Icelandic gloryIn the summer, when all other countries’ borders were closed to tourists, there remained one ray of hope marooned in the Atlantic. When we were all able to travel again on July 4, I was on one of the first flights there, lured by its abandoned geysers and tourist-free waterfalls bathed in midnight sun. It was a once-in-a-generation chance to see the country at its natural and uncrowded best. Visiting the Westman Islands — full of tuxedoed puffins diving for fish and Star Wars-like sea cliffs — left me in awe. Not all heroes wear

Source: The Times December 19, 2020 23:58 UTC