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STOCKHOLM FOR MEGASTARS
The best way to experience Stockholm is to travel like a megastar.
Your first port of call has to be be one of the world’s coolest megastar hotspots, Arlanda Airport. Ideally you need to land by private jet. Or even better, two jets, like Vladimir Putin. The Emperor of Japan came in his Boing 747s. Barak Obama came in Air Force One. If you don’t have a jet, then go to Bromma Airport, where you can hire their Gulfstream G550.
VIPs can go through their dedicated security check and avoid the..
LONDON UNLEASHED
If you’re looking for the perfect place to take your pampered pet dog for a luxury city break, London has it all.
It is, after all, one of the greenest cities in the world, certainly the greenest in Europe. The city may yet become Britain’s newest National Park. The benefits to tourism are clear as the parks and green spaces have wonderful highlights for nature lovers, like the 2000-year-old tree in High Barnet.
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SEEING LONDON IN FIVE DAYS
London is huge – an obvious statement, I know, but if you’re a first time visitor it’s easy to try and cram everything in and end up rushing round all the tourist sites only to end up exhausted and with no feel for the real London. So try and give yourself time to relax – visit a local pub, take afternoon tea, walk by the river, take in a sporting event – anything that gets you in touch with what’s really going on. And think about venturing out of central London for at least one of your days..
FIVE THINGS I LOVE ABOUT STOCKHOLM
I love travelling and experiencing different places and cultures. I was born in Sicily and moved to the UK for a year when I was 20 to improve my English – that was 17 years ago and I’m still here…and I’m still improving my English so excuse any Italianisms that creep into this! Along the way I’ve worked in coffee bars and museums (including a particularly interesting stint in Madame Tussauds!) When the urge to travel got too much I worked as cabin crew then started my serious career in..