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The BBC Profiles provide an economic, historical, and political overview, with a section on current leaders. The Profiles also list the media outlets, which include television and radio stations and the press.

National Geographic's People and Places feature provides a short overview of the destination and include a Features section with related articles, photos, and videos, depending on the destination.

Weatherbase provides historical weather information such as "average number of day above 90," "average number of days with thunderstorms," and other similar types of data.

From website: Welcome to the Swedish official website for travel and tourism information!
Whether you're seeking a lively metropolis, breathtaking landscapes or cultural heritage Sweden offers a wealth of inspiration...click for website

Up-to-date information provided by the State Department on matters such as passport and visa requirements, safety and security, crime, health and medical issues, any areas of instability, and the location of the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate. It also links to Travel Warnings for that country, if there is one.

Frommer's Forums are divided into countries, and all the messages relating to a country are presented in a list that makes it easy to browse through the topics.

Review site with hotel reviews and candid photos posted by users.

Concierge.com destinations guides include information on getting there, getting around, lodging, places to eat, see and do, ... etc. Although Concierge.com may not have as many hotel recommendations as some guide books, they provide hotel photos along with the recommendations. The destinations guides also have links to articles about the destination published by Concierge.com or Conde Nast Traveler.

Frommer's has put a substantial amount of content online, making Frommers.com a good resource for travel planning. The site is easy to navigate since all the destinations are organized by similar topics such as "Getting There," "Restaurants," and "Suggested Itineraries."

USA Today's Country Guides have information on topics such as Money, Health, Accommodations, Entertainment, Top Things To Do and See, Getting There, Getting Around, Climate, and Map. You can also select the topics you are interested in and create a mini guide that puts all the information on one page for easy reading.

From Conde Nast Traveler
Published March 2006
Sprinkled throughout Europe are fairy-tale hamlets that offer a taste of the Continent as it used to be-places where simple pleasures and centuries-old rhythms seem to slow the world's very rotation, and where even the stillness speaks volumes. "Guidebooks privilege cities and sites, but the history-not to mention the romance-is often far more potent in villages," writes Cristina Nehring, who took her thesis on the road last summer to three countries: France, Greece, and Italy. There, she discovered entire cultures writ small-in the scent of lavender, a taste of black truffle, and the Hellenic art of doing absolutely nothing ... click for full article

From Conde Nast Traveler
September
One of the Continent's secret offshore gems
Suffice it to say that the Swedish royal family wasn't wrong in picking this narrow island in the Baltic as its summer camp a hundred years ago. Four miles off the country's east coast, Oland is far and away the best place to swim in Sweden, and it offers a concentrated dose of everything there is to love about Scandinavia's largest country: friendly English-speaking people, lovely landscapes dotted with ruins and windmills, and a well-organized and reliable infrastructure. Oland is a terrific place for cycling, swimming, boating, and sunning (the best beach is Lyckesand, on the east coast). Biking isn't really practical as your only transport, however, so plan on arriving by car; if you come by train from Stockholm, rent from Avis (46-480-444-300) or Hertz (46-480-944-20) at the station in Kalmar, the mainland town connected to the island via a four-mile bridge. ... click for full article

From Conde Nast Traveler
Published March 2005
Luxury tour operators are making hay of northern Scandinavia's tundra-dwelling ruminants this spring. Travcoa's Lapland Reindeer Safari features reindeer-driving instruction (800-992-2003; ... click for full article

Virtual Tourist has user reviews on topics such as Hotels, Things To Do, Restaurants, Local Customs, Nightlife, Off the Beaten Path, Tourist Traps, Transportation, ... etc.

From Conde Nast Traveler
Published October 2003
Adam Sachs's 46-city world tour (see Incredible Journey, Conde Nast Traveler, October 2003) is a cornucopia of travel intelligence. Below are the nuts and bolts for every bit of advice he doles out.
All room rates quoted are for the current month.

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Temenos (264-222-9000; temenosvillas.com; villas, $20,000-$50,000 per week). ... click for full article

From Conde Nast Traveler
Published October 2003
There's more to a travel bargain than price. In the case of city hotels, the best are a balance of style, value, and location. In 15 cities across the world, our editors prove the point with stellar finds. At a time when the buck is on a roller-coaster, these are very sure bets...

Sweden gave us affordable fashionable furniture (IKEA) and affordable fashionable fashion (H&M), and now frugal Scandinavian flair is infiltrating the lodging industry. Stockholm has several hotels that are stylish and comfortable-if rather compact-in return for not too many kronor. ... click for full article