Iceland

Everyone raves about Iceland. And now I see why. With its insane natural beauty, seemingly endless tranquility and delicious gas-station hotdogs, this country is a slice of heaven that feels like a world away from everything else.

View through a dark volcanic rock tunnel towards lush green mountains and a river in the distance.
A white church with a red roof and steeple sits atop a grassy hill in a rural landscape with purple flowers in the foreground, green fields, and mountains in the background under a cloudy sky.
A small red and white wooden hut built into a grassy hill with a church and other buildings in the distance on a cloudy day.
A scenic landscape featuring a tall, conical mountain with grassy slopes, a small waterfall flowing into a river in the foreground, and a partly cloudy sky.
A small brown horse with a blond mane standing on a green grassy field with mountains in the background.
Colorful houses on a grassy field with a cloudy sky overhead.
A yellow house with a blue metal roof on green grass. A man in a suit with a butterfly net walks across the yard. There are clouds in the sky and mountains in the background.
A black wooden house with white-framed windows and red shutters, with an open wooden door, a stone step, and green grass with yellow flowers in front.
A glacier with jagged ice formations and black streaks of dirt, floating in a calm body of water with a cloudy sky overhead.
A seal lying on a piece of ice in icy waters with glaciers in the background.
Green, mountainous landscape with rolling hills and a cloudy sky.
A white-framed window on a red corrugated metal wall, with lace curtains inside and glass bottles displayed behind the panes.
A small window partially hidden in tall green grass and wild plants.
Black sand beach with large rocks, waves, and towering mountains in the background under cloudy sky.
A small black church with a white door and windows, a flagpole with a Norwegian flag, stone wall, green grass, mountains with snow patches in the distance, blue sky with scattered clouds.
Small white building situated next to a rectangular pool of water, with green, moss-covered hills and streams in the background.
A coastal landscape with grassy fields, a rocky shoreline, and mountains in the distance under a cloudy sky.
View through a window showing a grassy area, rocks, water, and boats in the distance, with a wooden picnic table outside.
Colorful houses with grass roofs in a coastal village, with a white building having a blue roof and a rusty tank in the yard.
A landscape of volcanic mountains with green moss and black lava rocks, with a river flowing through the dark volcanic terrain under cloudy skies.
A white church with a steeple and cross, two smaller buildings nearby, set on a green grassy field with yellow flowers, under a cloudy sky.
Moss-covered cliffs and a river flowing through a canyon in a lush, green landscape under a cloudy sky.
A person wearing a blue jacket, orange helmet, and red backpack digging in black volcanic sand with a pickaxe in a rugged volcanic landscape with green mountains in the background.
Green moss-covered steep cliffs and boulders in a valley with a river flowing at the bottom under a partly cloudy sky.
A black sand beach with people walking and taking photos, ocean waves, rocky cliffs in the distance, and a cloudy sky.
Ice chunks scattered on a black pebble beach with the ocean and cloudy sky in the background.
A steep mountain hillside covered in green moss and grass with exposed dark rocks and a small waterfall.
A large waterfall cascading down Moss-covered cliffs into a rocky river below, with mist rising at the base.
A scenic landscape of a mountainous region with dark clouds above, green grass-covered sand dunes in the foreground, and jagged mountains in the background.
A small white church with a red roof and steeple situated in a green valley with tall grass in the foreground, dark mountains and overcast sky in the background.
Aerial view of a narrow river flowing through a moss-covered canyon with waterfalls and lush green vegetation.
Small white church with red steeple on a grassy hill against a blue sky with gray clouds.