Aurora Gazing

This year is likely to be the last opportunity to see the Northern Lights in their full glory for a decade or so as they are about to enter a quiet cycle. Experts predict nature will put on a spectacular going-away show in the coming winter. Melissa Twigg goes in search of the best places to view the Aurora Borealis

HOTEL ARCTIC ILULISSAT, GREENLAND Hotel Arctic is the northernmost four-star hotel on earth (tragically there are no five-star hotels inside the Arctic Circle … yet). As well as being a superb destination from which to view the Northern Lights, it’s also situated on Disko Bay, which is filled with one of the world’s most spectacular collections of icebergs (or ilulissat in Greenland’s language). So it’s a feast for the eyes both day and night. hotelarctic.com BLACHFORD LAKE LODGE CANADA The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge stayed at this luxurious country lodge on their Canadian tour, and if it’s good enough for royalty, then it’s good enough for us. We bet Kate and Wills watched the lights in their private hot tub, although we’re not sure their security detail would have let them camp outside in…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 1, 2016

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