My article about a vacation in Sweden, including a genealogy road trip in our brand new Volvo SUV, was published in International Travel New’s April issue. The details in ITN’s “Volvo Purchase Included Free Trip to Sweden” gives you information on how to do this.
Here’s a link to my Sweden article with lots of photos: Sweden article in ITN. But to read the entire article you may need to subscribe. You can check it out first and request a free print copy or online access. Link: free offer But sign up if you can. All the magazines out there, like novelists, need your support.
We timed our trip to include Sweden’s annual mid-summer holiday with traditional folk dancing. And as pictured below, everyone can dance around the maypole.
Volvo’s factory is located in Göteborg, aka Gothenburg, Sweden’s second largest city, and the perfect summertime tourist destination. Of course, I’m biased. I have Swedish ancestors and cousins, and my grandfather immigrated to America from this port city.
Next up, an article about last November’s Curaçao trip. And if you aren’t sure where that is or haven’t been there, stay tuned! ITN is filled with real travelers’ tips and advice on international travel.
Karen Stensgaard is the author of the novel AQUAVIT, the first book in the Aquamarine Sea Series with a second novel on the way soon. AQUAVIT is available as a paperback from Amazon and Ingram Spark or as an e-book from almost everyone else. Libraries have free access via Overdrive. Link to free chapters on Amazon
