Travel off the beaten track and experience

Iceland tops many people’s bucket lists, and with good reason. This country has natural beauty nearly everywhere you look, and the variety of landscapes you’ll see on a trip to Iceland simply boggle the mind. In a small package, you can see everything from glaciers to volcanoes to continental rifts to fjords to lava formations and black sand beaches – and I could go on and on. Iceland is a bit like the world in miniature – very miniature, in fact, as it’s roughly the same size as the state of Ohio. Still, despite the small size of Iceland, you do need to dedicate a good bit of time to truly see the country’s magnificence. I think 7 days in Iceland is a good start: one week in Iceland will give you enough time to get away from the crowds surrounding Reykjavik who don’t stray far from the capital on their short trip to Iceland. While many Iceland itineraries will have you heading south, I wasn’t interested in rehashing everyone’s Ic...