INTO THE WILD

As the most sparsely populated country in Europe, Iceland is filled with enough empty space to make you feel like you have the entire island to yourself. Scattered with around 130 volcanoes and an abundance of waterfalls, plus mysterious black sand beaches, blue lagoons, glaciers and lava fields, it really is like arriving into a long-lost dream world.

Find your base

I decided that fresh air and nature would be the perfect tonic to my wistful mood,). Like most places in Iceland, water used for showering or bathing is heated geothermally so it has a sulphurous smell. But don’t fear, it’s perfectly clean and always steaming hot, which is vital after a day out in the cold (Icelandic winters can drop to -10C).