Frommer's Sweden (Paperback)

~ Darwin Porter (Author), Danforth Prince (Author) "Sweden presents visitors with an embarrassment of riches, everything from sophisticated cities to medieval towns to Europe's last untamed wilderness..." (more)
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You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go -- they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges. Every Frommer's Travel Guide is up-to-date, with exact prices for everything, dozens of color maps, and exciting coverage of sports, shopping, and nightlife. You'd be lost without us!
Much more detailed and complete than its major competitor, Frommer's Sweden captures all the highlights of this beautiful nation -- everything from sophisticated cities to medieval towns, the Gota Canal, summer solstice festivals, and Swedish glass factories. In this exciting new addition to the Frommer series, we'll give you tips on how to enjoy the best museums, shopping, and nightlife, as well as some offbeat experiences, like exploring the Orsa "Outback" by horse and carriage or kayaking the Stockholm Archipelago. With full details on a wide range of hotels and restaurants, detailed maps, and smart money-saving tips, Frommer's has everything you'll need!

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Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer. And avoid tourist traps. At Frommer’s, we use 150 outspoken travel experts around the world to help you make the right choices. Frommer’s. Your guide to a world of travel experience.

Choose the Only Guide That Gives You:

• Outspoken opinions on what’s worth your time and what’s not.
• Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip no matter what your budget.
• Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.
• The best hotels and restaurants in every price range, with candid reviews.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Frommer's; 3rd edition (April 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076452464X
• ISBN-13: 978-0764524646
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,837,839 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Valuable Tourist Guide, but not completely reliable, September 7, 2005

By	A. Reid (NC, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Frommer's Sweden (Frommer's Complete) (Paperback)

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.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Complete Guide, October 12, 2000

By	Marcello Campos Valverde (Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frommer's Sweden (Paperback)

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...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Frommer's Sweden, January 1, 2009

By	msews (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frommer's Sweden (Frommer's Complete) (Paperback)

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.