On the plane home I realise: Reykjavík is easier to access from London than the North of our own country, in terms of time and money. But from there, with a little money and imagination, you can enter an other world, a landscape from the pages of fairytales.

As I've described before, alcohol is inextricably linked with our humanity. I know so many people who will ask recommendations for bars and restaurants in places they are going to visit, but I suggest a different tact; Make them the destination.

There's a line in Childish Gambino's 'Bonfire': Vodka for my ladies, whiskey for a grown man. Now, I am the last person to turn down a vodka tonic...