You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when travelling in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finl&, & Estonia. With this guide, you`ll set sail to Europe`s most prosperous corner--a smorgasbord of Viking ships, deep green fjords, stave churches, brooding castles, & colourful farmhouses. Explore the sleek, modern capital cities of Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki, & Tallinn. Cruise through Stockholm`s scenic archipelago, & sample the Baltic charms of Tallinn. Delve deep into Norway`s scenic Sognefjord & bike through the idyllic Danish countryside on the castaway island of Aero. & take some time out from sightseeing to get your blood pumping in a steamy Finnish sauna. The author himself has comprehensively researched each title, lending the recommendations in each guide a more personal air than guides that are researched by a team of writers. Each title is arranged geographically by region, area & city, with each section giving details on orientation, tourist information, ‘helpful hints’, getting around, local tours on foot or by car, day trips, principal sights, activities, recommended experiences, nightlife, sleeping, eating & transport connections. H&-drawn overview maps lend each guide a more personal touch. An introductory paragraph also introduces readers to the destination, with guidance on pre-trip planning, practicalities, money, sightseeing, sleeping, eating, ‘travelling as a temporary local’ & ‘back door travel philosophy’. An appendix also offers information on communication, transportation, resources, holidays & festivals, conversions & climate, a packing checklist & essential vocabulary. *A number of Rick Steves’ guides are updated annually. Please see individual titles for further information; they will carry the year in the title of the guidebook.’* ...

Here are authentic Scandinavian recipes with a modern twist, shot on location in Scandinavia. The book is suffused with `hygge`, ...

In Scandinavia the whole period of Christmas, from the first Sunday in Advent to New Year`s Day, is marked by festivals & celebrated in traditional but beautifully contemporary style. Hygge, the Danish word for cosiness, is about being inside with candles, great comfort food & lots of cakes & sweets. The first week of December is baking week
- enough has to be made to last the whole Christmas period. Jars of decorated cookies, gingerbread houses & clogs filled with little presents rub shoulders with simple wreaths, trees & tables decorated with white candles & fresh greenery
- the perfect mix of ancient & modern. Brunches, cocktail & tea parties, lunches & dinners are celebrated with a mixture of traditional goodies & delicious modern recipes. Duck & pork rule on Christmas Eve, fish, ham & seasonal vegetables on Christmas Day. Sweets, biscuits, puddings & other treats abound
- all washed down with gluwein & fruity cocktails. In this glorious book, illustrated with Lars Ranek`s evocative photographs, Trine Hahnemann provides a cornucopia of 70 Christmas recipes
- all featuring ingredients which are common to all northern climes
- showing us how we, too, can decorate our homes & make delicious dishes to celebrate Christmas the Scandinavian way.




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The Scandinavians excel in comfort
- family, friends, a good atmosphere, long meals, relaxation & an emphasis on simple pleasures.
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With sections on vegetables, spices, herbs, berries, fruit, meat, fish, seafood, eggs & seasonal baking, this is the ultimate guide to Scandinavian cooking. It

Includes:: 100 essential ingredients & over 200 recipes selected by Camilla Plum, an authority on the distinctive produce of Scandinavia, that celebrate the varied cooking methods & techniques of keeping meat & fish fresh still being used today. From crayfish to lingonberries, by way of venison & rye bread, the information & recipes in this book give you a fascinating insight into the Scandinavian kitchen.

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The Scandinavians are regarded as Europe`s most tolerant & peace-loving people. So how was it that one of the worst acts of political terror ever witnessed on this continent was committed by a Norwegian
- against his fellow countrymen? Scandinavia is the epitome of cool: we fill our homes with cheap but stylish Nordic furniture; we envy their health-giving outdoor lifestyle; we glut ourselves on their crime fiction; even their strangely attractive melancholia seems to express a stoic, common-sensical acceptance of life`s many vicissitudes. But how valid is this outsider`s view of Scandinavia, & how accurate our picture of life in Scandinavia today? Robert Ferguson digs down through two millennia of history to tell stories of extraordinary events, people & objects
- from Norwegian Death Metal to Vidkun Quisling, from Agnetha Faltskog to Greta Garbo, from Lurpak butter to the Old Norse rune stones
- that richly illuminate our understanding of modern Scandinavia, its society, politics, culture & temperament.


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The Scandinavians are regarded as Europe`s most tolerant & peace-loving people. So how was it that one of the worst acts of political terror ever witnessed on this continent was committed by a Norwegian
- against his fellow countrymen? Scandinavia is the epitome of cool: we fill our homes with cheap but stylish Nordic furniture; we envy their health-giving outdoor lifestyle; we glut ourselves on their crime fiction; even their strangely attractive melancholia seems to express a stoic, common-sensical acceptance of life`s many vicissitudes. But how valid is this outsider`s view of Scandinavia, & how accurate our picture of life in Scandinavia today? Robert Ferguson digs down through two millennia of history to tell stories of extraordinary events, people & objects
- from Norwegian Death Metal to Vidkun Quisling, from Agnetha Faltskog to Greta Garbo, from Lurpak butter to the Old Norse rune stones
- that richly illuminate our understanding of modern Scandinavia, its society, politics, culture & temperament.


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Map No. 101, Scarborough, in the Ordnance Survey Landranger series at 1:50, 000, including Bridlington, Carnaby, Burton Agnes, Lowthorpe, Kilham, Langtoft, Fumber, Sledmere, Wharran le Street, West Lutton, Thwing, Flamborough, Burton Flaming, Weaverthorpe, Wintringham, Wold Newton, Reighton, Hunmanby, Filey, Staxton, Sherburn, West Knapton, Brompton-by Sawdon, Allerston, Eastfield, East Ayton, Sawdon, Scalby, Hackness, Cloughton & Harwood Dale, with Flamborough Head, The Wolds & part of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park including the Fylingdales Moor. The map also shows Wolds Way & Cleveland Way, part of the E2 European Long Distance Path. Edition D2; Revised for selected changes 2005; Copyright date 2006 This title is also available on our website in a waterproof & tear-resistant version. Maps in this series are only published folded. Stanfords can also print flat versions of Ordnance Survey maps through the OS Select system, centring the map on a location of your choice & with a picture provided by you on the cover. For more information please click on the link at the bottom of this description. About Ordnance Survey ...

Map No. 101, Scarborough 1856-1858, in the Cassini Historical Series of old Ordnance Survey mapping of England & Wales at 1:50, 000 in a format designed to offer a convenient comparison with the present day coverage from the OS, & most locations in three different editions. Old historical maps have been combined so that the sheet lines correspond to the current Landranger series & reproduced with the scale changed from one inch to one mile to 1:50, 000. Most locations are covered by three separate maps, showing how the area has changed over the decades, with selected major cities also presented in a fourth edition. Old Series: the first detailed survey mapping dating for most areas from the first half of the 19th century, in black & white & with relief shown by hachuring. Revised New Series from 1880s/1900s, with some colouring & a mixture of hachuring & contour lines. Popular Edition from the inter-war years, with contour lines & colouring to indicate woodlands, parks, etc. New Popular Edition from the late 1940s, reproduced in the Cassini series for the major cities. Each map

Includes:: notes on the development of Ordnance Survey & the various series produced by them. For those interested in maps & cartography in general, the Cassini series also provides a fascinating insight into how Ordnance Survey cartographic style has developed over a period of over 100 years. Coverage

Includes:: present day Bridlington, Carnaby, Burton Agnes, Lowthorpe, Kilham, Langtoft, Fumber, Sledmere, Wharran le Street, West Lutton, Thwing, Flamborough, Burton Flaming, Weaverthorpe, Wintringham, Wold Newton, Reighton, Hunmanby, Filey, Staxton, Sherburn, West Knapton, Brompton-by Sawdon, Allerston, Eastfield, East Ayton, Sawdon, Scalby, Hackness, Cloughton & Harwood Dale, with Flamborough Head, The Wolds & part of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park including the Fylingdales Moor. PLEASE NOTE: Stanfords can also print on request mapping from all four series centring the map on a location of your choice. For more information please click on the link below.



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Map No. 101, Scarborough 1856-1925 (3-map set), in the Cassini Historical Series of old Ordnance Survey mapping of England & Wales at 1:50, 000 in a format designed to offer a convenient comparison with the present day coverage from the OS, & most locations in three different editions. Old historical maps have been combined so that the sheet lines correspond to the current Landranger series & reproduced with the scale changed from one inch to one mile to 1:50, 000. Most locations are covered by three separate maps, showing how the area has changed over the decades, with selected major cities also presented in a fourth edition. Old Series: the first detailed survey mapping dating for most areas from the first half of the 19th century, in black & white & with relief shown by hachuring. Revised New Series from 1880s/1900s, with some colouring & a mixture of hachuring & contour lines. Popular Edition from the inter-war years, with contour lines & colouring to indicate woodlands, parks, etc. New Popular Edition from the late 1940s, reproduced in the Cassini series for the major cities. Each map

Includes:: notes on the development of Ordnance Survey & the various series produced by them. For those interested in maps & cartography in general, the Cassini series also provides a fascinating insight into how Ordnance Survey cartographic style has developed over a period of over 100 years. Coverage

Includes:: present day Bridlington, Carnaby, Burton Agnes, Lowthorpe, Kilham, Langtoft, Fumber, Sledmere, Wharran le Street, West Lutton, Thwing, Flamborough, Burton Flaming, Weaverthorpe, Wintringham, Wold Newton, Reighton, Hunmanby, Filey, Staxton, Sherburn, West Knapton, Brompton-by Sawdon, Allerston, Eastfield, East Ayton, Sawdon, Scalby, Hackness, Cloughton & Harwood Dale, with Flamborough Head, The Wolds & part of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park including the Fylingdales Moor. PLEASE NOTE: Stanfords can also print on request mapping from all four series centring the map on a location of your choice. For more information please click on the link below.



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