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 Congratulations to Bobbie Holland who won the Northern Lights Photo competition for March

Congratulations to Karen Blackmore whose photo has been voted the Best Northern Lights Photo from February taken by a client on a Weekend a La Carte break

Congratulations to Judith Williams whose photo has been voted the Best Northern Lights Photo of January taken by a client on a Weekend a La Carte break.  

Vote for the Northern Lights Photo Competition of the Month for our clients who have taken photos whilst on one of our Weekend a La Carte Northern Light breaks . We have had some fabulous entrants for the competition which are stunning - I would really recommend you go and look at them - They really are beautiful ! 

 Apple have created an aurora forecast app (link to website - http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/aurora-forecast/id402724424?mt=8).

As we now head into a period with very high sunspot activity - one could say we are in The Age of Aurora - which should therefore bring about some fantastic displays of aurora.

Best time and Place to see the Northern Lights

There is certainly an argument to say that the lights are seen at their best when there is low lunar light (ie new moon) but from experience it should not be the overriding reason of the timing of your  visit. We have found that what is more important is finding a spot where there is a high chance of a clear night ( Abisko being the best) and then it’s down to the intensity of the solar wind bouncing off the earth’s magnetic field.

Just come back from an incredible visit to Stockholm in Sweden. I found it be a city with a super mix of historical culture and learning with some outstanding museums, lots of relaxing on boat trips, quirky hotels and fun locations...and all with some delicious meals thrown in as well. The Highlight...

As the season draws to a close the Northern Lights are on fine form. These are the Aurora Borealis on the very last night that the Abisko Sky station was open in Swedish Lapland. To see what Northern Lights Breaks we offer so you can see them for yourself please click here. ...

Transcribed word for word from a thankyou card we have just received ! "To Kevin and Team We just want to say a very big THANKYOU for EVERYTHING. From my initial phone call of enquiry to the end of the holiday your service has exceeded my expectations. Thankyou for being patient with me throughout...