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When

As the chance of aurora borealis appearance in winter is higher than that in summer time, so we are planning to leave on December 23, 2012, and coming back on December 28, 2012. During this period, we had just finished our final exams and it’s time to enjoy a fantastic Christmas vacation rather than staying in London, even though the price will be higher than the other periods, that worth it!

Who

I will be travelling with my boyfriend this time. Watching the aurora borealis with him must be a sweet and romantic memory!

Why

There are several reasons to visit Yellowknife. Firstly, viewing fantastic aurora borealis was my dream when I was in middle school. Secondly, I had been living in Canada for almost 4 years as an international student, and I will graduate in December 2012. I want to end my four-year study with a perfect trip so that I will always remember my fantastic Christmas after I leave. Thirdly, located around both magnetic poles of the earth is a halo like ring called an aurora oval. The area directly beneath each aurora oval is the best place to see the aurora most often.  The cities located under the northern oval include Yellowknife, Canada; Fairbanks, Alaska and Lapland, Norway.  Among these places, Yellowknife has the least geographical obstructions, such as mountains, to provide a high percentage of clear weather in the winter which results in a high viewing probability.

Goal

Watch mysterious aurora borealis definitely!

Preparations

The most important thing for travelling to Yellowknife is keeping warm! It is very cold there in winter, so we have to bring enough clothes that can keep us warm. Another very important thing is camera, as a photographer, my boyfriend will never forget to bring his camera with him. We will take a lot of beautiful pictures to record the great moment!

Beautiful aurora will appear on a clear day, so watching the weather in Yellowknife is important, even though the weather is not as accurate as the forecast, it is still a necessary procedure. There is a website to forecast the aurora as well.