Northern Lights 2: A Practical Travel Guide (Bradt Travel Guides) - Softcover

Polly Evans

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9781784770297: Northern Lights 2: A Practical Travel Guide (Bradt Travel Guides)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1784770299 ISBN 13: 9781784770297

Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides, 2015

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An updated second edition of Bradt's practical guide to the best places to view the Northern Lights. The Northern Lights are one of the world's most spectacular natural phenomena, arguably the greatest light show you'll ever see. They are also one of the major tourist draws of the Arctic and sub-Arctic winter. This book covers information on everything from how to photograph the aurora to what to wear, and how to understand northern lights forecasting, as well as the science behind the aurora and the auroral oval. It also details the best locations form from which the aurora can be viewed, covering, in Europe, Scandinavia, Lapland, Iceland and Greenland. New for this second edition is coverage of viewing points in Canada and Alaska. In addition, the guide provides information on tour operators offering northern lights packages. Bradt's Northern Lights is the only guidebook that caters to the large number of people whose dream is to see the aurora borealis.

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Review:

Northern Lights is a handy practical guide. * The Daily Telegraph * Bradt has published the first-ever Northern Lights travel guide, which answers those how, what, where and when questions posed by travellers in search of the dazzling atmospheric phenomenon. * TNT Magazine * Northern Lights gives some good advice on the best countries and destinations from which to view the aurora borealis and there are good tips on what you should wear. * Sky at Night *

About the Author:

Polly Evans is an award-winning journalist and writer. She is the author of Bradt's Yukon, as well as five narrative travel books, including Mad Dogs and an Englishwoman, in which she tells of learning to drive sled dogs in northern Canada. When not on the road, Polly works as a teacher at Wellington College in England.

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