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ICELAND a
TRUE SNOW JUNKIES HEAD OUT TO ICELAND’S GLACIERS IN
WINTER, BUT ONLY WITH A TRAINED GUIDE OR FROM
THE SAFE DISTANCE OF SMALL PLANE. THERE’S
PLENTY TO SEE – A TENTH OF ICELAND IS
COVERED IN ICE. HERE, A VIEW OF
VATNAJÖKULL, ICELAND’S
LARGEST GLACIER.
AKUREYRI, THE LARGEST TOWN OUTSIDE THE REYKJAVÍK AREA, HAS GOOD
HOTELS AND THE BIGGEST SKI SLOPE IN THE COUNTRY, WHICH IS LIT
UP AT NIGHT, AS PICTURED. AKUREYRI, ABOUT A
FOUR-HOUR DRIVE FROM REYKJAVÍK, IS A GOOD BASE
CAMP FOR EXPLORING THE NORTHEAST.
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