Always always always when someone asks for advice for planning a northern lights trip I tell them to either book a northern lights tour (or several) or stay in accommodation with a transparent wall/roof. You see, even on the clearest of nights with strong aurora forecasts, the ...
What You Need to Know About Visiting Tromsø in Winter
While I love living in Tromsø all year, I have to admit winter in Tromsø is particularly special. Of course the highlight for most people visiting Tromsø in winter is getting a chance to see the northern lights, but there are also so many other fun winter activities on offer ...
The Best Places to See Northern Lights in Norway, Sweden & Finland
People are always asking me where the best place to see the Northern Lights in Norway is, and the answer does depend a bit on what type of trip you want. I've now lived in Norway for over nine years, and half of that time was in the far north, so I've seen the Northern Lights in ...
12 Mistakes People Make on Their Norway Holidays
I've now lived in Norway for over nine years and it is still my favorite country to travel around and to write about. A lot of my blog posts here are inspired by questions people have asked me about planning their Norway trips, as I get a lot of the same questions over ...
5 Best Tromso Northern Lights Tours + Important Things to Know Before Booking
I've now lived in Tromsø for two full northern lights seasons (late August to late March) and completely understand why Tromso northern lights tours are so popular. It's certainly been magical getting to see the northern lights so often while living here. Sometimes I'll be having ...