An ArcticTropic friend,Tom Stires, took this shot of Reykjavik Harbor last Saturday morning.The first snow of the season dusts the hills overlooking the city.  Iceland , only four hours from New York, makes an ideal getaway for a long weekend. One can stay in town and take day excursions to glaciers,volcanoes and geysers. The nightlife is also great – and in just a few weeks – the nights will be 22 hours long.

While ArcticTropic does not include many Western European nations on the roster for adventure – Norway is an absolute exception due to its High Arctic adventures.

Arctic Greenland, a Danish Colony independently known as Kalaallit Nunaat is also becoming expensively accessible.