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Traveling to Iceland Post-Pandemic May Be a Completely Different (and Better) Experience Fodor's 3/3/2021 Julia Hammond © Provided by Fodor's August 2020, Jökulsárlón. A lone seal reclines on a chunk of ice under an almost cloudless cerulean sky. Its eyes hold our gaze as we putter around in the Zodiac boat, circling slowly to make sure everyone on board gets a photo. The icebergs that litter this extraordinary lagoon are equally captivating, some translucent turquoise, others striped with black ash. Everyone is satisfied when we finally head back to shore, and why woul...

Try: Loop Head. Ireland’s iconic cliffs launched a million postcards (not to mention selfies), but you’re unlikely to have had them to yourself. A future tip? Visiting outside of peak times sees lowers prices and fewer crowds — or you could carry on to Loop Head, further south along the coast. The craggy peninsula, its lighthouse and the Bridges of Ross give a wonderful, edge-of-the-world feeling of isolation. Walk the path around the peninsula and see the wild Atlantic Ocean on one side and the River Shannon on the other. Details: 4. Instead of: Mijas Pueblo, Spain Try: Arcos de la F...

Take Costa Rica by bike Credit: Getty After a year of being restricted to small journeys, start thinking big: like traversing a continent. In helpfully slender Costa Rica, it’s possible to cross from Pacific coast to Caribbean entirely under your own steam in less than two weeks by means of trekking, cycling in the jungly highlands, a wild two-day raft down a whitewater river and one day of kayaking to the sea. Expect to encounter indigenous communities and abundant wildlife en route. A 12-day small-group Costa Rica Traverse costs from £2,240pp excluding flights; Jan-May,  Sept-Dec  ...

The whole world's in your hands: The Olympics in Japan, a solar eclipse over the Southern Ocean, the holiest of hikes in Spain – here’s how to experience these and much more in 2021 Time a visit to Japan with the Summer Olympics, which will now run in Tokyo from July 23 to August 8  Cruises to Antarctica will make a journey to the best viewing point for the total solar eclipse on December 4 Parma is Italy’s Capital of Culture 2021 and there are arts events planned including a festival to honour Verdi

Submitting... If far flung seems out of our reach, staycations continue to boom and Scotland is the place to stay as we rediscover our own country. With mountains and beaches, our backyard is beautiful and our beaches world-class, which is why Lossiemouth East Beach made it onto the top 50 most photographed beaches in the world on Instagram, the only UK beach to do so. Top slots went to Miami Beach in Florida and Venice Beach in California, with Bondi Beach in Australia close behind, but the Moray town was up there at number 48 with 50,421 posts. The Scotrail 156 super sprinter crosses the he...