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I just got back from two amazing places: Rovaniemi and Reykjavik.

Rovaniemi was amazing in the winter. The temperature ranged from -16 to -30 centigrade when I was there. I had to wear a couple layers of clothes and even a balaclava to keep my nose from getting blocked. Almost everyday I had frozen water vapor on my eyelashes. Everything was white from the snow.
Amazing things I did in Rovaniemi: reindeer safari, husky safari, snowmobile safari and hiking in the snow to a look-out tower.
Every activity was worth the trouble. Every activity left me with a sense of serenity, magic, peace and space. And freedom.
Imagine seeing snow-covered trees from the top of a look-out point. Everything was white as far as your eyes could see.

A few photo's of Rovaniemi and the surroundings:

Iceland was also amazing. I knew I would love Reykjavik even before I set foot there and I was correct. I am charmed by Reykjavik. I am charmed by what I saw in Iceland.
Iceland is really a land of contradiction. I stayed in Reykjavik but had the good fortune of visiting places outside Reykjavik: the golden circle and Reykjanes peninsula.
The route to the golden circle took me to the snowy and cold part of Iceland via snow-covered mountains.
The route along Reykjanes peninsula took me through the rocky part of Iceland.
Just like Rovaniemi, my visit to these places left me with a sense of magic and peace. It also left me with a sense of awe. When I saw the mountains, the water from the cliffs... I could feel the power of nature and I felt so small. Something inside me said, here is the place I could and would love to live in. I could get in my car and just drive around Iceland, get lost in its impressive nature.

I fell in love with what I saw in Iceland.
I'm in love. And I would not mind moving there. Not at all.