Tourist Attractions in Sweden - A Personal Top-10

Written by Marc A. De Jong


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Bohuslän Bohuslän isrepparttar area atrepparttar 138105 west-coast of Sweden, roughly located between Gothenburg andrepparttar 138106 Norwegian border. It is characterized by rocky fragmented islands and small fishing communities. Awesome scenery, and one ofrepparttar 138107 best tourist attractions in Sweden according torepparttar 138108 Swedes.

Göta Canal One ofrepparttar 138109 most popular attractions in Sweden. Make a cruise from Gothenburg to Stockholm with an old ship, crossing one river, three canals, eight lakes, passing 66 locks and traveling on two seas. The Göta Canal is one ofrepparttar 138110 most pleasant waterways in Sweden.

Inlandsbanan Orrepparttar 138111 Inland Railway. Great trip for fans of train journeys, acrossrepparttar 138112 Arctic circle. Inlandsbanan runs from Kristinehamn atrepparttar 138113 side of lake Vänern torepparttar 138114 wilderness near Gällivare, Lapland. Distance: around 1300 km. Stop wherever you want or spendrepparttar 138115 night and get back onrepparttar 138116 train - it's all up to you.

Kungsleden The most famous hiking trail of Sweden, 500 km long and leading from Abisko to Hemavan (south). Well-marked and popular, with cabins alongrepparttar 138117 trail that can be busy inrepparttar 138118 holiday season. You’ll pass Kebnekaise, Sweden’s highest mountain (2,078 m) and see some of Europe’s wildest and most beautiful nature.

Storsjön Storsjön (the Great Lake in Swedish) inrepparttar 138119 province of Jämtland isrepparttar 138120 Nordic Loch Ness. Locals believe there's a monster in its dark water – and typically Swedish,repparttar 138121 monster is even protected by law! The area around Storsjön has a lot more to offer, with highlands, trails andrepparttar 138122 likable Östersund as its biggest town.

Marc A. De Jong is a Dutch journalist and editor of http://www.stockholm-sweden-travel-guide.com. This site tells you all about the major attractions, yearly events, how to get there, where to stay, and gives lots of other practical tips.


Hilton Hotels Tuck You In – In Phoenix

Written by Kriss Hammond


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The Metro Phoenix area has over 26,000 hotel rooms, with none outmatchingrepparttar Pointe Hilton resorts Tapotio Cliffs and Squaw Peak. Squaw Peak wasrepparttar 138087 first all suite resort inrepparttar 138088 United States. Tapotio is built reminiscent of a Tuscan, Italy hill town. Hilton also offersrepparttar 138089 Hilton Suites, also close torepparttar 138090 airport, for business travelers needing a quiet, relaxing, but convenience home away from home for doing business in high tech and manufacturing, tourism and construction,repparttar 138091 top Phoenix industries.

Suburbs of Phoenix include Tempe, Carefree, Cave Creek, Chandler, El Mirage, Scottsdale, Fountain Hills, Gilbert, Glendale, Goodyear, Litchfield Park, Peoria, Sun City, and Taliesen (cliffs or brow in Scottish). Taliesen isrepparttar 138092 winter home of famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

There are 190 golf courses forrepparttar 138093 snowbirds in Phoenix. The annual PGA Phoenix open is held here andrepparttar 138094 Standard Register Turquoise Classic LPGA andrepparttar 138095 Tradition Senior PGA make it their home as well. The Tapotio Cliffs and Squaw Peak sharerepparttar 138096 facilities ofrepparttar 138097 Hilton owned Lookout Mountain Golf Club, one ofrepparttar 138098 top ranked courses inrepparttar 138099 country.

There are seven Major League Baseball teams - part ofrepparttar 138100 Cactus League - offering spring training camps inrepparttar 138101 area:repparttar 138102 San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers and Anaheim Angels. The Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies andrepparttar 138103 Chicago White Sox train in Tempe, a suburb.

Andrepparttar 138104 trivia question ofrepparttar 138105 day: Which Phoenix pitcher isrepparttar 138106 only pitcher ever to hurl a perfect game inrepparttar 138107 World Series? Answer - Don Larsen, inrepparttar 138108 late 1950's, pitching forrepparttar 138109 Phoenix Giants.

THE POINT HILTON TAPATIO CLIFFS

My favorite Hilton in Phoenix isrepparttar 138110 583-room/suite resort Tapatio Cliffs, with a close second, its nearby colleague, The Pointes at Squaw Peak, sharing some management and staff services. The Tapatio Cliffs is a AAA 4 Diamonds, Mobil 4 Star Resort.

For business or pleasure,repparttar 138111 Tapotio

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