Njarðvíkurskriður in east Iceland – a monster was once believed to live on these slopes, and attack any passers-by
PHOTOGRAPH: ANDREW FUSSELL, RAGNAR TH SIGURDSSON/ARCTIC IMAGES, SMALL LUXURY HOTELS OF THE WORLD, VECTORSTATE
Flights run between May and September (from £589 for three nights, with car hire and accommodation; discovertheworld.com)