{"id":780,"date":"2016-08-16T10:52:16","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T10:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isango.com\/theguidebook\/\/?p=780"},"modified":"2016-10-12T13:49:22","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T13:49:22","slug":"scenic-snaps-that-prove-iceland-is-worth-the-hype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/scenic-snaps-that-prove-iceland-is-worth-the-hype\/","title":{"rendered":"12 scenic snaps that prove Iceland is worth the hype"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>They say a picture\u2019s worth a thousand words, and these shots are telling us that we need to get to Iceland ASAP. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>An epic polar landscape with deep, churning blue seas, snow-capped mountains\u00a0and the odd geo-thermal bath or two, Iceland remains one of the most talked about and sought after destinations this year. So rather than adding to the holiday hype, we\u2019re letting this otherworldly location speak for itself. These images from global photographers reveal the best of Iceland in all its glory. It\u2019s \u2018travel porn\u2019 at its finest, and we\u2019re making no apologies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-786 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Jeremy-Goldberg-Iceland-e1470395178185.jpg\" alt=\"Amazing Iceland\" width=\"1700\" height=\"1135\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Jeremy Goldberg, <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@jeremy\" target=\"_blank\">Unsplash<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-783\" src=\"https:\/\/isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/iStock_55921724_LARGE-e1470395220263.jpg\" alt=\"A picture take from the clock tower overlooking Reykjavik\" width=\"1700\" height=\"1133\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-784\" src=\"https:\/\/isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/iStock_90187313_LARGE-e1470395282163.jpg\" alt=\"Amazing Iceland snaps\" width=\"1700\" height=\"1131\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-785\" src=\"https:\/\/isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/iStock_93394001_LARGE-e1470395324945.jpg\" alt=\"Amazing Iceland snaps\" width=\"1700\" height=\"1134\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-787 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Jon-Ottosson-Iceland-e1470395397428.jpg\" alt=\"Amazing Iceland photos\" width=\"1700\" height=\"1230\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Jon <\/strong>Flobrant<strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@jonflobrant\" target=\"_blank\">Unsplash<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-788 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Pierre-Boulitt-Iceland-e1470395484697.jpg\" alt=\"Amazing Iceland photos\" width=\"1700\" height=\"1130\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Pierre Boulitt, Unsplash<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-789\" src=\"https:\/\/isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Roxanne-Desgagnes-Iceland-e1470395542975.jpg\" alt=\"Amazing Iceland photos\" width=\"1700\" height=\"1133\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Roxanne Desgagnes, <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@roxannedesgagnes\" target=\"_blank\">Unsplash<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-790\" src=\"https:\/\/isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/shutterstock_142849129-e1470395608348.jpg\" alt=\"Iceland photography\" width=\"1700\" height=\"1129\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-791\" src=\"https:\/\/isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/shutterstock_169499186-e1470395652868.jpg\" alt=\"Iceland photography\" width=\"1700\" height=\"1126\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-793\" src=\"https:\/\/isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/shutterstock_362818547-e1470395679871.jpg\" alt=\"Amazing photo Iceland\" width=\"1700\" height=\"1135\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-815\" src=\"https:\/\/isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/iStock_55591950_LARGE-e1470397764102.jpg\" alt=\"Amazing iceland shot\" width=\"1700\" height=\"1133\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-804\" src=\"https:\/\/isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/iStock_18500675_LARGE-e1470396722458.jpg\" alt=\"Iceland hype\" width=\"1700\" height=\"1131\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They say a picture\u2019s worth a thousand words, these shots are telling us that we need to get to Iceland ASAP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,58,96],"tags":[82,89,97],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.2 - 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