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ERIE REGION
Vol. 15 No. 10
NOV./DEC. 2014
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Find your “happy place” amid the natural beauty of Iceland
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unofficial, charming “capital of the far north” OTS OF PEOPLE already know Iceland • Soaking in the waters of the fabled Blue Lagoon boasts some of the world’s most spec• Deep-sea fishing...hiking into a volcanic cave... tactular and beautiful natural wonor relaxing on a whale watching cruise ders — geysers, glaciers, waterfalls, You may be glad to know Iceland is our closlagoons, mountains and more. est European neighbor; flight time from New Fewer know that this small North Atlantic York is just 4.5 hours (no island nation is also home jet lag), so you’re ready to to some of the planet’s haproll as soon as you arrive! piest people. So says a 2013 Happily, the chilliest thing World Happiness Report, about the country is its which arose out of a UN name; in July, the average resolution inviting member high is about 60. And its nations to measure their welcome is always warm. people’s happiness and use Nearly everyone speaks it to guide public policies. English, and most IcelandNo doubt, Iceland’s scenic ers aren’t given to formalibeauty helps put its folks in ties; even the phone direca good mood, and you’ll savings per room (double occupancy) only on tory lists by first name! likely know — and feel — new bookings with deposit — Nov 1-30, 2014 Nature at its wildest is what we mean when you just as accessible. Expect join AAA Travel’s “Inspiring direct contact with a side of it that has all but Iceland” 7-night escorted tour this July 19. vanished from most other countries. Here, you As a member, you’ll be even happier knowcan “go back” to the places that most other ing you can save as much as $700 when you countries have paved over. You’ll experience book & deposit by Nov 30! (See box above.) virtually the same world that greeted Vikings Enhancing this unique tour are its fascinatwhen they arrived more than 1,100 years ago. ing featured activities — fun opportunities The coastal waters are prime whale habitat, to appreciate the scenic beauty and cultural teeming colonies of seabirds roosting in cliffs uniqueness of this land of fire & ice: around fjords. And humans have never made • Taking an enjoyable guided tour of Reykjavik, a permanent home in the island’s vast interior, the quirky and quaint capital, on foot or by bike where nature remains at its most primordial • Enjoying a buffet of traditional dishes...and a — vast glaciers, black-sand deserts, barren gladinner of contemporary culinary works of art cial moraine, bubbling hot springs & thermal • Meeting a local family dedicated to catching pools, active volcanoes and strange oases of Greenland sharks and preserving their meat, lush green vegetation (very reminiscent of Irewhich you’re invited to taste — if you dare! land!), thriving against all subarctic odds. • Cruising to a puffin sanctuary to see these Nature lovers may get positively giddy travcolorful birds...and fishing a bit on the way eling Iceland’s Golden Circle — a route stud• Overnighting in a quaint fishing village ded with many of its most renowned gems, • Riding Iceland’s uniquely-gaited horses...or including the 100-foot relaxing in a natural geothermal lake near the continued on page 24
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