What comes to mind when you think of Iceland?
Perhaps it's the unique geothermal pools, neverending days of summer, the Northern Lights in winter, the obsession with fireworks on New Years Eve, the surrounding mountains, the ever present ocean, the volcanos (sorry!) and we could throw in a mayor who likes to dress in drag for Pride, a lesbian prime minister, full and equal LGBT rights and one marriage law for all, regardless of sexual orientation and identity. Or perhaps its the hip and cosmopolitan city of Reykjavík, Iceland Airwaves music festival, The Hidden People, glaciers, Björk or Sigur Rós. If any of those things came to mind you clearly know a lot about Iceland! Ours is a country of culture, art and breathtaking nature with erupting geysers (gaysers), waterfalls, black sand beaches, lava fields, boiling mud pools, geothermal hot springs and a few warm rivers you can bathe in. Iceland is closer than you think between North America and Europe and its population is about 330.000 making it the least densely populated country in Europe.
Iceland's summers are surprisingly warm, lush and green, with days lengthening until midsummer, when the sun dips down to the horizon but gets right back up. During winter you can enjoy the amazing pink, green and blue Northern lights in the night sky, and the winters are not as cold as you might imagine.