It had always been a dream of mine for many years to visit Neuschwanstein Castle (Schloss Neuschwanstein in German) located high above the village of Hohenschwangau in Bavaria in Germany close to the border with Austria. It is one of the most famous and popular sights in Germany and the fairytale castle was said to have been Walt Disney’s inspiration for Sleeping Beauty Castle. (more…)

Arlanda Airport is located twenty five miles from the centre of Stockholm and there are several different transportation options available to travel into the city. On our recent trip to Sweden we used both the Arlanda Express train as well as the Flygbussarna Airport Coach. Whilst these two options are not the cheapest way to travel between the airport and the city centre, they are the definitely the easiest, quickest, best and most convenient. (more…)