Standard pallet sizes. Pallets are portable platforms used to package items for freight shipping. There are two pallet types: stringer pallets and block pallets. Stringer pallets are built with 2â x 4â wood, plastic or metal âstringers.â Block pallets are similar, except they are made with individual blocks.
4. Reykjavik, Iceland. Reykjavik is still the most affordable and accessible place to see the Northern Lights, but itâs getting more popular. In January 2015, 9,003 Britons visited Iceland, probably because, Lights aside, thereâs plenty to fascinate about this land of geysers, volcanoes and blue ice.
Northern Lights: Light at the end of the tundra. The aurora borealis is a fickle phenomenon. A week can pass without a flicker...then bang! The Northern Lights come on like a celestial lava lamp. In the far north of Sweden, Nigel Tisdall is rewarded for his patience. 1  Happy camper: Watching the aurora south of Abisko, Sweden, claimed to be 'the best place in the world to see it' Photo: PETER ROSEN. 2  Snow mobile: A hut and sauna at the Abisko Ark Hotel, built on runners and towed out on to the ice Photo: PETER ROSEN.