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If the stoic island above looks uninhabited, it’s because it most likely is. While Bjarnarey comprises one part of the Vestmann Islands, due to a horrendous 1973 volcano eruption, all denizens of the quaint township were forced to evacuate and move to Iceland’s mainland for several months.

True, winter is finally over, but Paris’ beauty springs eternal. Here’s a four-minute slice of it.

The Alberta, Canada gem is unique in its beauty and in its name: in no other place in North America can you find a place called Banff.