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...because we love Sigur Rós (though who doesn’t like that DVD of the Icelandic pastoral paradise?), nor is it because we adore Iceland’s lovely arctic fox. Our newfound love of Iceland is due to the protection that this volcanic island country may soon be offering people like us—you know, journalists...
That’s right, this lovely island in the North Atlantic may become the investigative journalism hub of the world...
...blaze of autumn color," he writes in "Crimson Leaves," also from Abiding Places. The poem describes the annual turning of maples across the entirety of the Korean peninsula, from the Tumen River bordering China to Naejang Mountain in Ko's native North Jeolla province and on to Cheju Island. By early December, when I arrive at Naejang Mountain to trace Ko's footsteps up Seoraebong Peak, the famed red foliage - for Ko an arboreal emblem of a unified land and people - has all flamed out. The ground is a pulp of mud and fallen leaves. But it's all good...
...Nevis, as Kaddy, the ebullient barman of Montpelier Plantation Inn, says, "the dining do mellow." And indeed, the exceptional choice of eating contained in just under 95 sq km is one of the reasons why it's so easy to bliss out on this lush, low-key Caribbean island. Better still, most of the produce is farmed and fished locally and the dining scene is constantly evolving. Here are four great places to check...
INDIGO Newly open on weekend evenings at the Montpelier Plantation Inn is Indigo, tel: (1-869) 469 3462. Its menu offers inspired sharing dishes, tapas-style, but with a Caribbean accent: try mahi-mahi tartare, sesame tempura shrimp or steak with chimichurri sauce, served with stupendous views of the island's famed peak. (See pictures of luxury private islands...