How Far Will Your Pound Go – An infographic by the team at Travelex UK

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So if you get the chance to pass by, you should know that there are infinite possibilities to spend the best time of your life. You could choose the archipelagos of Sweden and Norway, the fjords, the Scandinavian Mountains or the flat areas in Denmark.

You’ll enjoy fresh clean air, crystal water, wonderful cuisine or culture. You will also find a few of the oldest traditions in Europe, warm people, live parties, welcoming smiles and a life paced in the rhythm of the waves, constant, steady and fun.

So if you want to spend an adventurous vacation, or just take your newly-wed and spend your honeymoon, Scandinavia is the place to be. There are amazing sandy beaches where you can enjoy a romantic walk with your loved one in summer.

You could choose between varieties of beaches: the beaches along the Danish coastline, great water and facilities, the Swedish Riviera, Paradise Bay in Norway, the beach in Reykjavik where you can enjoy heated sea water or sunny beaches in Helsinki.

One thing people love to do is to watch the Northern Lights in Norway. This is a unique phenomenon in the world, as the particles from the solar wind get trapped in the Earth’s magnetic field, the flames on the sky can be seen only from Polar Regions.

You can spend your honeymoon, visiting the castles or quiet gardens of Denmark, relaxing in a hot thermal pool in the Blue Lagoon of Iceland, or swimming with the whales in Norway or visiting Legoland.

If you enjoy spending quality time while practicing sports, just go skiing in Norway, one of the best places to spend your winter vacation.

If you want to get to know Scandinavian traditions you’ll find out that there are a lot of unique festivals, feasts and traditional fairs almost any time of the year: Saint Knut’s Day, Thorrablot Midwinter Feast, Beers Day in Iceland, Waffle Day, Stockholm Food Festival, Fish Festivals, Rain Festivals and a lot of arts or rock festivals.

If you would like to enjoy some of the best fish recipes in the world, Scandinavia is the place. But fish isn’t the only thing this region is specialized in: ingredients like pork, potatoes, cucumber, apples (baked and smoked) are also used a lot.

Also you should know that if you see on the menu “hamburger” you should ask what it is made out of, because you might have the surprise to be eating delicious smoked horsemeat.

You could try the specialties like putrefied shark; ram’s scrotum with testicles, sheep’s fat or smoked lamb. It may not sound so good but some people come back for more so there must be something to it.

So what better way to spend your honeymoon than discovering unique places and traditions with your loved one? Visit Scandinavia, the coldest smile of Europe but maybe the warmest heart of the old continent.

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Scuba diving has become a very popular activity done by a lot of people who are willing to experience new sensations while performing wreck diving, cave diving, ice diving or deep diving. It is not only addressed to swimmers and requires some basic training, but it was proven to be fun for anyone who tried it.

Also the prices decreased a lot during the years, as more and more manufacturers started to produce the needed equipments. Also the increase in popularity decreased the costs of the training programs.

If you are tempted to spend your holiday somewhere where you can explore the underwater world, you should know that there are a lot of travel agencies specialized in this activity.

How would you like to see a Whale Shark with your eyes or to hear the acoustics of the Humpback Whale? What about swimming through Barracudas or just relaxing, feeling the water touching your soul while floating through underwater coral gardens? All of these are not seen just in movies.

Scuba diving is practiced almost anywhere in the world where there are waters. In the tropical and sub-tropical parts of the globe you can find a lot of holiday divers, people like you who enjoy living the best things in life. The underwater scenery may leave you speechless as it left me and nothing else will ever equal that feeling.

Depending on where you live, you can go to Australia, where you’ll find a colorful underwater life and the longest coral reef in the world, also shark whales and mystical white sharks, the Bahamas where you will enjoy turquoise waters, underwater tunnels and interesting caves, ship wrecks, where you can swim with the dolphins or enjoy the large variety of fish or you could visit Corsica; here you’ll find a luxurious fish life, like you’ve never seen before.

Also you might want to go to Egypt and dive in the Red Sea; you will find superb coral reefs and lots of turtles. Another must-dive-in place is to be found in Galapagos. Here you can dive if you have the necessary experience as the waters are dangerous.

Indonesia has a lot of dive choices like wild waters found near islands, a large variety of creatures like hippocampus, sharks, tunas, dolphins and turtles.

So as you can see there are infinite possibilities when it comes to scuba diving. The best thing is that you don’t have to spend a lot of money on this passion. You don’t have to go far, check out the places near you and see if you can dive there, for sure you’ll find things that you never knew were so close to you.

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Made up of over 17,000 islands, Indonesia is an awesome place to go when you want to experience a wonderfully diverse culture and escape the cool winter months here in the States in the same time. Because Indonesia straddles the equator, they have a moderate climate all year round and no really cold weather.

I saw beautiful islands with crystal clear water, went scuba diving and ate the exotic dishes native to the area. I noticed that while all of the islands were beautiful, they were different in both the lay of the land as well as the culture found there.

On islands like Bali, you find jet setters while others such as Kalimantan are havens for students and backpackers. On Sumatra you can find volcanic lakes and mummies. For every different taste, there is a different island in Indonesia that can fill your exotic desires. Just be sure to be careful on the streets because the driving laws there seem to be almost nonexistent.

From Indonesia, I traveled to Thailand. Thailand has an interesting mix of cultures. From the lights and sounds of the city to the relaxing peace of the rice fields, you can find it all in Thailand.

I found that you can find a karaoke bar on almost every corner in Bangkok. Bangkok is one of the busiest cities in the country and the streets are always crowded. You can see such an eclectic mix of dress and style that you almost don’t want to blink for fear that you might miss something.

You can see school kids in uniform, people in the Asian Goth style, business people and even Buddhist Monks all in the space of 2 seconds. Bangkok also has an enormous amount of traffic. You will want to be careful on the streets.

If you want to get away from the city, and are more inclined to enjoy the peace and relaxation of the country, there is an abundance of countryside to be found in Thailand.

Thailand has a mass of beautiful countryside filled with a lush vegetation and wildlife. If you are more into beaches, there are plenty of them with beautiful clear water and lined with white sand and palm trees.

That was the extent of my introduction to the Asian culture for that trip. I brought back some amazing pieces of handmade Thai and Indonesian jewelry as souvenirs too.

Both of those countries I found have a plethora of independent jewelers that make beautiful intricate pieces out of the abundant amounts of silver found in those countries.

If you are planning to take a vacation and want to check out some exotic places then I strongly recommend checking into the Asian countries. They really do hold the key to exotic vacations and they will open your mind to the age old cultures that merge so effortlessly with the current popular culture.

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