These magic lights was not from a UFO, either not from a early New Years rocket, but it was polar stratospheric clouds or PSCs, also known as nacreous clouds or mother of pearl, due to its iridescence. This amazing photo was taken by the Norwegian, Fredrik Weikle, on 27th December 2011 at Kvamsfjellet mountain by Rondane in Norway! For a while these mysterious lightening clouds created a magic atmoshpere in the beautiful landscape.

Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, and simply "Santa", is a figure with legendary, mythical, historical and folkloric origins who, in many western cultures, is said to bring gifts to the homes of the good children during the late evening and overnight hours of Christmas Eve, December 24. It`s just what the Santa Claus in Moss in Norway does, the so called Mossenissen.

The Santa on the displayed photo is living in a cave in Rovaniemi in Finland. It`s called The Santa Claus Park, which is connected to the Santa Claus Village located nearby. The park was in 2007 awarded by Topworld International and placed as the second best Travel Adventure in Finland. In the huge cave Santa receive eager visitors who make their wishes for Christmas.

Finally the snow fell in Moss, Norway, on 21st December 2011. Now the Christmas atmosphere here is rising to great hights. We look forward to share the spirit of peace and joy on this occasion of Merry Christmas with our acquaintances and loved ones. We thank all our journalists, photographers, tour operators and other business partners for the good cooperation and wish you all a Merry Christmas.

Where are Lonely Planet going? Get useful advise from this travelguide`s presentation Travel and Social Media - The Lonely Planet Story from 2009. New technologies are going faster, Web 2.0, and Mobile Media Global connectivity trends are important Evolution and opportunities in e- tourism. How do you use social media to reach people? It`s all about what Lonely Planet call the future of e-tourism.

Some of the most amazing journeys for exploration through history are the Phoenicians voyage around the coast of Africa, Marco Polo`s journey in China, Christopher Columbus's voyage in 1492 when he reached America, Francisco de Orellana sailing down the Amazon River, the three voyages of Captain Cook, Michael "Mick" James Leahy exploration of Papua New Guinea, The Lewis and Clark expedition, Burton and Speke search for the source of the Nile, Roald Amundsen and his team reaching the South Pole. Some others? What`s the most amazing journey ever?

Where have all the lost explorers gone? What happened to them? Taken by cannibals, scurvy, tropical diseases or scary monsters? In the age of exploration and discovery many people where willing to risk their life to find unknown places, trading routes and valuable treasures.

Our Google+ Page was launched two days after Google announced their new service Google+ Pages worldwide for businesses on their Google blog. So far Google+ has focused on connecting people with other people. Now Google+ pages help businesses with connecting their customers and fans. Google`s slogan is "People + pages, better together". We in Travel Explorations have already started the process with attracting people with passion for travelling to our Google+ Page.

On a clear day, I could observe that the sun illuminated the snow covered Mount McKinley and made a mirrow of the mountain in the Wonder lake. From a far distance it`s hard to imagine how big challenges climbers encounter to reach the top of this mountain.

The Rondane massif tall towers is located in Rondane National Park, which is the oldest national park in Norway. This park is also an important habitat for herds of wild reindeer. Here you can find peace and tranquility in a beautiful wild landscape. Many have also find inspiration for writing about these towers.