Iceland thread?

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Iceland is one of my favorite places in the world. I started going semi-regularly in 2009 or so, about once a year. Much has changed since then. When I first started going people would be surprised and ask "Where is that" or "Why the heck are you going there?". Now if I tell someone I've been there, they'll have their own story.

Key pros:
- Fantastic nature, absolutely pristine and unspoiled
- Unique geological features (geysir, countless beautiful glacial waterfalls, etc)
- Unique landscape, like a cold version of hawaii, martian moonscape with moss and lichen growing on volcanic rock
- Beautiful and friendly people for the most part
- Excellent domestically produced beer and spirits
- A growing high cuisine scene showcasing amazing seafood
- Countless tiny little charming cafes with excellent coffee/food/beer/waitresses
- Shameless rebellion against most fast food and shitty culture in general
- Fantastic music scene
- Cheap airfare from EU/US east coast

Key cons:
- Somewhat expensive if you're not from the Nordics or major cities elsewhere
- Locals becoming somewhat jaded
- Island inundated with tourists in recent years
- Reykjavik is a tiny city that crowds easily
- Local shops and restaurants being displaced by foreign high-volume chains on the main streets
- the ISK is rallying due to the foreign money

I'm sure that there will be another bust soon enough when the iceland craze ends. It's not somewhere I anticipate most people would want to go to as often as I do.
Pic related, random lava road I like to take every year.