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Tip #4 - Full General Tourist Information

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Swedes are famous for beingness organized to a fault... together with this goes for providing tourist data equally well. The Stockholm Visitors Board does a superb project of helping tourists innovation their see equally good equally helping them in i lawsuit they've arrived. Their website is total to the brim amongst data of where to visit, swallow together with store equally good equally things to encounter together with do. It is constantly beingness updated together with is hence a skillful house to encounter what events are going on inward the city. You tin too pre-order your Stockholm Card here. One tin fifty-fifty mass a soul authorized guide via their website. As a concierge, I honor this website indispensable. Already inward the metropolis together with demand help? The Visitors Board has a dandy Tourist Information Centre located inward Sverigehuset (The Sweden House) across the street from the NK Department Store inward Kungsträdgården. Be advised though that they...

Taxis Inwards Sweden... Travel Aware!

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Sweden is i of the virtually organized, to the lowest degree corrupt, by-the-book countries inward the world... except when it comes to taxis, where instead it resembles the Wild West. Taxis are unregulated inward Sweden as well as companies tin select which kilometer as well as fixed rates they role every bit long every bit they are displayed somewhere on or inward the taxi. This way getting from points H5N1 to B tin vary wildly inward price. The large bulk of taxis belong to large companies that conduct keep only about the same rates, but if you lot saltation into the incorrect taxi you lot may discovery yourself paying double. You'll survive alright every bit long every bit you lot follow 3 uncomplicated rules: Stick to using the 5 primary taxi companies (list provided below). Personally I recommend Taxi Stockholm , the largest companionship as well as the i I role both professionally at the Rival Hotel as well as personally. Whenever possible, inquire someone to telephone ou...

Tip #7 - Money, Money, Money... Sek, Euros In Addition To Credit Cards.

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(EDIT: this is an older weblog article... click here for updated information) Sweden is ane of 3 European Union countries (along amongst Kingdom of Denmark as well as the UK) that opted to decease along their currency as well as not role the Euro. Boy, are nosotros happy today that nosotros made that decision! The currency inwards Sweden is called the Swedish crown, or the krona (SEK). Over the by year, ane dollar would purchase yous almost 6-8 crowns as well as ane euro would purchase yous almost 9-11 crowns. Some people, travelling through Europe, notice it a chip bothersome that Sweden does non role the euro. One proficient affair to know is that yous r eally create non require to telephone substitution a lot of money. Credit as well as debit cards are accepted almost everywhere inwards Stockholm... taxis, boats, kiosks, stores, moving-picture exhibit theaters, restaurants, bars, etc; It is rattling rare that a trouble organization does non convey credit/debit cards. One tin bes...