Aurora hunting: What it's like to chase the northern lights along Norway's dramatic coastline

Mountains with background of northern lights and water below. .

The next few years are predicted to be the best for seeing the northern lights due to high solar activity during the current solar cycle. So if you're considering planning an aurora hunting trip, now is the perfect time. 

Most of us have probably written something along the lines of "seeing the northern lights" on our bucket list, but to that end, there's one important caveat you should be aware of. Very few are satisfied with seeing them just once.