The Lonely
Planet newsletter a few months back had an article on the Best in Travel
Readers’ Choice Award and the winner was Iceland. Iceland? There are many places I’d like to go but
Iceland never crossed my mind. Ever. Not because if the Ice part of its name—I
live in Houston so I fantasize about cold weather five months a year—but I’ve
never met anyone who has even been there. So I read the article and found
myself wondering if it might be a fun adventure destination for the following
reasons given by LP readers:
- Volcanoes, aurora, glaciers, icebergs, incredible displays of
nature!
- Back-country areas are still largely undiscovered
- Geothermally heated pools to refresh the soul
- Hip, cool Reykjavik
- Affordable compared to the rest of Europe
But the one
that really got me was:
Puffins!!! Who wouldn’t want to see puffins?!!
So does
anyone have any suggestions for an unconventional vacation destination? What
about short-breaks and road-trips? Where are you going this summer?
