Chasing the Northern Lights

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

NORWAY | Thursday, 10 January 2013 | Views [351] | View Larger Image

When we reach Oslo the real adventure starts, we are heading deep into the Polar Circle and the train journey for ~50 Euro return is a bargain of a lifetime. After 8 hours inside the train, travelling through many snow engulfed parts of Norway, we eventually arrived in Trondheim. From there we had 10 more hours of travel time left. Our destination was Bodø, a town ~100km north of the Arctic Circle.

This is Oslo, our first stop on the Northern Lights pursuit. We all dream of something or someplace we want to visit and explore. Many of us believe our dreams are too difficult to ever come to fruition and even when they are possible sometimes our budget won’t allow us access to them. I will describe, using this set of 5 photos, how we saw the Northern Lights spending a fifth of the price required by the main travel agencies to see the Aurora.
Firstly, cheap airlines offer return tickets to Oslo (from the major European Capitals) for ~50 Euro return if bought in advance.

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The Lyngen Alps are ~350km north of the Polar Circle. Renting a car allowed us to find cheap accommodation, (typically B&Bs and log cabins) and more importantly to find clear skies to see the lights. Driving in the North Pole was something very special - the stunning views and beautiful skyline were mesmerising all along the way. The colour and light of the place felt like we were in another world. No buildings or pollution, no traffic noise or sirens, the only sound comes from the water, wind and wildlife.

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Chasing the Northern Lights

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

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