My girlfriend and I are thinking of places to go on holiday and I suggested going to Northern Norway for the Northern Lights because we both want to see them before we pop our clogs and she's a keen photographer and would relish the photo opportunities.
So we were thinking of heading to Tromso in late November, probably flying Dublin>Stansted>Tromso and staying in either the Thon Hotel Polar, ABC Hotel Nord or the Homeslepp in Nansenvegen. I know that's the dark season, I have kind of always wanted to see what that was like and it increases the chances of seeing the Northern lights.
Basically I was wondering if any of our Norwegian brethren here have seen the Northern lights or maybe been to Tromso and can offer any advice... Is Tromso going to be as crazily expensive as Oslo for example? Any advice on photographic techniques for the lights themselves? Any good websites for predicting occurences of the Northern Lights?
All advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
