Drenched in late-day sunlight, in a valley between the Andean peaks of Chile’s Araucanía
region, the shimmering waters of a glacial lake stretched before me. I gazed out from the shaded
tea room overlook, nestled in the sprawling natural terrain of Lake Villarrica at Hotel Antumalal
in remote Pucón.
When I learned that the new budget airline, PLAY was offering direct flights to Iceland from tiny New York Stewart International Airport tucked up in the Hudson Valley, I was more than intrigued. When considering checking it out, the pattern of logic was easy:
The vibrant panorama view from the open rooftop bar of Watermark at the southern part of the Asbury Park Boardwalk reveals the thriving resurgence of this historic major music hub on the Jersey coast.
