The Swedes' desire to travel is increasing and this summer's favourite destination is Croatia. This is shown when Resia presents the Travel Barometer. They also present this summer's four travel trends. What do you think about them? Do you recognise yourself?
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Do you choose sunshine holidays or skiing trips during the winter months? Or maybe both? And where do you go when you want to ski? "We usually prioritise sunshine or visits to big cities, but at Christmas 2008 we took a skiing week in Sälen. We had fantastic luck with the weather and it was really nice on the slopes!
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Writer: Helena Bergström
Malaysian food, today it's time to share our experiences! When travelling, it is exciting to try the local cuisine. Malaysia is a multicultural society with food influences from many parts of the world, and as a tourist it was sometimes easiest to find Chinese, Thai or Indian food. But of course, we also found Malaysian dishes.
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We have now checked out of La Pari-Pari, our cosy hotel on Langkawi. Right now we are sitting in the restaurant and spending a few hours with a cold fruit drink, before it is time to go to the airport and continue towards Kuala Lumpur. It will be exciting to see the capital, but we will really miss this hotel and the staff here!
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Today we have done a full day sailing trip by catamaran in Malaysia, here on Langkawi. It was a really nice excursion, and if anyone is going here, we can highly recommend a trip with Rampant sailing. The couple who organised the trip were very nice and made sure it was a really good day.
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Today we have made an excursion to the north-eastern part of Langkawi, and made a mangrove boat trip through the mangrove swamp. It was an interesting trip, where we got to see all sorts of wildlife - some of which we've never heard of before - and learn more about nature.
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Yesterday we celebrated New Year's Eve in Langkawi, at a place by the beach called Oasis. For 100 ringgit (about 200 SEK) per person we got a buffet, fire, lanterns and fireworks. The nicest surprise was that Linda, Ludvig and their children, from Mary af Rövarhamn, came to join us, along with another Swedish family they know who are staying at a nearby hotel.
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We visited the Underwater World in Langkawi. This is one of the biggest attractions in Langkawi and the huge building houses lots of fish and other animals from a variety of environments, from the rainforest to Antarctica.
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Where will you be travelling in 2013? SvD presents three cities and three countries that Swedes will be travelling to and talking about. And we counter with three cities and three countries that we can recommend and three cities and three countries that we dream about. Which countries/cities can you recommend, and which ones do you dream about?
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Here is a small checklist for travelling abroad. Before embarking on a trip, you need to check and organise certain things. Sometimes you may need to plan a few months in advance, especially if you are travelling long distances or to more unusual destinations. Here's a checklist of things that can be useful to check well in advance.
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