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Closed road from Norway to Sweden  
   

Closed road from Norway to Sweden

Waiting for the road to reopen as the storm and darkness loom. Image copyright: www.activitiesabroad.com
Abisko and a most unlikely Aurora Borealis / Northern Lights

August 15th 2011
Cloud cover is the Aurora chaser’s worst enemy. If the sky is cloudy you won’t see the Northern Lights, simple as that. However, this is also one of the reasons that Abisko in Swedish Lapland is one of the very best places in the world to see the Aurora Borealis. In terms of topography and meteorology, Abisko is blessed by a happy combination of favourable winds and cloud-dispersing mountains ... read more
Europe » Sweden

Swedish Flag A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war in almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both World Wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system interlarded with substant... ... read more
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