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Two boys with backpacks on a snowy Narvik platform beside the SJ night train to Stockholm

Want to Take the Arctic Sleeper Train With Kids? Here’s What It’s Like

October 13, 2026

I swear the Narvik sleeper train was an amazing experience for the boys. For me? Not so much. An hour into waiting for our late train, one of my ten-year-olds walked into the station café with blood running down the back of his head. A stranger with a med kit bandaged him up, and we made the train […]

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Aurora borealis in green and purple over a snowy fjord near Narvik, Norway

Want to Chase the Narvik Northern Lights? Here’s What It Actually Costs

September 29, 2026

Purple and green ribbons dance across the Arctic sky. Surreal, until you duck into a convenience store where a can of soda rings up at $5. Welcome to Norway. The lights are still within reach. Narvik Northern Lights with Kids has the full story: the drive, the closed tunnel Waze sent us into, the family photo with […]

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Family watching the Narvik northern lights with kids at a roadside layby

Tromsø is Last Year: Try Narvik to watch the Fascinating Northern Lights

September 1, 2026

Ribbons of purple and green danced across the Narvik fjord sky. We pulled over, cut the engine, and watched through the glass roof while our two ten-year-olds jumped out of the car and stared. That’s the pitch for chasing the Narvik northern lights with kids: watching your kids, who always have something to say, go […]

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