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                <title>Café Edenborg</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[In the Old Town, this little café is friendly and cheaper than most places in the area. The coffee is decent and there’s a little cult bookshop downstairs along with free Wi-Fi for all which is a real bonus for travelers with laptops as using the internet can be a pricey experience in Stockholm.]]></description>
                
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                <title>World’s largest IKEA</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Think of Sweden and we inevitably think of IKEA and wrestling with flat-pack furniture. You can browse the flagship store near Stockholm – free buses from Regeringsgatan/Jakobsgatan in the centre depart every hour, Monday to Friday. Just try not to bring back too much Swedish design to fit in your backpack!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Hip SoFo</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Youthful crowds of artists and designers have made this neighborhood in the southern inner city of Stockholm into a trendy destination. Actually called Sodermalm but nicknamed SoFo (inspiration from London’s notorious Soho?), it’s a bohemian mecca that’s home to numerous individual shops and tiny cafés and restaurants, all with a fun, lively atmosphere. Take a stroll around its squares or enjoy a picnic in the park at Nytorget, right in the center of SoFo.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Skanstulls Vandrarhem Hostel</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Very centrally located near the cool district of SoFo (Sodermalm), this new hostel in Stockholm was a great find. Beds here are very reasonable for the city and the whole place is stylish and modern. There are no bunkbeds - just spacious shared rooms with nice personal touches and comfy beds. The metro is a block away when you want to explore the rest of the city.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Changing of the Guard</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The palace in Stockholm is well worth the SEK 120 admission fee - it was one of the highlights of our stay in the city. For a little extra grandeur and spectacle, try to catch the changing of the guard which takes place at 12.10pm (1.10pm on Sundays).]]></description>
                
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                <title>Public bicycle rent - Alvadon</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[In summer consider renting a public bicycle. The cost of three days is 125 kr (or 250 kr for the whole season). You can get the card to use the bikes at any SL centre. You can use a Bicycle for three hours, then place it back in one of the 70 stations in Stockholm, and you can grab another one.<br>It's available from 6am to 6pm every day.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Planning ahead in the summer months</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[I strongly recommend a little extra time when planning your transport time in the summer months. Most Swedes take all 5-6 weeks of vacation in one stint in July or August so buses and train schedules are greatly adjusted for what staff there are.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Hotel Stenugnen</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This small hotel is just a short walk from the ferry terminal on a quiet cobbled street and is only a few minutes from the town centre. There are bars and  good eating places nearby, such as Joda bar. The rooms are not huge but are light and modern with showers. There is a lounge area  for guests to sit in. Breakfasts are ample with an array of  fruit juices, cereals, breads, cheeses, meats etc. <br><br>The owner and her young staff are very friendly and helpful and the atmosphere is relaxed. It can be booked through the Destination Gotland website as can the ferry to Visby which is a great place for a relaxed time.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Reindeer Trekking</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Take a walking trip led by a local Sami reindeer herder, through a stunning national park landscape with reindeers as your travelling companions. Learn about the importance of reindeer to the local people and see some of the most beautiful landscape Sweden has to offer.<br><br>Take the wonderful night train from Stockholm to remind you how train travel ought to be.<br><br>Alternatively arrange your own outdoor activities in this beautiful area.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Innovatum Technology Centre, Trollhatten</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Fantastic 'hands-on' exhibits demonstrate basic scientific principles in a simple, fun way and will keep adults and kids alike interested for hours.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Tom Tits Experiment</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Only a short ride from Stockholm, you will find a magnificent red brick building, which used to be a factory, brimming with activity. This is the 'science centre' Tom Tits Experiment. <br><br>Here children (and adults) can try out more than 400 experiments using water, wind, gravity, sound, light and movement while at the same time learning about themselves and the world around us. <br><br>The huge house has four floors, and an enourmous outside area for water experiments. There is a buffet restaurant serving food that will appeal both to the young and older taste buds, but there is also space for eating a packed lunch.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Lyckebo Holiday Cottage</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[For an authentic rural Swedish getaway drive one hour east of Gothenburg and stay at this charming forest cottage with views over the local lake. Use this as a base to explore the very pleasant local area including the local town of Ulricehamn on the shores of Asunden lake. The cottage is well equipped with facilities but can still be the perfect getaway. We particularly enjoyed looking for chantarelle mushrooms in the surrounding forest.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Dalarö Kajak</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This is a perfect place for sea-kayaking in the south part of Stockholm archipelago. A lot of beautiful islands where you can camp. You can borrow a map of the area and get suggestions and help were to kayak and where to camp.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Dalarö Kajak</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This is a perfect place to start kayaking in the south of Stockholm archipelago. Beautiful islands and easy to camp.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Accommodation in Kiruna</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Kiruna has many interesting types of accommodation available. As well as a good choice of comfortable hotels and guest houses, Kiruna also offers a choice of original and exclusive ideas such as the Ice Hotel, wilderness cabins, lodges, igloos and traditional wig wams.<br><br>The unique Ice Hotel gets rebuilt year after year from the ice of the local Torne river. With its ice sculptures and fine works of art, the Ice Hotel is truly an experience that should not be missed.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Abisko Mountain Station</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Just an hour and a half's drive from Kiruna is the Abisko Mountain Station considered as the best place on earth to view the Northern Lights. <br><br>With its fresh clean air and its practically cloud-free skies the conditions for seeing the lights are optimal. Aurora occurs, more or less, every night but to detect it the skies have to be dark. The period from September to March is best time of year.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Liljevalchs Konsthall</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Fantastic and underrated modern art museum/ gallery on Djurgarden (past the huge tourist destination, Vasa Museum). Every year it hosts about four exhibitions of contemporary and modern art. <br><br>We were there for an exhibition of Alberto Giacometti and it was amazing to see 'Walking Man 1' in full height. His drawing and paintings were an absolute revelation and it was a great way of spending the afternoon.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Take the train to Malmo</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[For an interesting train journey, go by rail from London to Brussels on Eurostar, then overnight to Hamburg. The trains are lovely and new, and even have showers.  <br><br>Next day, press on to Copenhagen by train and boat - the train drives onto the ferry between Puttgarden and Rodby. After that, it's over the Oresund Bridge to Malmo!  <br><br>Book tickets through Ffestiniog Travel, who will hold the reservation for a few days so you have time to sort out your other arrangements! For those food emergencies, I recommend taking Ryvitas and a jar of peanut butter - no refrigeration required!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Stockholm archipelago</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[There are 24,000 islands in all and you are free to camp on any of them. The bigger ones have campsites; the smaller ones you can have all to yourself. Buy a five-day Batluffarkortet archipelago ferry pass, for about £25 and use taxi boats to get to the smaller islands.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Spirit of the Wild exhibition.</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[It's 100 giant outdoor photos of wildlife from all over the world. you can see it at even at night.<br><br>The photos are huge, incredible, and moving, and the whole exhibition is easy to find, and free!]]></description>
                
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