Rick Moody on Iceland’s ‘Garden of Eden’

Travel Blog  •  Michael Yessis  •  01.03.07 | 9:25 AM ET

imageThe author of The Ice Storm and The Black Veil reflects on a pre-9/11 trip to Iceland in the latest issue of Conde Nast Traveler. “In those days, international tourism seemed an American birthright,” he writes. “Today, we are less secure in our travels. Before was the magical aspect of Gjáin, the heavily symbolized gorge of flowers in the middle of a somber landscape. After, life can feel all about the security screenings. Gjáin was out of a fairy tale; it was out of a movie. And it still exists in South Iceland. To those who visit it now, in a more jaundiced and fearful world, I’m sure it seems even more precious.”

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Photo: Reykjavik, Iceland, from JimmyOK’s flickr photo stream. Rights: Creative commons.

Tags: Europe, Iceland


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