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Seratonin levels dipping? Then reach for our winter-blues-busting February issue, with a 20 page South-East Asia special covering Cambodia’s coast, Thailand’s offbeat temples and an uplifting Laos treetop lodge. There’s more unspoilt beach-and-jungle in our feature on eastern Cuba (as well as sultry music and delicious food), and more rugged adventures too: cruising the bergs of west Greenland, hiking through Russia’s Altai mountains, and hanging out with the Himba peole of Namibia. Plus mini guides to Sydney and Sark, 9 great wildlife trips, and some of the world’s loveliest little beach houses. Don’t forget your shades.
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See the skies sparkle over Alaska, Canada, Norway, Sweden and beyond with our guide to viewing the northern lights
There are some experiences that are so extraordinary they make you cry at the wonder of it all. Or at least have a lump in the throat. The first great whale that you see. The sight of quarter a million king penguins on a beach in South Georgia. Or seeing the northern lights in all their magnificent glory.
The first part of an auroral display usually comes from the east, as the earth rotates into the area of maximum activity. You’ll most likely see a pale green column first, but this may then grow into billowing sheets. If you’re really lucky, the whole sky will be full of curving, twisting shapes.
Although green is the most common colour, red is occasionally seen – but this can be considered a bad omen by some, with many superstitions around it.
You are most likely to see the northern lights in the far north. This auroral band includes Greenland, Lapland and far north Canada and Alaska.
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