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Against all odds, Iceland is still absurdly peaceful

Against all odds, Iceland is still absurdly peaceful

There were no gimmicks to Iceland. No tour guides in dress-up. No manufactured experience days leading into gift shops full of trinkets. The raw, restless forces that give ‘The Land of Fire and Ice’ its name simply can’t be staged.

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