Lyonel Perabo

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Hi there, I'm Lyonel, a Northern Lights Hunter and a Ma Student in Folkloristic. I have the pleasure of being a professional Northern Lights hunter with experience both in Iceland and in North Norway where I am now based. Don't hesitate to drop me a line if you want to have some tips on the matter or discuss anything Icelandic/Nordic related

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Majestic Northern Lights in þórufoss

So, for two days in a row I had the chance of experiencing some really really strong, almost life-shattering Northern Lights (here, and here). Yet as I was been drafted for a third night out in the wilderness I contemplated the sad conclusion that it would be very unlikely to experience Northern Lights of such an intensity for a third Night in a row. And indeed, the Northern Lights were real weak for most of the evening. The skies were real clear though, and we headed out towards Þingvellir and soon the (almost) full moon was lighting up the frost-covered hills. It was a sight to behold, fo

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Incredible Northern Lights in Vogar

So, you might have read my last post, where I told the tale of the incredible evening we had in the southern tip of Suðurnes. This was Friday, yesterday, on Saturday then, I was drafted for yet another tour. Considering how strong the Northern Lights had been on the night before I was a bit afraid we would get to see much less, as it is often the case after a strong surge in solar activity. We nevertheless drove out of the city, heading, as often, towards the tip of the Reykjanes Peninsula. The weather was sensibly worse than the night before and we did not stop until we had left Hafnarf

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Monstrous Northern Lights in Ölfusá

I had a funny feeling for this night even before we started the tour. For once, my boss described the upcoming tour in a positive way, and that’s damn rare. After a quick look at the weather and solar activity levels, I reached the conclusion that yes; we had some decent chances of seeing the Northern Lights. That sounded quite sweet to my ears, especially considering that the last two tours I did proved to be disastrous. So yes, I jumped on the bus at half past eight and we started picking up people at various hotels. Then, when we had to get up to Þingholt hotel I jumped out of the bus

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Northern Lights in Laugardalur

For the second time in a row, I got called at the last minute for a tour. This time I was given the task of heading a mini-bus towards the area around Þingvellir in the hopes of reaching the only spot with potential clear skies for the night and We actually managed that feat ! It wasn't easy though: We stopped first at Hveragerði and then at Selfoss but the skies were still mostly covered by a thick layer of evil clouds. That's only when we reached the hamlet of Stóra-Borg, in the middle of the Laugardalur valley (not the same than the one in Reykjavik, just to be clear) that we got an actu

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Northern Lights in Suðurnes

I was called in at the last minute last night for, obviously, a Northern Lights tour. Always willing to spend my Saturday evening with a bunch of hopeful guests, I yessed at my boss and joined the ride. I was a bit skeptical just before departure: The past two nights had seen very low activity and I wasn't sure we would get to see anything. However, the solar activity levels got higher just before seven o'clock and it seemed to me that this might lead to something. The weather, though, was quite unreliable and the only spot of clear skies was to be just south of Reykjavik, in the Eastern p

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Northern Lights at Kalfatjörn

Hello everyone! I hope I am not boring you too death with all my Northern Lights tales because here comes another one: We were going to go out last night and the day had been beautiful in Reykjavik, Pretty clear skies, temperature just over zero degrees (Celsius that is!) and even the solar activity level looked quite promising! Then happened what always happens when you got a beautiful day in Reykjavik: you get an ugly, cloudy night. I still had to go out though, and do my best to try to find the Northern Lights otherwise my thirty-five guests would come home unsatisfied and saddened.

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Crazy Crazy Northern Lights

Last night I was asked to go on a Northern Light tour. Normal right, I am a Northern Lights hunter isn't it? Well, sure, but I really wasn't feeling so good about it all. you see, there had been pretty strong Northern Lights just two days before and I know far too well that it might very well mean much weaker Northern Lights in the following days. I had checked the Solar Activity levels and they were just averrage. I checked then the Weather and it looked quite hopeless: rather cloudy virtually everywhere with maybe a little bit less cloud on the Reykjanes Peninsula. I honestly felt like t

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Cozy Cave Tour

My girlfriend lives in Norway while I moved to Iceland for work and studies. She tries to come here as often as possible and we were lucky to spend new years' eve and the beginning of January together. Before she left, I wanted to treat her to a special experience so I got us a tour with Arctic Adventures to explore a lava cave not far from the city. We were picked up by our guide, a super-friendly guide called Sarah who incidentally happened to be from Sweden so we could chit-chat a little bit in her native language. Sarah also picked up two more guests (a very nice couple coming from th

Northern Lights Tip 7: When to Book a Tour

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Northern Lights Tip 7: When to Book a Tour

Hello folks, and sorry for have keeping you waiting for so long, but here I am: back and ready to spread critical Northern Lights Knowledge to you all! So, if I remember correctly, I promised to write something about how to book a tour didn’t I? Yes, of course, this is just a rhetorical question so I will cut down this lengthy introduction and present you with my few pence’ worth of opinion on the question of Northern Lights tours booking. I often get emails from prospective visitors who are planning to visit Iceland, and some of them, unsurprisingly enough ask me if they should book the

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