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Question to members who have taken the Best of Scandinavia in 14 day tour. Which Books to bring?

I have reserved my tour for next year and was wondering which book(s) the tour guide(s) follow on the 14 day Scandinavia tour? We took the Villages of Italy tour this summer and Trina had us follow along certain sections of the book while on the bus...BUT.. we only brought one book so my wife and I traded off during the discussions. So for this year I want to have my own book. Will have to sacrifice other items to make up for the book weight. So I am reaching out to past members for some direction.

Thanks!

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I believe there is just one main Scandinavia guidebook. I am pretty sure that the snapshot books are portions of the larger book. I bought the kindle version and viewed the book on my kindle app on my smartphone. Åsa was my guide. Several times she referred to this main book, mostly the maps. I took laminated maps of Stockholm and Copenhagen and used them. I didn't really find it necessary to have the book on hand. I had written museum hours, restaurants etc info in my journal before leaving home.

Have a great time!

Posted by
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Vandrabrud is right about the book choices - snapshots are simply chapters drawn from the one big Scandinavia book. I would take the big book but cut out the chapters that you don't need. A new edition of this book is due in 2018, but I don't know in which month that will hit shelves. Hopefully before summer, since summer is the most popular time to visit Scandinavia.

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Thanks for the update. I received my store credit this week but will hold off until later to see if the updated book comes out before we leave. Traveling with a group of 6 and we will are on the July 1st tour so I do have plenty of time.