Author: Lauren Monitz, GoBankingRates.com

GoBankingRates.com guides skygazers to the best spots to watch the northern lights in Alaska, Canada, Iceland, Greenland, Scotland and Scandinavia.

Some luxury hotels cost a pretty penny for the level of service you receive, but you could be surprised by just how many actually are affordable.

A tiny budget doesn’t mean you have to stay in a tiny hotel.