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Where to see the Northern Lights
Four unique places from which to marvel at the aurora borealis.
It has "ten well-equipped cabins, two lounges, a restaurant and licensed bar," says Aaron Millar in The Independent. "Accessible only by snowmobile or dog sleigh and miles away from civilisation, this is a real Arctic Aurora adventure, but with a warm welcome at the end."
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You stay in one of the hotel's log cabins for most of your stay, but you can spend a night in a glass igloo, a short stroll away in a forest clearing. "Outside it was -10C, but I was snug underneath the covers and a specially designed condensation-proof geodesic dome ready to watch the greatest astronomical show on earth," says Richard Green in The Sunday Times. "It's toasty inside", too, and the cabins have wood fires and saunas.
Four nights at the Hotel Kakslauttanen three in a log cabin and one in a glass igloo costs from £1,141pp, half-board, including flights with Taber (01274-875199; Taberholidays.co.uk).
The Icehotel Swedish Lapland
You can take an overnight trip in search of the Northern Lights; guests can "choose between a snowmobile or a howling dog sled team".
A three-night break costs from £933 per person, including flights (01737-218801,Icehotel.co.uk)
The hot tub Iceland
Prices start from around £148 for a double room (00 354 487 5700, Hotelranga.com).
The train: St Petersburg, Russia
"Stop off along the way for specialist aurora excursions and visits to the Unesco World Heritage city of Vladimir and the Golden Ring town, Veliky."
There are two train trips each winter, book now for winter 2015. From£6,395 per person for a ten-day trip (0161-928 9410, Goldeneagleluxurytrains.com).
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Ruth Jackson-Kirby is a freelance personal finance journalist with 17 years’ experience, writing about everything from savings accounts and credit cards to pensions, property and pet insurance.
