Tempted to break up winter in the city with a warm mini break? Why not consider something even colder, says Maddy Mussen ...

The Budir hotel, situated in the middle of a lava field in Iceland, dates back to the 1940s. Owned by an entrepreneur, it carries the story of this desolated land, and the staff is unchanged in years.

After a mesmerising three-hour-long drive to the first destination (“Everywhere in Iceland is very far apart,” our host told us, valuable advice for anyone thinking of visiting without a rental car or ...