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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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 t

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Seasons Greetings

Photo and Video Credit: Linnea Nordström Gleðileg Jól og Gledilegt Nýtt Ár to all of you guys ! I hope you all had a good time during the holidays and that you all are ready for more intense, Old-School Northern Lights Hunting! I personally spent most of the season in Finland, cutting wood and taking a part-time job as a Julebock (Yule goat in Swedish): both were fun but I am happy to be back home in Reykjavik. I actually managed to be back on time for New Year and I was at Perlan this evening and witnessed some crazy light show. It wasn't the Northern Lights but that kicked quite

Northern lights tip 2: Where to see the Aurora

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Northern lights tip 2: Where to see the Aurora

After having read part one you have probably understood that the best time to see the Northern lights is during the winter months of 2013-2014, that is: right now! But where to go then, to be able to catch a glimpse of the magnificent Aurora? The answer is manifold but could be simplified as the following: North! All scientific explanation put aside (those will get their own post in due time), there is a zone in the Northern hemisphere called the "Northern Lights Belt" and this is the zone where Northern lights appear the most often. It is compared to a belt because it ensnares the Polar R

Northern lights tip 1: When to see the Aurora

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Northern lights tip 1: When to see the Aurora

Hello again everyone ! I hope you are all ears because I was thinking about starting right away with the serious business: How to hunt the Northern Lights. All over the internet, you will see countless blog-post, forum threads and other ads flooding you with info that is often patchy, and sometimes even crudely oversimplifying. This is what we will try to avoid in here by giving you thorough (yet understandable) guidelines to your quest. Ready all? let´s start then by our first concern: When will we be able to spot them ? Anytime it´s dark. Or, more precisely, as long as there is darkness

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Cozy Cave Tour

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Northern lights tip 2: Where to see the Aurora

Northern lights tip 1: When to see the Aurora

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