The first cabin constructed in Kerlingarfjöll, a mountain range in central Iceland bracketed by two glaciers and threaded with geothermal steam, was completed in 1937 and gave hikers a launchpad from which to wander the otherworldly landscape. Then, in the ’60s, a summer ski school and hostel operated on its slopes. The school is long gone, but the adventuring spirit remains, and now intrepid travelers have a sophisticated new place to stay. The hospitality company Blue Lagoon Family — responsible for the first luxury hotel at Iceland’s famed Blue Lagoon — recently debuted Highland Base, a collection of accommodations that include that original cabin, seven salvaged rustic A-frames, six stand-alone lodges and a hotel with 46 rooms and two suites with their own hot tubs on private terraces. Picture windows in all of the rooms and lodges offer views of the surrounding terrain, which can be explored on foot in the summer and by snowmobile in winter. The hotel, about a three-hour drive from Reykjavík, will be open year round, though in the colder months visitors must hire a professional driver in a four-wheel-drive super jeep to reach the property, thanks to the unpaved highland roads. Once there, guests will find underground passageways connecting the hotel with the restaurant and thermal baths (scheduled to open this winter) to help them stay warm in between expeditions.
Forget the airport bar — the only place I go before a flight is the airport bookstore
29.07.2023 - 13:29 / insider.com
Like many people out there, I'm a relatively nervous flyer. I can't sleep the night before a flight, I triple-check everything before I leave, and I even invested in TSA PreCheck after a few almost-missed flights due to over-crowded security lines.
While some people might deal with their anxiety by hanging out in a relaxing lounge where there's food and places to sit without crowds, or by drinking a glass of wine at a bar before a flight, there's only one place that really calms me down at the airport: the bookstore.
Ever since I was a little kid, I've loved reading, and I especially loved going into a library or a bookstore. As I grew up, I began reading recreationally less and less, but my love of bookstores never faded. There's something about the way it smells, the sounds — everything really — that lowers my blood pressure.
In addition to getting my first-ever library card as an adult, I've started bee-lining to the bookstore once I make it through security at an airport.
As any New Yorker could tell you, LaGuardia Airport used to be one of the worst places on Earth, but since it's been renovated, the experience has been significantly better. My personal favorite addition? The new branch of The Strand, an NYC landmark and popular bookstore.
Now, instead of sitting at the gate and fixating on my impending flight, I can get lost searching for the perfect book for my flight.
Plus, since I don't normally have the space to buy the numerous books I end up gravitating towards while at the airport, I can make a list of the titles and add them all to my requests from the library. That ensures I'll always have something to read, whether it's an e-book I downloaded immediately or a new series to check out when I'm back home.
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