Happy Iceland: How Icelandic Strangers Taught a Miserable American the Secret to Lifelong Happiness - Paperback

by Anne Marie Wells (Author)

A simple question at Iceland's international airport-What are your happiest memories of Iceland?-sets off an unforgettable journey across the Land of Fire and Ice. Abandoning guidebooks and itineraries, a young woman on the precipice of turning thirty spends five weeks backpacking and hitchhiking to find the locations where Icelandic strangers' happiest memories took place. From childhood sports fields and family farms to hidden waterfalls and the remote Highlands, this intimate travel memoir explores Iceland far beyond what can be seen from a sightseeing bus tour. Part adventure, part meditation on connection and joy, Happy Iceland is a reminder that some of the best journeys begin when we shut up and listen.