Iceland is a country of extremes. It’s an otherworldly place bordering on the supernatural where the threat of deadly volcanic eruption looms over all life as the country grows two centimetres apart every year. Yet Icelandic people are among the most chill I’ve encountered anywhere – and that’s coming from an Australian.
Their life mottos vary between “tomorrow we could die, so today we live”, “no stress” and “everything will work out”. Locals learn that even the best-laid plans could get remade by Mother Nature – any combination of ice, wind and fire wreaks havoc on roads, houses and air travel regularly – so they fully embrace the uncertainty of life and impressively live in the present.
