Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. The Nordic region has so much to offer the culinary traveler, from wild ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Despite Norway’s dominance at the Winter Olympics, Scandinavia isn’t ...

Curious facts you didn't know about the Vikings ©Shutterstock Between 800 and 1066 CE, the Vikings were famous for sailing huge distances from their home in Scandinavia to raid and plunder.

There are about 50 species of flying squirrels ranging across most of North America down into Central America, and stretching from Southeast and Northern Asia into Siberia and Scandinavia.