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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    I cannot believe how lucky I was not just to see the Northern Lights, but to see them as clear and powerful as they were. It’s something that I’ll remember about for a long long time. The trip itself was amazing, and was a great way to reward myself after a tough few years and be able to well...
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    01DEC AY99 HEL HKG 0030 1840 (OH-LWM, A350) Arriving back at the airport after a few hours exploring Helsinki, I headed straight for the Finnair lounge and was able to enjoy the Football World Cup matches on the big screen, before being the last flight to depart and head for HKG. Flight was on...
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    THE (LONG) TRIP HOME (WITH MINI HELSINKI STOPOVER) 30NOV AY992 KEF HEL 1015 1540 (OH-LVC, A319) Finally, the day came where I’d have to make the long trek back home. Another early start was required as the only options for the Flybus to take me to the airport picked me up from the hotel at 6am...
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    I always prefer the smaller tours - more chance to get to know everyone without waiting for the one who always runs late (there is always one...)! Haven't been to Undara in Cairns - you'll have to tell me about it please
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    My last day in Iceland before flying home was spent around the Reykjavik area. Not sure what to do, I followed the recommendations of some people from my tourgroup who recommended visiting the Lava Show and Flyover Iceland attractions – so that is exactly what I did. The Lava Show gave a live...
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    Amazing weather @jastel ! Quite amazing to see the difference between the pictures with different weather at the same location!
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    Virgin Wine Christmas offer

    Has anyone in VIC not had their wine arrive yet? I ordered a case on 13th Dec, shipped ex SYD on the 15th and have heard nothing. Went and got re-supplied this morning just in case as don't want to be left dry over Xmas!
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    Thanks so much! Can certainly include the tours etc - will do so at the end of the trip report for you :)
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    I headed off to get a quick dinner with some of the tour group, and on the way back to the hotel thought I could see some Northern Lights in the distance with the naked eye, but couldn’t be too sure. So figured I’d head down to the promenade in Reykjavik after I’d finished dinner (an awesome...
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    Day 6 – the last day of my Iceland tour. Noooooo! The weather returned back to normal, with the exception that the temperature was below freezing so it was pretty damn cold! Today’s journey would take us all the was from Kirkjubaejarklauster all the way back to Reykjavik which meant a lot of...
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    I certainly did!
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    For our last night on tour, the conditions for the Northern Lights were a bit iffy so wasn’t expecting much. The really bad weather from earlier in the day had mostly gone (but was still mighty windy). But then I managed to catch a glimpse through the hotel room window (northward facing) so...
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    Day 5 arrived and was truly going to be an amazing day – if only the weather could hold off! Can’t have everything I guess! Today’s itinerary was visiting Vatnajokull NP and Glacier including the famous Glacial Lagoon and Diamond Beach, with an afternoon visit (optional) to an Ice Cave in a 4x4...
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    I was extremely lucky in that most nights where I was available to go for some spotting that the weather was relatively clear. Getting closer to the solar maximum hasn't hurt either! Would love to visit Yellowknife one day as well!
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    After another amazing day, we later arrived at our hotel where yet again light conditions were looking good. With a quick look before bed, the lights appeared again! Northern Lights Scorecard: 8/9 :D
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    After another successful night of Northern Light spotting, Day 4 rolled around quickly. We had a quick stop to visit one of aviations biggest foes – the volcano of Eyjafjallajokull. Our first major stop was the amazing Lava and Volcano Exhibition Centre which I would highly recommend to...
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    Christmas in Northern Europe - Aurora spots?

    Rovaniemi in Finland had many providers who offer tours etc during the day, and aurora viewing at night if conditions are good. Another good option is Tromso in Norway. Best to look for anywhere that is under the Aurora Circle (Tromso is perfect for this)
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    We had only just arrived at the hotel for the night, when I realised that there were the Northern Lights (again!) outside even before dinner. I quickly rushed out and grabbed a few quick pictures That night, no Northern Lights wake-up call was offered however I had noticed that the lights have...
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    Next if was onto Geysir’s geothermal fields for a bit of – well, Geysir spotting! We also got the chance to taste some classic Icelandic Bread (or course with some Icelandic Vodka!). This was followed by the short drive down to Gullfoss, which is a truelly magical double waterfall. One the...
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