Seeing the Northern Lights – Episode 219 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

I’ve tried and failed to see the Northern Lights – in northern Finland, a decade of Christmases ago, it was just too cloudy; in Iceland, I went at the completely wrong time of year. One day, though, I will see them – in the meantime, chatting to these four fabulous guests for the final regular episode of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast for this crazy year of 2020 was a great alternative.

If you’ve seen the Northern Lights I would love to hear your experiences or see your pictures – come and share in our Thoughtful Travellers Facebook group. And, if you celebrate – Merry Christmas!

Show notes: Episode 219 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

Seeing the Northern Lights

It’s Christmas time which – weirdly, I guess, since I live quite far down in the southern hemisphere! – makes me think about the North Pole, about snow, about cold climates. That made it feel an appropriate week for my episode about seeing the Northern Lights or aurora borealis – an incredible phenomenon I haven’t had the chance to witness yet, but after hearing these four guests describe their sightings, I’m more keen than ever.

First up, I chat with Justin Meneguzzi who has a particularly romantic tale about his Northern Lights sighting (although it didn’t all go quite to plan). Next, Karen Emanuel makes me rather envious as she describes not one, but two trips she’s been on which led to seeing the aurora.

Following Karen, I chat to Travis King who got to experience a surprise sighting in Alaska. Nearby in the Yukon region of Canada, my final guest, Tobi Barth, runs a tour company which specialises in aurora hunting, and he tells me how that works.

Links:

• Justin Meneguzzi
• Karen Emanuel of Jicaro Island Lodge in Nicaragua  
• Travis W King – his book “Not that anyone asked” – a travel memoir about sex, drugs, love and finding purpose.
• Tobi Barth of Epic North in the Yukon 
• Tobi’s Aurora Hunting trip  
• Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers

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