Photo by Petri Leinonen. I just shared a YouTube clip with the Northern lights (aurora borealis). This is real, not photoshopping!
@tanjaostman That is really pretty. It almost makes me like Winter. I have only seen them once or twice in person around Wisconsin because am usually further South. What is the latest and earliest you see them way up in Finland, dear sis?
@tanjaostman The tropics are nice if there is a breeze, like on the windward side of the island, and if the temp stays below 31C. Otherwise it can be unbearable. The breeze also helps with mosquitos. Goa State, India? I had to look that up. Swimming in warm, clear, shallow waters looking at pretty fish and coral is also a treat. But there are always hazards like sharp creatures and jellyfish.
@xixiangdong I've visited (southern) Goa once. It was a fairly easy non-stop travel with Finnair from Helsinki. I haven't visited any other Indian state, but this wasn't like my imagination of India. The beaches and waters were very clean, and things well functioning, at least for tourists. I loved it. Very lushy and palm trees everywhere. Great seafood.
@xixiangdong They are visible in Finland between September and March, according to the Visit Finland website. I see them extremely seldom, but I suppose I should be more alert when they are about to appear. They are much more frequent in Lapland (northern Finland, Sweden and Norway).
So it ALMOST makes you like winter. 😂 I understand you. We are so "spoiled" with very long, dark and cold winters, that I like summers more. A tropical beach is the most exotic thing I can experience. To visit a beach/an island in Spain, Greece, Thailand, Goa... is paradise for me (even if the countries are not paradises on earth).