A travel guide series
Countries have personalities. We write them down.
Every Acquainted guide reads its country as a character: the quirks, the contradictions, what they mean for your trip. For first-time visitors who'd rather feel competent than amazed.
The books
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Full-color guides that read the country first, then the corners.
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Norway Travel Guide
From Oslo and the fjords up to Lofoten and the Northern Lights
Norway is expensive and the sun does unreasonable things. The people won't chat with you on the train. It's still one of the easiest places on Earth to travel well. The book reads the country as a person, then tells you what to book and what to skip.
Paperback · Full color · 200 pages
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Sweden Travel Guide
From Stockholm and its archipelago down to Skåne and up to Swedish Lapland
Church collections may take cards, the state liquor store closes at three on a Saturday, and the silence on the train is not rejection. Sweden runs on trust and unwritten rules. The book reads the country first, then the corners, from Stockholm's fourteen islands to the far north.
Paperback · Full color · 155 pages
The Acquainted quiz
Which country are you?
Eleven questions about how you actually are. We match you to the country that runs on the same settings.
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The cast
Norway
The Quiet Competent One
Rich, reserved, outdoors in all weather. Won't mention any of this unless asked.
Japan
The Meticulous One
Runs on precision and unspoken rules. Kind in ways that take a while to notice.
Portugal
The Wistful One
Faded grandeur, strong coffee, a national talent for missing things beautifully.
Mexico
The Generous Host
Feeds you twice before asking your name. Treats death as a relative who visits annually.
Scotland
The Sardonic One
Four seasons before lunch and a joke about each. Affection delivered exclusively as insult.
Morocco
The Negotiator
Commerce as theater, mint tea as diplomacy. Nothing has one price and nothing happens fast.
New Zealand
The Understated Overachiever
Casually excellent at everything outdoors. Will describe a near-death hike as 'a decent walk.'
Vietnam
The Fast Mover
Breakfast soup at dawn, four people on one motorbike, and zero patience for waiting around.
Argentina
The Dramatic One
Dinner at ten, opinions at full strength, a tango about whatever just happened.
Finland
The Comfortable Silence
Three million saunas, five and a half million people, and no obligation to talk in either.