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TSmystalyzer
post Feb 5 2025, 10:01 PM

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QUOTE(Justin.Loong @ Feb 4 2025, 10:47 AM)
This person said the same about Finland too. unsure.gif
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Finland I just eat Hesburger biggrin.gif
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post Feb 12 2025, 12:19 PM

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QUOTE(mystalyzer @ Feb 5 2025, 10:01 PM)
Finland I just eat Hesburger biggrin.gif
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Looks good!!! drool.gif drool.gif drool.gif
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Not sure what this lady ate at Northern Lights Ranch. drool.gif


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post Feb 12 2025, 12:21 PM

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How much the whole trip?
TSmystalyzer
post Feb 13 2025, 01:21 AM

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QUOTE(DarkHorse66 @ Feb 12 2025, 12:21 PM)
How much the whole trip?
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I'm based in UK, so I spent around GBP 3k for 2 person for 1 week going to Tromso and Svalbard (flying from the UK)

Of course can reduce days and activities also, but I wanted to make sure I can catch it
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post Feb 13 2025, 03:56 PM

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QUOTE(Justin.Loong @ Feb 12 2025, 12:19 PM)
Looks good!!!  drool.gif  drool.gif  drool.gif
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Yes, that was what I was impressed with the most in Finland

I ate Hesburger everyday there because I just could not get enough of it biggrin.gif

The other thing I was pleasantly surprised was reindeer meat. Really like it very much

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post Feb 21 2025, 11:38 AM

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QUOTE(mystalyzer @ Feb 13 2025, 03:56 PM)
Yes, that was what I was impressed with the most in Finland

I ate Hesburger everyday there because I just could not get enough of it biggrin.gif

The other thing I was pleasantly surprised was reindeer meat. Really like it very much

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Can make like bak kwa style. drool.gif
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post Feb 21 2025, 05:13 PM

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QUOTE(Justin.Loong @ Feb 21 2025, 11:38 AM)
Can make like bak kwa style.  drool.gif
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Reindeer stew better like bak kut teh thumbup.gif thumbup.gif thumbup.gif

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post Jul 27 2025, 11:00 PM

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Tromso

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post Jul 28 2025, 04:39 AM

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Beside seeing northern lights.
These places are actually quite boring, what makes u wanna stay /visit there except the lights?
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post Jul 28 2025, 04:44 AM

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QUOTE(AyamBlend @ Jul 28 2025, 04:39 AM)
Beside seeing northern lights.
These places are actually quite boring, what makes u wanna stay /visit there except the lights?
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Experience 24/7 total darkness (in Svalbard). Reindeer stew was really good

Dog sledding was really fun. This is what it looks like at noon in the winter:
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post Jul 28 2025, 04:46 AM

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QUOTE(mystalyzer @ Jul 28 2025, 04:44 AM)
Experience 24/7 total darkness (in Svalbard). Reindeer stew was really good

Dog sledding was really fun. This is what it looks like at noon in the winter:
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Dog sledding with beer ? laugh.gif
Have a good one
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post Jul 28 2025, 05:00 AM

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QUOTE(AyamBlend @ Jul 28 2025, 04:46 AM)
Dog sledding with beer ? laugh.gif
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Lol, not possible

But seriously, it is an experience of a lifetime. Not always the case to get to see the lights, many people get disappointed

If you like winter activities, can do skiing, snowboarding or just have snowball fights

Or visit the ice hotel (which was my original plan, but my other half don't want to sleep on a bed made of ice)
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post Jul 28 2025, 07:45 AM

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QUOTE(mystalyzer @ Dec 14 2023, 04:23 AM)
Feel free to ask me anything regarding this topic.

Strongly recommend to experience this at least once in your lifetime

Useful tips:
1. Season is from September to April
2. Recommended location: Tromsø outskirts. City has too much light pollution. Northern Finland, Iceland, Svalbard,  central scandinavia also possible
3. Spend to go on a tour that offers professional photos for memories. The last thing you want are worthless photos from all the money spent and suffering sub-zero temperatures
4. Stay for a week. Weather is difficult to predict and is usually the biggest obstacle
5. Moon cycles when it is new moon is when sky is the darkest
6. Peak of 11 year solar cycle is expected in 2025. Next year or 2025 is still a good time
7. If on tight budget, book flights, hotels and buy winter clothes way in advance
8. Download aurora apps. Aurora Reach seems the most useful to me
9. Use long shutter time, wide aperture and/or night mode when taking photos
10. Photos will look better than in real life, be prepared for that!

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nice, 1 week there do wat ah? everything wait to see light ?
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post Jul 28 2025, 02:46 PM

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QUOTE(11c @ Jul 28 2025, 07:45 AM)
nice, 1 week there do wat ah? everything wait to see light ?
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Nope. I was 3 days in Tromsø, 3 days in Svalbard: https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=5395991&hl=

Basically in Tromsø, I spent 1 day at a Reindeer farm reindeer, feeding reindeer, eating reindeer stew and doing reindeer sleeding (which was very mild)
Then 1 night to catch the northern lights, and 1 day to explore the town. I went during Christmas, so it was more festive with a lot of nicely decorated shops

In Svalbard, I spent 1 day dog sledding (which was way more fun), 1 night catching the northern lights (which wasn't as good as Tromsø) and 1 day just hanging around the town (which was basically 1 street)
Despite the extremely small town, I was quite surprised they had really nice places to eat. I tried whale and seal meat (even their burgers was excellent). Oh, and they had the huskey cafe as well which is where the retired sledding dogs "work" after retiring


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post Jul 28 2025, 03:02 PM

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QUOTE(mystalyzer @ Jul 28 2025, 02:46 PM)
Nope. I was 3 days in Tromsø, 3 days in Svalbard: https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=5395991&hl=

Basically in Tromsø, I spent 1 day at a Reindeer farm reindeer, feeding reindeer, eating reindeer stew and doing reindeer sleeding (which was very mild)
Then 1 night to catch the northern lights, and 1 day to explore the town. I went during Christmas, so it was more festive with a lot of nicely decorated shops

In Svalbard, I spent 1 day dog sledding (which was way more fun), 1 night catching the northern lights (which wasn't as good as Tromsø) and 1 day just hanging around the town (which was basically 1 street)
Despite the extremely small town, I was quite surprised they had really nice places to eat. I tried whale and seal meat (even their burgers was excellent). Oh, and they had the huskey cafe as well which is where the retired sledding dogs "work" after retiring
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Nice … has is the data connection there ?
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post Jul 28 2025, 03:10 PM

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QUOTE(11c @ Jul 28 2025, 03:02 PM)
Nice … has is the data connection there ?
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Yes, got data connection. Both places part of Norway

Outside might be freezing cold, but inside is always nice and warm

Svalbard has a lot of snow that doesn't melt away during winter (because there is no sunlight)

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post Jul 28 2025, 03:21 PM

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QUOTE(mystalyzer @ Jul 28 2025, 03:10 PM)
Yes, got data connection. Both places part of Norway

Outside might be freezing cold, but inside is always nice and warm

Svalbard has a lot of snow that doesn't melt away during winter (because there is no sunlight)

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is it true, too cold, the gadget not working ?
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post Jul 28 2025, 03:41 PM

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QUOTE(11c @ Jul 28 2025, 03:21 PM)
is it true, too cold, the gadget not working ?
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Wasn't that cold. Still above -10 C

Gadgets still work, your fingers is more likely not to work first biggrin.gif

Even with gloves, fingers get cold and numb quickly if you take it out
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post Sep 2 2025, 04:00 PM

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Northern lights seen in UK recently after solar storm

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post Sep 2 2025, 04:04 PM

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Need to use proper pro camera for this ? My friend went with iPhone and cannot capture it but the cameraman they hired for the trip use dslr and can capture it

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