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Where to See the Northern Lights in Norway and Finland
Witnessing the dancing glow of the northern lights sits atop many adventure-minded travelers’ bucket lists. Such a spectacular natural phenomenon has the power to stop one in their tracks, bringing them face to face
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Norway Video: Why a Foreign Place Can Seem Like Home
My maternal grandmother was born in Norway. She came to the United States when she was a small child and didn’t speak English. But she was smart and an avid learner—and possessed the pliable
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The Golden Eagle: A Luxury Train Trip Across the Arctic
As you prepare for your trip to the European Arctic by luxury train, harken back to the days of Imperial Russia on a city tour through the streets of St. Petersburg. You’ll become immersed
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See the Natural Wonders of the World in 2021
It’s time to say farewell to 2020; and for many of us, we’re happy to do it—perhaps more so than for any other year we’ve ever experienced. For those smitten with wanderlust, 2020 was
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Video: The “Scientific” Beauty of the Northern Lights
There are many delightful and magical myths about the aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights. The Inuit of North America interpreted the lights as a ball game—with a walrus head serving as
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Under the Aurora in Churchill
When I first found out that I was going to make the trip to the subarctic tundra of Manitoba, Canada, I didn’t know what to think. I didn’t know what to expect. All I
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Dawn of the North: Of Auroras and Moons in Churchill
The northern lights have inspired wonder in the generations of people who have laid eyes upon them. The aurora borealis, named after Aurora, the Roman goddess of the dawn, and Boreas, the Greek god
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Video: the Aurora Borealis over Scotland
The northern lights—also known as the aurora borealis—have been around since the Earth formed an atmosphere more than four billion years ago. The dinosaurs saw them, early humans certainly gazed at them, you may
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