
By Christina Iatropoulou
The Northern Lights. Mysterious, mesmerising and on just about every traveller’s bucket list. But what exactly are they?
Also known as the Aurora Borealis, these stunning displays are caused by charged particles from the sun colliding with gases in the Earth’s atmosphere. The result? Ethereal curtains of light that swirl across the night sky, glowing in shades of green, pink and even deep scarlet. And if you’ve