Scandinavia: The Land of the Vikings (and Trolls)

There’s something mysterious about the far North – be it Jon Snow, or a trip to Scandinavia. Quiet, orderly countries, half the year in light, the remaining half in darkness, nature in all its beauty, a history of seafaring ravagers, now turned into an uber-polite and bookish race. Though I read it after my trip, there is one book, I thoroughly recommend if you’ll be traipsing there – “The Almost Nearly Perfect People” – how to compare and contrast Scandinavians among each other, and the rest of the world. But truly these are amazing countries, and in every measure of development, they top the rankings. Most importantly, they are supposed to be the happiest people – how come, people are still trying to figure out.