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News, updates, destination guides and comparisons from our editorial team, based on our own experience, information from the places and feedback from guests.
Skigaarden · Hemsedal, Norway
Skigaarden apartments: which building to book
Skigaarden's apartments sit in three buildings, and the building matters more than the number. Utsikten is inside the main house with indoor access to the restaurants, Skigaarden 8 is a short walk away with garage parking, and Storgaarden 2 opens onto the slope. Rates run from NOK 1,073 to NOK 1,476 a night.
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Choosing a Rural Retreat or Mountain Spa Package
FREEDOMTravel packages bypass traditional city breaks to focus on Swedish forest getaways and mountain medical spas in Poland. Prices run from 195 SEK a night for a forest motorhome pitch up to 6,995 SEK per person for five-night wellness stays in Świeradów-Zdrój.
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Egypt Stays: Cairo Hotels and Sharm El Sheikh Resorts
FREEDOMTravel's Egypt stays split between Cairo and the Red Sea, with city hotels in the capital and beach properties at Sharm El Sheikh on the coast. The two halves want different months, and getting between them means a flight or a long road transfer.
Read the full guideFREEDOMTravel · Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden Trips from Stockholm: Tours and Stays
Sweden travel packages from FREEDOMTravel span from 195 SEK a night for a forest motorhome pitch to 6,900 SEK for a four-day Småland cabin retreat. Curated by the Stockholm-based travel magazine, the packages balance urban walking tours with self-drive nature stays across Dalarna and Höga Kusten.
Read the full guidePeace & Quiet Nature Hotel · Jokkmokk, Sweden
Peace & Quiet Nature Hotel Gift Vouchers in Jokkmokk
Peace & Quiet Nature Hotel sells gift vouchers from 50 EUR to 500 EUR, redeemable against glass-room stays, guided Arctic activities and meals in Jokkmokk. They are credits toward a bill rather than a fixed night, so the amount you choose decides what it covers.
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Croatia: Zagreb, Split, Zadar and Pag Island
Croatia is two trips in one: city stops in Zagreb and Split, and the Adriatic coast around Zadar and the island of Pag. FREEDOMTravel covers both, and which one you pick decides where you sleep and when you go.
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France: Colmar, Train Times and When to Go
FREEDOMTravel's France writing starts in Colmar: half-timbered houses and canals on the Alsace wine route, 73 km from Strasbourg and 60 km from Freiburg. It is small-town France rather than the Paris version, and the train times decide how much of the rest of the country fits into the same week.
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The Philippines: When to Go and How to Get Around
FREEDOMTravel's Philippines guide is built around two decisions: how many islands to string together, and which months you can travel. Get those right and the rest of the planning falls into place. Get them wrong and the trip spends its afternoons in transit.
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Spa in Sweden, Denmark and Norway: how to choose
Spa in Sweden, Denmark and Norway is not one kind of purchase: it runs from two hotsprings above the rapids at Storforsen to a Wednesday sauna ritual on Møn. Five places in three countries, and what separates them is kind rather than price.
Read the full guideHotel Kung Carl · Stockholm, Sweden
Rooms at Hotel Kung Carl: how to pick one
Hotel Kung Carl sits at Birger Jarlsgatan 21 in Stockholm, with rooms from an 8 sqm single to a 45 to 50 sqm suite on the top floor. Breakfast is included in all of them, so what you are choosing between is space and the bed. Two rooms in the same category can look nothing alike.
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FREEDOMTravel Germany: Hamburg Stay and Trip Planning
FREEDOMTravel is the Swedish travel magazine run by Peter and Helena, and its German booking is a single hotel in Hamburg's HafenCity district. Pierdrei Hotel HafenCity has a rooftop terrace, a restaurant and a breakfast buffet. Here is what the stay includes and what to settle before you pay.
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Tunisia Stays: Sidi Bou Said, Qamart and Djerba
FREEDOMTravel's Tunisia stays come down to two kinds of trip: a village hotel or resort near Tunis, and an all-inclusive spa resort on Djerba. Dar Said sits inside Sidi Bou Said, The Residence Tunis on the coast at Qamart, and Ulysse Djerba Thalasso & Spa has its own beach and spa on the island.
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