I can hardly believe that we are leaving for Scandinavia this month! When we went to New Zealand in November, we had the luxury of being there for close to two weeks, so we were able to space out a lot of our activities. That is definitely not the case for this trip. Similar to when I went on a girls’ trip with my mom and sister, we will have six days to cover three countries. That’s right, three countries! Because of that, we’ve had to be very strategic in our planning. Here’s what’s on the books:
- Our flights. As I wrote about previously, we got an excellent deal on multi-city flights out of Orlando – only $382 per person! We’re flying into Stockholm and out of Helsinki, which is a great way to guarantee you see multiple spots. We’ve known from the beginning that we needed to coordinate transit between the two cities, but instead of flying between them, we opted to book…
- Our ferries. We booked an overnight ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki on Tallink, which will essentially be a mini cruise. What’s great is that this covered our hotel for the night, as well as our transit – similar to our sleeper train from Glasgow to London. Because the ferries are so accessible, we also booked a day trip to Tallinn from Helsinki, giving us an opportunity to spend a day in Estonia!
- Our hotels. We only have a few days in each city, so we wanted to make sure we’re centrally located to all the spots we want to hit! In Stockholm, we’ll be staying in the Scandic Grand Central, which is in the Norrmalm neighborhood. In Helsinki, we are booked at the Holiday Inn Helsinki City Centre, which is right next to the train station. It definitely cuts down on our inner city travel.
Now, we just need to book a few dinners – we’ve read it can be difficult to get into restaurants without a reservation – but we’re excited to head out so soon! We enjoyed our time in Copenhagen much more than we’d expected, and we’re thrilled to be scoping out more Nordic countries…
