{"id":490,"date":"2020-09-16T08:41:06","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T08:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=490"},"modified":"2020-09-21T14:48:40","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T14:48:40","slug":"the-northern-lights-are-in-my-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=490","title":{"rendered":"The Northern Lights are in my Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 2019 we pointed you in the direction of the Northern Lights. In fact in 1978 the group Renaissance were singing about the Northern Lights in their only hit single. The beauty of the song matches the sight of the lights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Northern Lights or to give them their technical name, the “Aurora Borealis” are a natural light display, which are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by the solar wind. The Northern Lights are so high up in the atmosphere that they don’t pose any threat to people watching them from the ground but they provide the most amazing sites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Snowland Rovaniemi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One of the places to head this winter to see the Northern Lights is Finland. Not only can you see the lights but you can experience all that Lapland has to offer with moose, reindeer, husky and snowmobile safaris and that once in lifetime trip for that little ones that will make this time of year so special. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your trip will be slightly different this year but the Finnish authorities are doing everything they can to allow you to visit Santa in these Covid times, though you might have to spend 72 hours in isolation depending on the length of your stay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Santa Claus – Rovaniemi <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you plan to travel to Finland for less than 72 hours you can enter without a COVID-19 test. Longer stays require two tests, read here<\/a> for details. Finland itself has amongst the lowest rates of Covid in Europe and so Finland is on the UK government’s travel corridor list .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An ideal destination is Rovaniemi which is the official home of Santa Claus. Just 8km north on the Arctic Circle is Santa Claus Village<\/a> where you can find Santa at home every day of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about seeing the Northern Lights, winter safaris or meeting Santa contact Maggie<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n

Pay with the card that gives you complimentary access to over 1,200 airport lounges across more than 130 countries worldwide as standard plus reward points – The American Express Platinum Card<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In 2019 we pointed you in the direction of the Northern Lights. In fact in 1978 the group Renaissance were singing about the Northern Lights in their only hit single. The beauty of the song matches the sight of the lights. The Northern Lights or to give them their technical name, the “Aurora Borealis” are … <\/p>\n

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