Ísland

Dan and G spent 2½ very structured days in Iceland, taking the Northern Lights, Golden Circle, Fimmvorduhals Volcano and Blue Lagoon tours. They found Icelanders to be friendly, open, and very willing to talk about their economy and the prospect of joining the EU. One guide opined that it was a ploy to steal their water, while their driver (originally from Lithuania) believed that living in an EU country would be worse than living under the Soviet regime. For many reasons, it will be a stay that they won't soon forget!

Bundled up at Gullfoss (Golden Falls)