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Title: Anyone seen the Northern Lights?
Post by: angle shades on January 25, 2010, 22:33:10
Planing a girls trip this Autumn or next Spring .. anyone been on any good deals? trips to see the Northern Lights only are very expensive.. is it best to travel to Norway and then add a trip on??

any advise very welcome/ shades x :-*

Title: Re: Anyone seen the Northern Lights?
Post by: SamLouise on January 25, 2010, 23:15:43
Angle,

I've got no idea what the prices are on this site and whether they're any good but I bookmarked it some time last year as I was thinking of surprising my husband with a similar thing.  We've since booked 18 days in Canada so won't be doing this after all!

http://www.fjordtravel.no/tours/winter/northern_lights/northern_lights_cruise_w_snowhotel.html
Title: Re: Anyone seen the Northern Lights?
Post by: cambourne7 on January 26, 2010, 00:59:59
Hi

Yes we went a few years back to the ice hotel we got the over night train and stayed at the hotel (warm rooms not the ones made of ice) for 2 nights and then the overnight train back.

We went on a snowmobile trip and saw the lights - amazing !!

Cam
Title: Re: Anyone seen the Northern Lights?
Post by: chriscross1966 on January 26, 2010, 01:06:46
Saw -them several nights running in Scotland a few years ago... One night was pretty impressive, the rest you were just aware of them,,,

chrisc
Title: Re: Anyone seen the Northern Lights?
Post by: . on January 26, 2010, 01:15:29

Are you sure that that wasn't the scotch ?

  Bodø and northward recommended
Title: Re: Anyone seen the Northern Lights?
Post by: grawrc on January 26, 2010, 08:34:35
Quote from: SamLouise on January 25, 2010, 23:15:43
Angle,

I've got no idea what the prices are on this site and whether they're any good but I bookmarked it some time last year as I was thinking of surprising my husband with a similar thing.  We've since booked 18 days in Canada so won't be doing this after all!

http://www.fjordtravel.no/tours/winter/northern_lights/northern_lights_cruise_w_snowhotel.html

16250 kroner per person = approx £1750
Title: Re: Anyone seen the Northern Lights?
Post by: OllieC on January 26, 2010, 09:15:46
Growing up in the Highlands we'd get them every winter. They're all right, but at the risk of sounding like a heathen, I certainly wouldn't spend the best part of £2k on them. It's just lights in the sky - much better to buy a kaleidoscope & go sit on a beach in the Canaries for a quarter of the price!
Title: Re: Anyone seen the Northern Lights?
Post by: saddad on January 26, 2010, 13:29:44
 I've been to the Blackpool Illuminations... does that count? ;D
Title: Re: Anyone seen the Northern Lights?
Post by: rosebud on January 26, 2010, 15:33:06
 Did anyone see the programe that JOANNA LUMLY, did about the "Northern Lights" truely amazing she was so emotionally overcome by it all, i would love to see that again. ;D
Title: Re: Anyone seen the Northern Lights?
Post by: lorna on January 26, 2010, 15:53:50
Yes Mary I did. Fantastic
Title: Re: Anyone seen the Northern Lights?
Post by: caroline7758 on January 26, 2010, 17:09:13
Quote from: rosebud on January 26, 2010, 15:33:06
Did anyone see the programe that JOANNA LUMLY, did about the "Northern Lights" truely amazing she was so emotionally overcome by it all, i would love to see that again. ;D

It was repeated over Christmas- might still be around on the web?
Title: Re: Anyone seen the Northern Lights?
Post by: tim on January 26, 2010, 17:40:06
"Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights
Watch:Availability:
Sorry, this programme is not available to watch again. (why?)

Last broadcast on Wed, 13 Jan 2010, 20:00 on BBC Four "

Just LOVED them in Russia - but soon took them for granted.
Title: Re: Anyone seen the Northern Lights?
Post by: rosebud on January 26, 2010, 19:12:39
 I just cannot believe that i missed the repeat only a couple of weeks ago :o, i am so disappointed.
Title: Re: Anyone seen the Northern Lights?
Post by: Tulipa on January 26, 2010, 20:38:57
It was a brilliant programme I wish I had known it was repeated. :(  I would love to see them for real .
Title: Re: Anyone seen the Northern Lights?
Post by: angle shades on January 27, 2010, 21:26:25
 :D thanks for your replies everyone and especially Sam and Cam for the links,


Cammy the ice hotel looks fab, thanks for the photos, I really fancy doing a Joanna Lumley... looks very spiritual,

and Ollie.... yes you are a heathen ;D laying in the sun isn't my thing ;) / shades x