An eerie moonscape under a mystical subarctic sky greets you on the highway from Keflavík International Airport into Reykjavík, Iceland's capital. The low terrain is barely covered by its thin scalp of luminescent green moss. Although trees are few and far between, an occasional scrawny shrub clings to a rock outcropping. The air smells different—clean and crisp—and it's so clear that on a sunny day you can see for miles. More »
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