"Husband, this way, this way!"

Lin Yueya turned around, waved her arms vigorously, and shouted with a smile.

Zhou Fangyuan hurriedly followed.

He hasn't been with Lin Yueya for a long time, and speaking of which, as a boyfriend, he is obviously very unqualified. Don't talk about nonsense outside, you can't even accompany each other well, every time she uses busy work as an excuse, Lin Yueya has never complained about anything. This time he finally had time, and if he didn't accompany the little girl, he was a little unhappy in his heart. No, just after New Year's Day, he took Lin Yueya with him, left the capital, took an international flight, and flew directly to Northern Europe.

He signed up for a group, a seven-day tour of five Nordic countries, with a basic cost of 20,000 yuan per person, including round-trip air tickets and accommodation, as well as some catering expenses. The specific cost of play and tickets is borne by the tourists. This kind of tour is not very affordable at first glance, but it is actually very good, compared to that kind of sales group, such a tour group has more freedom and better service.

In this year, the chaos of tour groups has already begun to appear, and it is the time to get worse.

Zhou Fangyuan is rich, in fact, he can travel on his own, that is, he buys his own air ticket, and the whole process is for his own reasons, and he has nothing to do with the tour group.

But there is a problem with this, that is, New Year's Day is approaching, which is the peak season for tourism in the Nordic countries. With the national life getting better and better in recent years, more and more people come out to travel, and some places with fewer hotels are often filled with tourists from China.

Generally speaking, if we want to travel, the first thing we must determine is the mode of travel.

That is, whether it is a tour group or a self-guided tour, or other way of traveling. But generally speaking, if you are traveling abroad, it is best to sign up for a tour group, because we do not know much about the human and geographical environment, language, travel accommodation, etc. in foreign countries. If you are traveling domestically, if you have enough time and want to visit more places along the route, you may wish to take a self-guided tour.

Secondly, when choosing a travel agency, choose a reputable travel agency.

This is very important, the quality of travel has a lot to do with travel agencies, so first to find a number of travel agencies in various newspapers and periodicals to ask for prices, ask for itineraries for comparison, because although the travel route is the same, but the cost of each travel agency, specific attractions and promised conditions are different, sometimes there will be a big difference. There is also the number of travelers, and you can talk to the travel agency about the discount in terms of the cost. Reputable travel agencies on the trip are traveling according to the itinerary, and should promptly raise the missed attractions to the tour guide to protect their rights and interests as consumers at any time.

And there is a very important point in this, that is, don't be greedy.

Many people come back after traveling and scold the street, scolding the tour group for how black-hearted, how to lock tourists in black houses and force them to buy things. It is certainly wrong for a tour group to do this, but don't tourists think about their own problems? Overseas tours are less than 10,000, domestic tours are 1,000 or 2,000, and intra-provincial tours are 1,200 or 200. You'll need accommodation, food, drink, and play...... Who will bear the cost? Travel agencies? People are philanthropists. Even if you are really a philanthropist, why should people spend money on you?

Don't you have a little beep in your heart?

Since you have chosen to be cheap, don't expect to get any decent service, and it is reasonable to force you to buy things, from travel agencies to bus drivers, everyone wants to eat and make money. Therefore, when traveling, don't be greedy, find a big travel agency, find a route with the right price, it makes no sense to be wronged, but don't be too picky. The so-called good day at home, a thousand days outside, when you go out, don't think about anything carefully, really have to be careful, then don't go out, watch TV or something in the sofa at home, you can also spend a holiday, why go out and spend money to find scolding? After deciding on the way to travel, you should pay attention to the climate and temperature of the place you want to go, decide what clothes to bring, if you want to bring more changes in the summer, it is best to prepare to change a set every day, because you have to change hotels frequently during the trip, and the clothes that are washed are not easy to dry, and the thicker clothes can only be taken home to wash if they are dirty. When traveling abroad, you should also prepare slippers, toiletries, electrical plugs and other items, the plug should be universal in the world, because the socket is different in each country, otherwise it will delay the use of your camera and other electrical appliances. When traveling, it is necessary to have some commonly used medicines in case of accidents, some tourist attractions are far away, in case of illness may not be able to buy medicine, delaying treatment.

In addition, group tours should follow the tour guide, abide by the meeting time stipulated by the tour guide at each scenic spot during the trip, and do not be thrown away, because they are abroad. Pay attention to safety when visiting attractions and follow the precautions highlighted by the tour guide to avoid accidents.

Zhou Fangyuan went with Lin Yueya this time, and it was the five Nordic countries.

The so-called Nordic is actually a term of political geography, specifically referring to the five sovereign states of the Nordic Council: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland. The territory includes five countries in northern Europe, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland, as well as the Faroe Islands, which are self-governing in the country. Northern Europe is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, Eastern Europe in the east, the Arctic Ocean in the north, and Central Europe in the south, with a total area of more than 1.3 million square kilometers. The topography is a platform and an eroded mountain, and the main geomorphological features are glacial erosion lakes, sheep's back stones, serpentine mounds and drum mounds. The vast majority of Northern Europe has a temperate continental climate, with long, cooler winters and short, cooler summers. Iceland and northern Norway have a cold climate, while Denmark and southwestern Scandinavia have a temperate oceanic climate. The Nordic countries have relatively low population densities and the highest levels of economy in Europe. Norway, Denmark, Iceland and other countries have one of the highest per capita GDP in the world. Forestry, hydroelectric power, iron ore mining, fishing, shipbuilding and shipping are all traditional sectors of the Nordic economy.

In general, the topography of the Nordic region is relatively low and flat, except for the higher altitude of the Scandinavian mountains.

The terrain is mostly plateau and erosion mountain, and the main geomorphological features are glacial erosion lakes, sheep's back stones, serpentine mounds and drum mounds. Scandinavia is the highest terrain in Northern Europe, the Scandinavian Mountains run through the western part of the peninsula, Norway and Sweden, the southern section of the mountain range is the highest, the northern section is higher, the middle section is low, the southern section extends into the territory of Norway, the peak is more than 2000 meters, the western slope of the mountain range is steep, close to the coast of the Norwegian Sea, the eastern slope is gentle, and gradually descends to the Gulf of Bothnia. As a result, Norway is the highest country in Northern Europe, with a predominantly mountainous terrain and a fjord terrain on the western coast.

Denmark is a gently undulating lowland across the country. The Danish lowlands extend eastward to the southern Swedish plain, to the north to the central Swedish lowlands, and then across the Gulf of Bothnia to meet the Finnish lowlands. The plains are distributed in an arc in the southeastern Scandinavian mountains. Iceland is a bowl-shaped plateau surrounded by coastal mountains and a plateau in the middle, with more than 100 volcanoes on the island, including at least 30 active volcanoes. Such topography was conducive to navigation and the development of overseas trade. At the same time, the scenery is peculiar, which is conducive to the development of tourism.

The Scandinavia Mountains were once the main center of Quaternary glaciers in Europe, and continental glaciers covered the entire Nordic region, so glacier erosion and accumulation can be seen everywhere in Northern Europe. There are many lakes and short rivers. Finland is known as the "Land of a Thousand Lakes". Not only is Iceland the center of the Quaternary ice sheet, but there are still modern glaciers on the plateau.

Although the five Nordic countries are small in size and small in population, they have developed economies and a high degree of tourism development, and are famous all over the world.

There are so many famous attractions that you can't say enough just by talking about them, and if nothing else, you can easily write ten articles of more than 30,000 words just by the Northern Lights in Iceland. Therefore, there is another advantage of joining a group, that is, it will not be dazzling, and the natural environment of the five Nordic countries is very good, which can basically be said to be one step at a time. There is no tour group to take with you, and you can travel by yourself, so you really can't walk, and you can play here all day, and you can't play for a month.

Zhou Fangyuan had been here before, but he didn't have enough time, and this time he stayed with the tour group for a few more days, which can be regarded as a further understanding of these countries.

I have to say that although I have heard of the five Nordic countries before, this time I have experienced it more and more, and I feel more and more that the people of the five Nordic countries are really happy.

Globally, the people of the five Nordic countries are among the top in life, and in terms of economic competitiveness, the five Nordic countries often lead the rest of the world. In the World Economic Forum's 2006-2007 Global Competitiveness Rankings, Finland, Sweden and Denmark ranked second, third and fourth, while Norway and Iceland ranked 12th and 14th respectively. Prior to that, Finland had won the championship three years in a row. In recent years, Norway has rapidly risen to the highest per capita income in the world, at about $60,000. In terms of scientific and technological innovation, the five Nordic countries are also far ahead. Sweden, Finland and Denmark ranked fourth, fifth and seventh respectively in the ranking of the world's most innovative countries from 2002 to 2006.

In terms of quality of life, despite the harsh natural conditions and the snow and ice for half a year, the Nordics won the championship. In 2006, the United Nations selected the world's most livable and happy countries, which are the countries with the best human development index, according to the three indicators of healthy life, knowledge level and living standard, except for Norway, which has won the championship for six consecutive years, continues to top the list, the second place is Iceland, and the other three Nordic countries are also in the top 15.

But there is no way to do this, who can make the family population small and the colleagues are economically prosperous? The per capita income is far higher than that of other countries, and life will naturally be very good.

Of course, a good life and a small population are not the only factors, but also the good development of the economy itself.

In fact, in the past ten years, the five Nordic countries have also faced the problem of traditional industries moving out to Eastern Europe, Sange and China due to cost considerations. In order to become knowledge-based economies, the five Nordic countries are actively investing in high-quality education and innovative research and development. For example, Sweden's R&D expenditure ratio is as high as 3.7%, Finland's is 3.5%, Iceland's is 2.9%, etc., and the proportion of R&D expenditure in the five countries is not only higher than the average of 1.86% in the EU25, but also surpasses the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany and other large countries. Finland has even announced that it will target 4% of its R&D spending by 2010.

Former Finnish Prime Minister Lippenin once said bluntly that Finland's development from a country dependent on resources to a country dependent on knowledge is the result of education and investment in research and development.

There is an Aalborg in the north of Denmark, which is an important research center for wireless communication networks, including Nokia in Finland, Siemens in Germany, Samsung in Nanxian and other important international communication companies, which are still willing to join this joint research community in the face of fierce competition in the market. , director of the Radiocommunication Software Center at Aalborg University, said that the joint research is to attract domestic and foreign talents and stimulate innovative ideas to complement the hollowing out crisis of Danish traditional industries.

In fact, the scientific and technological strength of Northern Europe, from telecommunications, heavy industry, military science and technology, automobile industry, etc., has been strong in the past hundred years, such as Ericsson, NOKIA, VOLVO, SAAB and other brands have long been world-famous. Coupled with continuous R&D energy, the competitiveness of the five small Nordic countries comes from the general pattern of openness and the strategy of investing in R&D.

So don't think it's strange that people live well, after all, the five Nordic countries are typical social welfare states, with high incomes and high taxes, but also high welfare. Because the Nordic government took the people's hard-earned money, there were few rumors of corruption and corruption, but they established a solid social safety net, single-handedly taking care of the process of each citizen from the cradle to the grave, and generally realized the utopian realm of providing for the young and ending the old in the "Rites and Fortunes". It is not difficult to find from many relevant surveys in the Nordic countries that the source of their happiness is nothing more than abstract factors such as family, health, friendship, trust, etc., rather than having a large amount of wealth.

In addition, about 30% of Finland's total national budget is spent on social welfare. In Finland, school-age children receive an average of 10,000 euros a year in government subsidies, and by the age of 24, the average cost of state social welfare funds per person is more than 160,000 euros. Of course, the various taxes themselves are also very powerful. In short, there are more flowers, more goods are received, the economic development is good, the society is stable, the natural environment is maintained, and the whole standard of living goes up.

There's a lot of stuff in it, and it's actually a place where we, and people around the world, are going to learn. But how to say it, the national problem of generalization is not something that a businessman should consider. Zhou Fangyuan only considered whether to let Yuanfang Technology establish a branch here when he passed by, after all, this is a research center for wireless communication, and there is generally a new invention, which can be applied at the earliest, and it will be of great help to Yuanfang Technology to play there.