Anyway, when you're soaking in a steaming geothermal pool, there's nothing like a light snowfall to close the pores. Another fine thing about off-season Iceland is the cost. Although it's a notoriously expensive country, hotel rates drop between November and May, in some cases falling almost 50 percent from high-season rates. When we landed in Reykjavik, Iceland's capital, a green morning sky glowed over the black, volcanic earth. The air, bright and clear, is so clean it sings through your jaded lungs.
Colors are astonishingly vivid.
Iceland is an easy country to travel in. Everyone speaks English, many signs are in English, and everyone is so polite it breaks your heart. May. We looked out past a stone balcony to views of the city and the harbor beyond. The room had two bathrooms, a chaise lounge covered in maroon brocade and drawings in gilt frames. Thanks to geothermal energy, all the heat for Iceland's buildings comes from the belly of the Earth.