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Saturday, 14 July 2012

Destination: Svalbard

The Svalbard islands are a part of Norway located in the Artic Ocean.

This is a truly remarkable place. They have a variety of activities (e.g. skiing) and incredible views and unique wildlife. Plus you can stay in an actual ice hotel!


In the summer the Sun never sets and in the winter the Sun never rises. This poses an interesting dilemma for me as to when I should make my trip to this area. In the Winter it offers wonderful views of the Northern lights plus the nightlife must be incredible! Northern lights are also called an aura and are due to the deflection by the magnetic fields of the earth of charged particles ejected from the Sun which cause excitation and the emission of light. This is scientifically interesting and just jaw droppingly beautiful.

Then in the summer there are unique astronomy opportunities like the Venus transit which I've obviously now missed but hey I still haven't ruled out that time machine.

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