• Introduction
• 1. Capri
• 2. The Hamptons
• 3. Greek Islands
• 4. London
• 5. Montreal
• 6. National Parks
• 7. New England
• 8. Russia
• 9. Scandinavia
• 10. Upper Peninsula

Scandinavia

While you’d have to be a thick-skinned Viking to make it through a Scandinavian winter, happily, you needn’t be much more than a reveling vacationer with a good pair of sunglasses during the summer months. Scandinavia is a sizzling summer destination, where the northerly latitude of this country fivesome – namely, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland – translates to unending daylight hours during summer. Head out on a midnight whim to go hiking, biking, or white-water rafting in Norway’s exquisite wilderness, composed of stunning fjords, majestic mountains, glistening glaciers, and serene valleys. Visit the Danish cultural capital of Copenhagen and stroll through the lovely Tivoli Gardens, or head to magnificent Stockholm, to check out traditional Swedish folk music and traditions at Skansen, where a jovial Midsummer festival (late-June) is also held to celebrate the lightest night of the year. Or, you may prefer to simply soak up the animated nightlife of beer gardens and street musicians that lingers well into the night in Iceland’s lively capital of Reykjavik. There are tons of other special summer events scheduled, as well, ranging from midnight marathons to gay pride parades to cultural events – try the Helsinki Festival (late-Aug.–early-Sept.), for example, when the Finnish capital lets loose with music, theatre, dance, visual arts, film, and more before autumn comes around.

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