Iceland travel tips what to pack essentials hi it's AlaskaGranny Alaska Prepper I'm on vacation
in Iceland I've been having a glorious time and I thought I would share with you some tips and
tricks of how to make your trip Iceland smoother first of all know that it is a long way away from
all of the time zones in the United States to Iceland and so expect to have a little bit of
jet lag so for example where I came from Alaska is eight hour difference and from the East Coast it's
four hours difference to Iceland it can take a few days to become accustomed to the change of time
so what I did when I arrived Iceland I stayed up until it was bedtime and then when I went to bed
I didn't have any trouble falling asleep because I was very tired and then you don't get your days
and nights mixed up so much if you try to sleep when it's nighttime at your Iceland destination
I'm not bothered by the midnight sun and the hotels Iceland have very nice blackout curtains
but if it's something that you're concerned with that you must sleep in the dark maybe pack a sleep
mask I don't like to wear a mask plus the sunlight doesn't bother me so that's not been a problem for
me another thing to know is to bring a water bottle because all of the water Iceland is the
freshest anywhere in the world they have extra unique spigots that you can fill up your water
bottle which are handy they're located just about any place that tourists go so keep your eye out
for water fountain they're not like the regular looking drinking fountains they're very cute and
clever I brought an extra travel door lock because I was concerned about Security Iceland even though
I was staying in nice hotels and I know hotels have extra locks I still wasn't sure what it
would be like so I brought this travel lock that I used when I have stayed in Airbnb and guess what
I didn't need it Iceland at all because the doors have an extra overlap so you can't put the device
directly onto the lock and then shut the door it doesn't work so I didn't need to bring it and
all the locks were very secure and so yeah so if you're coming to Iceland you probably don't need
to worry about that something I did notice that no hotel that I stayed in did the door to the hotel
close all of the way when I left my room so be sure that you're pushing and pulling on the door
whether you're going in and out to make sure that it latches securely everything Iceland is so clean
it's so beautiful but I still pack some baby wipes there's hand sanitizer available everywhere that
you go but it can really be drying in your hands so maybe you want to bring some baby wipes to
help soothe them and pack an extra little bottle of hand lotion in your carry-on or your day pack
so that you can continue to soften your hands and keep them moist for one thing if you let them dry
out and they get cracked you're more likely to have a problem then because you're letting germs
into your skin so you want to protect your skin as much as possible I was surprised that even
though it's rainy Iceland it's light all the time I pack sunscreen and I used it and other
people were like why would we need sunscreen and guess what even using the sunscreen I I did get a
bit of a sunburn because the sun is just very bright so that's something to recognize even
on a cloudy day you need to use it it may seem like winter here but it's still the Summer sun
something else that happened to me that I was not expecting but I was prepared for was some of the
insects Iceland I didn't see a lot of bugs but I certainly you can see on my very first day at
Iceland waterfall I got bug bites on my arm which are extremely itchy so since then I've been using
the mosquito repellent bracelets that I bought you can even find them at the Dollar Tree if
you have one near you and sometimes you can even find them on sale for about two for a dollar so
I've been wearing those I haven't had any more problems I discovered that I didn't have any
of the itch medicine in my luggage I don't know why I didn't have every first aid I guess we just
can't predict everything and so I was able to buy a small tube of cortisone cream at a pharmacy here
in Iceland but it was about 14 dollars I remember thinking if I would have put that little thing in
there in my suitcase from even the Dollar Tree it would have only been a dollar or two instead
of so much in Iceland but I was certainly glad that I could buy itch remedy medicine I have it
to soothe my skin and lesson learned I'm on my way the power has been out two times since I've
been here even though we're in Reykjavik Iceland which is a big city power outages happen all over
the world so I'm glad that I always carry a little flashlight in my suitcase and then roll
with the flow it's part of the adventure things happen and it's not a catastrophe there's still
plenty of things to see plenty of Adventures more than enough food oh my goodness the food Iceland
is so fresh and delicious it's been amazing these are some tips and tricks and items that you might
want to consider packing wherever you travel if you're coming to Iceland I hope these suggestions
help you enjoy your trip Iceland as much as I do it's been absolutely amazing and I'm very blessed
that I've been able to have this experience and so I'm pleased to share some of my adventures
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