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21 Dec 2019
Sticky Post By Melanie Windridge Posted in Aurora Stories Permalink

My first aurora from a ship – Hurtigruten Astronomy Voyage report

Sticky Post By Melanie Windridge On December 21, 2019
MS Finnmarken docked in Tromsø

Last month, I got a short taster of Hurtigruten’s Astronomy Voyage. This is my report of the trip.

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18 Mar 2019
Sticky Post By Lucia Schweigert Posted in Aurora Stories Permalink

When is the season for the northern lights?

Sticky Post By Lucia Schweigert On March 18, 2019
Winter aurora. Photo: The Aurora Zone, Antti Pietikainen

When is northern lights season? And how does the experience change as the season progresses? We help you plan your perfect aurora trip.

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31 Dec 2018
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Top places for a New Years Eve aurora break

Sticky Post By Melanie Windridge On December 31, 2018

Forget the fireworks at New Year. Instead, head north for a different kind of spectacular light show! Here are our top picks for a European New Years Eve getaway.

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15 Mar 2018
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Best place and time to see the aurora?

Sticky Post By Melanie Windridge On March 15, 2018

What is the best place and time to see the aurora?
I get asked this question a lot, and there’s no simple answer. But in what follows I give you some things to think about.

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14 Feb 2018
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Icehotel & aurora with Mum

Sticky Post By Melanie Windridge On February 14, 2018

I was working on a short trip to Sweden with Discover the World and this time I took my mother along for her first taste of the Arctic. She loved it!

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22 Oct 2017
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Emerald Freeways

Sticky Post By Melanie Windridge On October 22, 2017

A poem by Hamilton Lund, inspired by his trip to Blachford Lake Lodge in February 2017 with the Cloud Appreciation Society.

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12 Jul 2017
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Tales of an aurora addict 3

Sticky Post By Melanie Windridge On July 12, 2017
Aurora in Sweden.

Aurora addict Rosie Thompson continues her aurora story with a new trip in February 2017. Snowstorms, IceHotel and Goddess Aurora!

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