After having spent a two week sojourn in Providence in October, we’re opting for a shorter than usual Christmas break in the US this year.
This decision will enable us to finally see in the new year in Reykjavík, a long-standing ambition of mine.
In fact, this will be the fifth trip to Iceland for Sarah and me, the third for Eloïse, and the very first for Lukie. With each holiday Euro now conferring more than 180 Kronur on the Icelandic tourist, as opposed to the 80 or so we were getting on our last trip in November 2007, it will be a cheaper than usual trip to those northern shores.
I think it will be a singularly interesting time to be there, too, as it’s unique in my lifetime that a western industrialised country goes virtually bankrupt.
I just hope the fact that virtually every Icelandic adult has lost his savings doesn’t mean that nobody will be purchasing any fireworks this year. If anything, a little bit of escapism is needed more this year than at any point in recent history.