the book’s only failing…and I might not have known that if we were not in Sweden visiting a native. The book’s guide to customs on tipping was incorrect. The number they provide for emergencies in “Fast Facts: Sweden” (p. 51) (equivalent to 911 in the US) has been out of date since 1996. (Frommers does, oddly, give the correct number in some other sections.) The Stockholm Waterfestival they list for August has not been held since, as near as I can determine, the late 90s.

I don’t mean to suggest the book is worthless. We did get a lot of value out of it, in both Stockholm and Visby. But I want to strongly caution those who wish to use this book to be prepared to adjust if they encounter these errors or others of which I am unaware. And, in an emergency, dial 112.
Rating: 3 / 5

]]> Comment on Frommer’s Sweden by Marcello Campos Valverde http://www.ess-scandinavia.org/frommers-sweden/comment-page-1#comment-55 Marcello Campos Valverde Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:36:13 +0000 http://ess-scandinavia.org/frommers-sweden#comment-55 It's a very complete guid, with detailed information about the major cities in sweden. It allows you to plan your trip in advance, regarding hotel, restaurants, travel tips, transportation. It woth every penny that you spent on it... Rating: 5 / 5 It’s a very complete guid, with detailed information about the major cities in sweden. It allows you to plan your trip in advance, regarding hotel, restaurants, travel tips, transportation. It woth every penny that you spent on it…
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Frommer’s Sweden by msews http://www.ess-scandinavia.org/frommers-sweden/comment-page-1#comment-54 msews Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:11:11 +0000 http://ess-scandinavia.org/frommers-sweden#comment-54 This book was invaluable for us in touring around Sweden. We stayed mostly on the back roads and traveled through small fising villages on the coast and inland areas in the SW part of Sweden. The book helped us decide day to day where to go and what to see. We were on a totally unstructured trip and used the book to decide each night where to go the next day. Rating: 5 / 5 This book was invaluable for us in touring around Sweden. We stayed mostly on the back roads and traveled through small fising villages on the coast and inland areas in the SW part of Sweden. The book helped us decide day to day where to go and what to see. We were on a totally unstructured trip and used the book to decide each night where to go the next day.
Rating: 5 / 5

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