Viking games and battle demonstrations provide a Valhalla vibe on a road trip around Denmark’s Viking sites. To visit the destinations and attractions mentioned in this post - and to discover a few new highlights along the way - check out these recommended Nordic Visitor tours. Beginning and ending in Copenhagen, this tour from Scandi specialist Best Served takes in Roskilde, the pretty fjord town where King Harald Bluetooth is buried; Lejre, where Beowulf was set; Trelleborg fortress; and a Viking-era farm at Lake Tisso. On 29 May, Denmark’s fifth national park, the Royal North Sealand, opens on its largest island, Zealand. Now it transports tourists too, who can admire swooping scenery of Lapland from its cosy carriages and wood-panelled bistro.

It has a unique herbal flavor that works particularly well in cocktails with citrus such a lime or grapefruit, and vegetables, such as cucumber. There is a wonderful simplicity that comes from taking a trip in the outdoors, a pragmatism gleaned from necessity. Later "Beckolja" was produced and later still in the mid 40's we got "Djungel Oil" Wilmas Nordic Summer is a "historic" mixture of the effective ingredients of all of these and is a powerful and lasting protective against mosquitos and gnats. I found it works great as a general purpose deterrent to insects like the Midge and Mozzy, and for everyday use it feels much better than DEET.Ylläs may be a few hundred kilometres south of Alta, but it’s still north enough to be deep in Finnish Lapland. The white beaches of North Jutland are known for their cute wooden cottages, which thousands of Danes make a beeline for when the sun appears. Insects appear too, although in smaller crowds than you might be used to elsewhere, with the exception of the cursed midge, which plagues visitors to the countryside with their maddening buzz and pesky bites. If we get to have one of your summer gatherings this year, it would be a perfect addition (and quick to make) to your drinks menu.

Days can be spent surfing at North Shore Surf, or gnarlier Klitmøller, which is like a chilly Hawaii. Beckolja is an all-natural product that Wilma’s produce from their own valley-burned pine tree tar and gives this product a very pleasant and aromatic smoky scent of woods and wilderness that evokes feelings of forests and campfires under a northern sky. We teach these practical skills in a friendly and open way, our hope being to enable you to make your adventures into the Great Outdoors memorable and enjoyable.With a smoky, pine tar smell Nordic Summer evokes feelings of forests and campfires under a northern sky.

Unfortunately though it doesn't seem to do a great deal with Horseflies, as I was bitten all over by them on a recent trekking trip to Dartmoor, especially whilst walking near the rivers and streams there.Nordic Summer is the perfect choice for those who spend time outdoors and do not want unwanted company from insects. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). The lack of tourists has also led to the country’s oldest tourist-focused magazine, Iceland Review, being published in Icelandic for the very first time since it started in 1963. However, if you prefer a sweeter drink, or are sensitive to bitter flavors, feel free to add a quarter to a half ounce of simple syrup. This gives this product a very pleasant and aromatic smoky scent of woods and wilderness that evokes feelings of forests and campfires under a northern sky.

When it’s safe and permitted to do so, we should take a leaf out of the Nordic countries’ book and use this summer to explore the corners of our own country that we might never have visited before. Please help us to improve our Sipping Society Members' experience by letting us know why you've decided to cancel using the options below.Our travel experts are regionally based and will use their insider knowledge to craft your itinerary. They ain’t cheap, but one of its most affordable breaks visits the Telemark Canal, considered the eighth wonder of the world when it opened in 1892, which guests explore on a historic boat, then stay at fairytale Dalen Hotel, visit a vineyard to sleep in a converted wine barrel, and cycle from farm to farm in the fruit-growing village of Gvarv. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.