Family Travel: Winter in Stockholm
by Candyce H. Stapen, Physicians' Travel & Meeting Guide

One November several years ago my two children and I needed a break from mundane winter routines. Instead of heading south for the warm Caribbean waters we flew north to Stockholm, a city even colder than our hometown of Washington, D.C.  Were we directionally impaired, wrong-way vacationers or just simply nuts? 

Neither, we were savvy travelers, taking advantage of pricey Stockholm’s winter discounts of 30-50% to tour an exceptional city off-season. In fact, our family’s trip to Sweden, including airfare, proved to be less pricey than a comparable stay at any number of luxury ski or beach resorts stateside. And yet we got so much more.

To read more contact the author at chstapen@gfvac.com.