Travel & Hotspots

KIKI'S WINTER WHERE ABOUTS

part 7

Just admit it. Fine, I do too. Ever since that whole December month started, you've been out of sorts. Fatigue strikes, you have little energy and basically want to Netflix all day with a blanket over your head and eat high-calorie food. Suffering from winter blues? I do. And with me, more than 500,000 people in the Netherlands every year. Fortunately, the world is wide and there are always tropical summer spots where it is nice to be in winter. Are you taking the sunscreen with you?

Iceland

Now, I have already shown you plenty of sunny winter spots over the past few days, but today we are taking a different tack. Namely the Icelandic bow. No, you might not find as much sun here in the cold months, but a short winter trip to Iceland is great because of its breathtaking snow landscapes and frozen waterfalls. I once went on a short trip to the country with Icelandair and found it quite impressive. The island treats you to boiling mud pots, slumbering volcanoes, kilometres of crater rows, glaciers, Justin Bieber waterfalls; you name it. And all for a relatively small area - Iceland is, say, three times the size of the Netherlands. The capital Reykjavik is a superhip city by the water with lots of Scandinavian influences. There are countless trendy restaurants where the foodies among us can go wild. I swear, they serve fish here that you will never taste again in your life. You can enjoy Iceland's nature and warm waters all year round, but the bubbling mud pools and steaming hot springs provide a nice contrast in the winter months. And they also make for bizarrely handsome pictures. How about an evening relaxing in the hot tub in the backyard of your cottage, while spotting shooting stars? Or a jeep safari, cross-country skiing or scooter trip through the fairytale winter wonderland landscapes? From October to March, the northern lights are also regularly seen in Iceland and look, that makes my travel heart beat faster. Clear, dark winter nights offer the best chances to see this spectacular phenomenon and in terms of location, it is best to be outside the city, without distracting lights. And other than that, it's mostly a matter of luck, I'm afraid.

Credits: Icelandair