A lot of Iceland just doesn't seem real.
This surreal Jurassic-like place that
you only really saw in movies.
You should go to Iceland because you're on a volcanic island.
Things are forming. Things are changing.
I am a geologist. I've been guiding in Iceland.
Mostly glacier hikes, mountaineering, driving, guiding for the past four years.
I am a drone pilot and photographer from New York.
I have been to Iceland nine times in the last three years.
The weather, you have warmer days and longer times to see things.
The summer solstice is mid-June
and that's when the sun will go down, kiss the horizon, and come back up.
So you have 24 hours of daylight.
There's just sunlight in the evening. It's like really hard to describe it.
It's like this Twilight Zone that comes right before like the sun sets.
And it just stays like that for like eight hours.
Even when it's raining, it's just like such a happy time.
and people are just like alive more.
If you want to do good old-fashioned tent camping, then I would say bring it.
I brought my own camping gear.
Bring your stuff. Things are expensive over here. Believe me.
I would bring a warmer than normal tent and sleeping bags.
The Icelandic summer is a lot colder than most other places.
So expect to be hot and cold.
You could be mid-summer, but it drops down to zero almost
and it snows in July
The campsites are also very inexpensive.
I think there was $20 per night, per vehicle, not per person.
Thakgil is really interesting because it offers more
of those Jurassic like scenes.
They've got showers, indoor toilets, areas for grilling.
In the summertime, I go hiking and never bring a bottle with me.
Icelanders are kind of proud that you can almost go to any stream and drink water.
Like no problem.
Now I wouldn't drink water from a lake just because sitting water tends to
have its own issues, but all the rivers in Iceland produce clean drinking water.
To rent a car, it's super easy.
You get into the airport and there's already those big
brand rental companies that you would know from anywhere over the world
But in Iceland, they have very particular weather conditions that change really fast.
If you go off the road, it can be very treacherous.
And there's not a lot of people on the road to see you.