Visiting Scandinavia alone: advisable or not?

**Fragony** · 12-12-2013, 02:32

Keep in mind that Scandinavia is incredibly expensive, and there isn't all that much to see and do. Frankly, it's rather boring.

Tivoli (coolest attraction park ever, positioned in the heart of Copenhagen) and café Europa in Copenhagen are a must see, so is the museum Lousiana

**Hooahguy** · 12-12-2013, 02:38

Well Im the kind of sap who enjoys mountains and fjords and considering the pictures Ive seen I dont think Ill be bored.

**Fragony** · 12-12-2013, 03:11

Originally Posted by Hooahguy

Well Im the kind of sap who enjoys mountains and fjords and considering the pictures Ive seen I dont think Ill be bored.

If you are an outdoor kind off guy you will probably love it then. But again, everything is expensive, don't be surprised if a bad pizza costs you the same amount of money that would buy you a King's meal somewhere else.

**Hooahguy** · 12-12-2013, 03:19

I hear that. I dont plan for it to be a long trip, probably a week at most.

**Fragony** · 12-12-2013, 07:29

Originally Posted by Hooahguy

I hear that. I dont plan for it to be a long trip, probably a week at most.

Well if you go to the utmost north of Norway you can claim you have been in the artics. It's a beautifull country. Bring good outdoor-shoes with lots of profile in the soles, you are going to need them it's a rough place.

**Crazed Rabbit** · 12-13-2013, 05:48

I think Scandinavia is quite safe in terms of crime, etc. If you're off hiking in the wilderness by yourself you face the same dangers as you would hiking solo anywhere in the world - with the added complication of potential communication difficulties.

There's probably some international hiking forums out there with info on Scandinavia. For general travel guides to Scandinavia you can get guidebooks like Rick Steves, Lonely Planet, and Let's Go! (which focuses on student travel). All of these will include information on hiking and the like. They may not be focused on hiking, but they will likely have more than enough info to get started planning.

If your main aim is hiking with gorgeous views, don't limit yourself to looking at just Scandinavia, though.

CR

**Husar** · 12-13-2013, 13:06

Stay away from red-haired, bearded men with horned helmets. It's a very dangerous place where the manners are rough and strangers have to prove themselves in brutal duels. It's so rough that their pee is a pasty, sugary mass that they turn into alcoholic beverage before they ride on dragons to loot villages. If you get caught by some, it may help to tell them you know @Sigurd the Dragonslayer.

Also don't forget that their alcoholic beverages are taxed very high because they are pinko-liberal nancies living in a nanny state who believe in redistribution of fairness. A sales tax of 30% or 40% is not unusual there, which is partially responsible for the high prices Fragony mentions.

I cannot give you more than this advice that I mostly got from travelling guides from the middle ages, but I hope you have a nice trip and come back to tell us about it!