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10 top travel destinations in 2014

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Lonely Planet's list of the top 10 countries to visit in 2014 includes the following interesting points Sweden comes in fourth place! They thank the author Stieg Larsson for putting Sweden on the map, helping to portray the country as ... cold, beautiful and a bit scary. They also mention Swedish food, with ingredients such as seafood, berries, herbs and local cheeses.

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KLM aircraft transformed into a cinema

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On 2 October this year, 300 children were given a slightly different experience by KLM: they were invited to a spectacular preview of the new Disney film Planes. What was a bit special was that the preview was not in a cinema - but in an aeroplane!

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Travel Questionnaire - questions and answers about travel

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I found a "Travel Questionnaire" full of questions about travelling. We've answered all the questions, and it would be great if you could join in and answer them too, either in the comments section or on your own blog.

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Winter's top 10 trips

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The Swedes' favourite destination this winter is the Canary Islands, according to Resia. Other popular destinations are Thailand, Mexico and the USA. Today we present this winter's top 10 when it comes to both charter destinations and international flights.

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A Swedish passport is worth its weight in gold

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As you know, people from different countries have different levels of ease in travelling the world. I remember when a friend and I travelled by train through Eastern Europe in the early 90s. We shared a compartment with two American women, and when the Belarusian inspectors checked our passports, the difference between Swedes and Americans became clear.

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The world's most honest city

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Reporters at Reader's Digest "dropped" 192 wallets in 16 cities around the world to see what happened. The wallets included a name with a mobile phone number, a family photo and $50 worth of cash. The result?

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Crazy things people forget on the plane

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Have you ever forgotten something on a flight? In a Skyscanner survey, 700 flight attendants and stewards were asked what they found in the seats after passengers left the plane.

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Norwegians happiest in the world

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According to the UN World Happiness Report 2013, Danes are the happiest people in the world. Other northerners and northern Europeans are also happy. The situation is worse for the inhabitants of several African countries, who are not at all happy to the same extent.

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Don't do this - when travelling abroad

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Britons are now being warned by the British Foreign Office about odd laws in other countries, which they should look out for on holiday. Here is a small selection of laws that Brits are being warned about, according to The Independent.

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Pictures from Las Vegas

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Last spring, Peter's son Robin and his wife Alexandra went on a 10-day holiday to Las Vegas. They had a great experience and told us about all the great things over there: huge hotels with lots of shops and restaurants, gigantic swimming pools and huge breakfast buffets with rich cake tables.

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