TAKE THE HIGH ROAD

GET BEHIND THE WHEEL AND DISCOVER ICELAND’S UNDULATING LANDSCAPES FOR THE ULTIMATE ROAD TRIP EXPERIENCE

It’s not every day that you stand behind a waterfall. I’ve seen a fair few in my time — once, I even lost my footing at the top and nearly joined the cascade myself — but I’ve never worked my way behind the water.

You only really comprehend their full force from this vantage point, as I discovered at Iceland’s Seljalandsfoss. As I stood behind the sheets of water, watching them crash from 200 feet above, I was doused with persistent mist, along with the unshakable fear that I would slip.

The footpath that weaves behind the waterfall was slick and well-trodden, with droves of people looking to capture that allimportant Insta before heading back on the road to reach the next spot.

And they’re not alone, because Iceland is the perfect it for a classic road trip. There’s only really one main road, Highway 1, which snakes its way around the entire country, passing lava ields, mountains and mammoth waterfalls.

Along with the