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I just said fuck it and booked it this morning for next month. Solo trip. One week. Renting a car. Never been, LFG.

That's badass. Have a good time!

Iceland is a lot of fun. I went in october/november and it was great

I heard its harder to drive. My cousins damily was getting stuck in snow

Don't try the local cuisine. Iceland is the culinary equivalent of the lowest pit of hell

ForsakenHermit posted...

Don't try the local cuisine. Iceland is the culinary equivalent of the lowest pit of hell

Kstur hkarl (treated shark) is the one infamous Icelandic dish most tourists are made to try at least once.
Hkarl, in short, is Greenland shark or other sleeper shark which has been prepared by a fermentation process (buried underground for 6-12 weeks, actually) and then hung to dry for four to five months.
It has a distinct tang of, well, urine, and is served in small cubes as a sort-of hors doeuvre, often followed by shots of Brennivin

Yeah i'll pass >_>

I was going to say.... Do not eat the fermented shark.

Most people in Iceland don't have family names. A person named Gunnarson is literally the son of someone named Gunnar.

Why would anyone want to eat food that smells like urine?

I heard there's a dick museum there

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I looked into that actually, when im there it'll be sunrise at 630ish, sunset somewhere around 530pm

Ryven posted...

I looked into that actually, when im there it'll be sunrise at 630ish, sunset somewhere around 530pm

I was gonna question this but for March that doesn't sound that out of the ordinary.

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Blue lagoon is closed due to volcano. Sky lagoon is better anyways

Edit: blue lagoon re-opened

Anyways i had fun in my 5 days.

Day 1: landed and went to perlan museum. Has an ice cave, historic. I had q decent time, skippable but not bad if you go. Had food in reyjkavic, slept a bit. Went to dinner (expensive) then clubbing ( great night life scene but only 2 clubs and open friday and sat only)

Day 2: did golden circle, saw the place where the earth parted, saw the super blue river, the geysir and galfoss the giant waterfall. Went to skylagoon (my favorite), then bar hopping and a club.

Day 3: saw a waterfall you can go behind and one in a cave. Went to a small town called vik and went to a bar there

Day 4: went to another waterfall thats massive, one thats hidden then blue lagoon then a bar

Day 5: the giant church in reyjkavic, the penis museum and a local spa place (no sexy time in spa)

Day 6: whale watching then flight

Food is shit expensiveand not even good, just stick to gas station wraps

Im so going to the Sky Lagoon now after looking into it. Thanks for the tip.

Ryven posted...

I looked into that actually, when im there it'll be sunrise at 630ish, sunset somewhere around 530pm

That's... unexpectedly normal. Where's the whole sunset at 10pm/22-hour days?

saspa posted...

That's... unexpectedly normal. Where's the whole sunset at 10pm/22-hour days?

Summer

JustMyOpinion posted...

It's crazy how expensive seafood is there for being an island. Enjoy the cold and two hours of sunlight! At least the blue lagoon is nice.

Isn't the entire place expensive? I got the impression everything was expensive there. And tax heavy

Great. I went in about 2018 and loved it. Highlights were Pwrlan, Secret Lagoon and some caves. Beast meal was probably Hard Rock cafe.

Not many hours if daylight though. In December you could only see the sun from about 11am to 3pm.

that sounds so fucking sick. good luck homie! @ryven

Ryven posted...

Im so going to the Sky Lagoon now after looking into it. Thanks for the tip.

Go to blue and sky. Why not check out both

Nice, I plan on going myself for 10 days in a few months from now.

Keep us posted! Iceland is number one on my bucket list. How much did it all cost you?

Blue_Popo posted...

Blue lagoon is closed due to volcano. Sky lagoon is better anyways

Edit: blue lagoon re-opened

Anyways i had fun in my 5 days.

Day 1: landed and went to perlan museum. Has an ice cave, historic. I had q decent time, skippable but not bad if you go. Had food in reyjkavic, slept a bit. Went to dinner (expensive) then clubbing ( great night life scene but only 2 clubs and open friday and sat only)

Day 2: did golden circle, saw the place where the earth parted, saw the super blue river, the geysir and galfoss the giant waterfall. Went to skylagoon (my favorite), then bar hopping and a club.

Day 3: saw a waterfall you can go behind and one in a cave. Went to a small town called vik and went to a bar there

Day 4: went to another waterfall thats massive, one thats hidden then blue lagoon then a bar

Day 5: the giant church in reyjkavic, the penis museum and a local spa place (no sexy time in spa)

Day 6: whale watching then flight

Food is shit expensiveand not even good, just stick to gas station wraps

It sounds like Gimli, Manitoba, Canada (the city with the most Icelandic expats on Earth) is the better way to go for most tourists, then.

EyeWontBeFooled posted...

It sounds like Gimli, Manitoba, Canada (the city with the most Icelandic expats on Earth) is the better way to go for most tourists, then.

Cant comment...i do live in canada. I really recommend visiting iceland, fun trip and it looks really different there

SF_Okami posted...

Keep us posted! Iceland is number one on my bucket list. How much did it all cost you?

It wasn't cheap, but honestly, fuck it. Once in a lifetime, refuse to feel guilty over it. Basically a flight/hotel package of about 4200 bucks Canadian (flying from Alberta), added in a 4WD Rav-4 (it's illegal to drive on non-maintained roads without), that was about a thousand for the week (half now, half on arrival, free cancellation up to he day prior, free GPS, unlimited mileage).

So far. I'm looking into doing ziplining, northern lights boat tours, among other things. Excited.

Ryven posted...

It wasn't cheap, but honestly, fuck it. Once in a lifetime, refuse to feel guilty over it. Basically a flight/hotel package of about 4200 bucks Canadian (flying from Alberta), added in a 4WD Rav-4 (it's illegal to drive on non-maintained roads without), that was about a thousand for the week (half now, half on arrival, free cancellation up to he day prior, free GPS, unlimited mileage). Also full coverage insurance-wise as grit and sand damage due to the wind is common, 24/7 roadside assistance.

So far. I'm looking into doing ziplining, northern lights boat tours, among other things. Excited.

4200 how

From toronto i got a flight for less than 500 CAD in october and no way i spent 1000 for accomodation for 5 days

When I went in January (a few years ago), the sun came up at like 10am and set at 2pm. It was really weird but kind of fun.

One of the excursions I did was going inside a glacier, that was pretty wild. It was a fun trip, but everything there is pretty expensive.

I went in September last year! Definitely a great trip and one of the more memorable ones.

Others have commented on the cuisine - I def agree, but two things I really enjoyed that you should look out for are the icelandic hot dogs, and rye bread ice cream. Both can be found in Reykjavik, though I also had a hot dog in Selfoss.

My favorite waterfalls were Seljalandsfoss and I'm blanking on the other one. Another user mentioned them - the one that you can walk behind (Seljalandsfoss) and the one within a cave. They are walkable to each other.

Glacier lagoon and diamond beach are also really cool and if you are near those areas, I'd def recommend.

Try to look into conditions for the northern lights - there are sites and app that show what the conditions will be the nights you are there. It was really cool to see this in person and I got some really awesome time lapse footage on my GoPro.

There were other things we couldn't do due to the season we went and/or couldn't fit it in. Didn't see any volcanos (the eruptions took place after our trip), and didn't get to go into a glacier cave (they weren't open for another month).

I also went to Blue Lagoon + Sky Lagoon and can confirm Sky Lagoon will fulfill your need. Do the cold plunge! We also wanted to check out a less commercial, more rustic spring, but couldn't fit it in.

Have fun! Hope you're excited. Bring warm clothes- I'm sure it's super cold now.

Edit: Also look into when you're going next month and whether it aligns with the equinox. That's why we chose September - supposedly you had a great chance of seeing the northern lights around the equinoxes. That, combined with I think next year being the peak for Northern Lights, may mean you have a pretty good chance of seeing them.

Blue_Popo posted...

4200 how

From toronto i got a flight for less than 500 CAD in october and no way i spent 1000 for accomodation for 5 days

Part of it was a 4 star hotel in downtown Reykjavik for 7 days, the other was two separate flights to get there. Again, not stressing, ive already covered the cost.

AlCalavicci posted...

I went in September last year! Definitely a great trip and one of the more memorable ones.

Others have commented on the cuisine - I def agree, but two things I really enjoyed that you should look out for are the icelandic hot dogs, and rye bread ice cream. Both can be found in Reykjavik, though I also had a hot dog in Selfoss.

My favorite waterfalls were Seljalandsfoss and I'm blanking on the other one. Another user mentioned them - the one that you can walk behind (Seljalandsfoss) and the one within a cave. They are walkable to each other.

Glacier lagoon and diamond beach are also really cool and if you are near those areas, I'd def recommend.

Try to look into conditions for the northern lights - there are sites and app that show what the conditions will be the nights you are there. It was really cool to see this in person and I got some really awesome time lapse footage on my GoPro.

There were other things we couldn't do due to the season we went and/or couldn't fit it in. Didn't see any volcanos (the eruptions took place after our trip), and didn't get to go into a glacier cave (they weren't open for another month).

I also went to Blue Lagoon + Sky Lagoon and can confirm Sky Lagoon will fulfill your need. Do the cold plunge! We also wanted to check out a less commercial, more rustic spring, but couldn't fit it in.

Have fun! Hope you're excited. Bring warm clothes- I'm sure it's super cold now.

Edit: Also look into when you're going next month and whether it aligns with the equinox. That's why we chose September - supposedly you had a great chance of seeing the northern lights around the equinoxes. That, combined with I think next year being the peak for Northern Lights, may mean you have a pretty good chance of seeing them.

Thanks for the tips! Im trying to soak in as much as possible - i already booked a zipline on day 1 and im seriously considering saying fuck it and booking the copter tour.

The supermarket or country?