TROMSØ & THE NORTHERN LIGHTS: a journey with high expectations

• Previous trips
• Introduction
• The “Northern Lights Guide” course: what’s it?
• Inter-Milan: one of the selected matches
• Days of waiting in Tromsø (also for the Northern Lights)
• Descending with luggage and this incredible scene from Tromsø and the Northern Lights
• 15 or 120: which would you choose?
• Three flights for approximately €9.99 each
• The journey continues…
• Extras (not to be missed!)

In this article I’ll tell you about “Tromsø and the Northern Lights”, a new high-awaited trip to the Great North 🙂
What is it about? Keep reading and you’ll find out…

Previous trips

After the latest articles about previous travels “ENGLISH WAY OF SANTIAGO: itinerary in 5 stages” (find out the article here), “FROM PRAGUE TO LECCE: a trip and 4 football matches” (find out the article here), “ROME-CHIȘINĂU-PRAGUE: a journey through blog and tourism skills update” (find out the article here), “SOUTHERN TURKEY & THE NETHERLANDS: a journey through history, nature and football” (find out the article here), “AZERBAIJAN-CENTRAL ASIA-GEORGIA: a journey through history, culture and traditions in 6 different nations” (find out the article here), “ROMANIA & POLAND: a journey to discover new places” (find out the article here), “BRITTANY-NORMANDY-GERMANY-DENMARK: a journey through incredible places and experiences” (find out the article here), “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: a journey following a passion for soccer” (find out the article here), “ROMANIA-HUNGARY-CROATIA: a journey through history, nature, and football” (find out the article here), “NETHERLANDS & BELGIUM: a journey through photography and football” (find out the article here), “SARDINIA IN THE SECOND HALF OF SEPTEMBER: a late-summer photographic journey” (find out the article here), “AZORES: a journey through nature, traditions, and hiking” (find out the article here) and “TIRANA TO PHOTOGRAPH: a short trip to discover the Albanian capital” (find out the article here), the time has come for a new trip with high expectations in the Great North 🙂

Introduction

While traveling to the Azores, I came across the opportunity to attend (at my own expense!) a training course to become a “Northern Lights Guide” in November, so I decided to sign up…

The “Northern Lights Guide” course: what’s it?

The course I attended: what is it? A detailed explanation is available in this article.

Inter-Milan: one of the selected matches

Given the requirement of eight appearances at San Siro to renew my season ticket for the following season, having reached six by the time I got to Tromsø, I decided to take flights to be there.
I took two flights down and a direct flight back up.

Days of waiting in Tromsø (also for the Northern Lights)

Back in Lapland, I awaited the Northern Lights’ response, and not just in terms of looking up…

Descending with luggage and this incredible scene from Tromsø and the Northern Lights

I had arrived in Tromsø with only the outbound flight, and during the week of the course, perhaps not coincidentally, flight deals came out and I found the first seasonal Easyjet flight to Milan Malpensa in early December for less than €30.
The incredible situation is that both nights before my walk to the airport were the two with the highest intensity of the Northern Lights (even visible to the naked eye and in the city). Even the night I arrived 😎

15 or 120: which would you choose?

Since December was peak season and a night in a hostel cost at least €120 a night, I decided to base myself in Copenhagen, where it cost a maximum of €15 and there are at least two direct flights daily to get back quickly if they called me.

Three flights for approximately €9.99 each

Given flight prices from mid-December onward from Copenhagen were more or less the same as elsewhere in Europe, I decided to head to Southern Europe and wait until the last minute.
Nothing would have changed, in any case…
From Copenhagen, flight to Gdansk; from Gdansk, flight to Bucharest; and from Bucharest, flight to Venice Treviso: just over €30 for three flights 😀

The journey continues…

Next trip is “SOUTHEASTERN SPAIN: a journey through tradition, nature, and beaches” (find out the article here).

Extras (not to be missed!) in addition to “Tromsø & the Northern Lights”

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