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What is up! Today I wanted to talk to you about one of my favorite places in the
whole wide world
Iceland
When I was there I was a real brat and I had a week and I didn't make the most of it
Why? Why didn't you see and do more things?
So I want to help anybody else who is going to Iceland avoid that. The last thing you want is Iceland FOMO
Mate it's bloody cold
So when's the best time to visit? Well that depends on you and how much
money you have and what you want to see and do while you're there
the low season is from October to April. That means that there are less people
there, but it also means it's very, very cold.
Bad weather means that sometimes they have to close roads, so you may find it harder to get around.
The advantage of going in low season, you have a much better chance of spotting the Northern Lights.
High season is when we went which is from June to August.
This is a great time to visit because the weather is warmer.
Of course the downside is that there are tourists everywhere so accommodation prices can skyrocket.
We went to Rekjavik it and it was cold and the sun was up 24 hours a day
and that was really rough
Messes with your sleep patterns, but the endless daylight means you have more time to explore
even if it does this with your head a little bit.
You need to be as warm as possible. Really good quality thermal underwear.
I have some really great waterproof jackets. Cotton shirts, things to layer,
long sleeves and some woollen jumpers.
Lots and lots of warm socks. Nice scarves, beanies and gloves, anything wool is great.
One other thing that I definitely found I needed was an umbrella.
If you're planning on visiting the Blue Lagoon you're going to need to pack your
swimwear and I would also recommend if you're going in summer
to pack a really good quality sunscreen. In terms of beauty products
you're going to need a lot of moisturizer. Your trip to Iceland is also
the time that you want to take all of your camera gear. If you have one
this is your time to bust out your GoPro.
If you've been thinking of buying one get one.
It's pretty easy to drive yourself around and see all the major tourist spots.
Skogafoss, Legfoss (sic), Catfoss (sic).
Means you can start your days earlier, stay out later
spend more time at each of the locations that you want to visit
We hired a little bomb of the car, it was the smallest little sardine tin on
wheels I've ever seen
just make sure you get your hands on the GPS to help you out
Definitely recommend spending some time exploring Reykjavik itself
we lost maybe half a day there just dipping in and out of cafes
they have some amazing street art. The party scene kicks up late at night, really late at night.
You definately want to get out to Thingvellir National Park which forms
part of the famous Golden Circle
this area is part of a fissure zone which runs through Iceland which means the
landscape is being pushed and pulled and contorted and you get these beautiful
deep caverns
Sólheimasandur... that's right
the Sólheimasandur plane crash. The plane crash is pretty easy to find if
you just want to have a look on my website i've got a great link to
somebody else who wrote an amazing blog post
You want to make sure you're visiting as many beautiful waterfalls as possible
Gullfoss is one of them
and of course Skogafoss
you can jump on a guided quad bike tour, you can do a horseback ride.
There a few other tours you can do as well and those are just going to take you off
that main track and out of your car get you out into nature
a lot of people say that they want to visit the Blue Lagoon.
I recommend the Reykjadalur hot springs
I am 100-percent saying that wrong. You may not know it but Iceland is actually
great place to go diving and snorkeling
one of the other great things you can do in Iceland is visit a geyser.
Strokkur geyser! Strok Strok geys geys
the Strokkur geyser erupts every 10 minutes
so you can't miss it. It's easy enough to drive to from Reykjavik
In Reykjavik make sure you visit the Hallgrimskirkja church...HA!
Its one hunderd percent worth catching the elevator up to the top
You'll get some awesome views. Another hot tip, something i really recommend you do is
the lava tube cave. When it comes to trying unusual food
Iceland is the place for you
they have this dish...
it is fermented shark meat
how can I describe the flavour of rotten shark meat?
it's quite spicy... in a wasabi sense. I also really recommend you go to one of
the black sand beaches. Black sand against this beautiful
cliff faces and this bright green scenery everywhere and then
the contrasting colour of the water.
Thanks so much for watching, I hope these
tips have been helpful. If you've been lucky enough to go to Iceland before and
you have some tips that i've missed please share them in the comments below
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