Best iceland travel guides according to redditors
We found 10 Reddit comments discussing the best iceland travel guides. We ranked the 7 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 10 Reddit comments discussing the best iceland travel guides. We ranked the 7 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
> It can be hard to integrate in places like Iceland I imagine.
I've read 'the little book of icelanders', the author is quite clear about the nature of Icelanders: if you're an outsider you are not getting in. You don't know anyone, no one wants to know you. You can have a friend here and there but they go to their family units.
Forget about integrating into Icelandic society as a foreigner if you do not marry into their social circle.
And in Winter it's dark. And cold. And you don't know the language very well...
You also aren't going to find hundreds of games developers in Iceland. I think that anyone who wanted to be a game developer in Iceland has worked or at least tried to work for CCP.
You could drive all the way around Iceland in as little as 8 days!
I went to Iceland 2 years ago, renting a camper is expensive but was really nice, we had an excellent experience with JS Camper. I strongly recommend getting a 4X4 vehicle, because going up into the Highlands was the best. 4X4 is required in the Highlands because you're crossing streams and shit that you cannot do in a regular vehicle (plus, many regular rental vehicles have a clause that you cannot take such vehicles into the Highlands). We had about 10 days in Iceland and ended up exploring the southern part of the island. Locals told us you could drive the entire ring road in about 24 hours of nonstop driving. We found that it's much more pleasant to take our time.
Oh, and definitely hit the Blue Lagoon as you come from the airport, and again right before you leave the country. It's the best feeling ever to soak away your worries after an international flight. Shower out completely (wash/shampoo everything) before using any pool/hot tub/hot spring in Iceland. They have secure lockers for all your belongings. We brought travel towels, swimsuits, and flip-flops, which worked just fine. I want to say it was about $30 a person to use the Blue Lagoon, but especially for a honeymoon, there's nothing like lounging in the freaking Blue Lagoon, looking around you at the gorgeous Icelandic lava fields and sky.
Get a travel guide, I liked the Lonely Planet one. Learn a few phrases in Icelandic. Oh, and oddly enough, Iceland doesn't have much of a drinking culture outside of Reykjavik on the weekends (seriously!). Turns out that many locals will assume you have a drinking problem if you get a midweek pint in a restaurant. Just sayin'. Oh, and buy alcohol duty-free in the airport when you land--another HUGE budget traveler tip!
Have fun, it's one of the most amazing places I've ever been!
I'm going in July, so I got this book off Amazon. There is a ton of info in it. Everything from what to see, where to eat and where to sleep.
https://www.amazon.com/Rick-Steves-Iceland/dp/1631218131/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=2D4JTGOV1PBDT&keywords=iceland+travel+guide+2019&qid=1556798829&s=gateway&sprefix=icelan&sr=8-3
Hi, I use Teach Yourself Icelandic preparing for the day I can move there :) (from Spain). Sadly I don't have that much time to keep good at it, but after 6-7 lessons you can at least make out what news articles (mbl.is) are about in my RSS reader
https://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Planet-Iceland-Travel-Guide/dp/1743214758
https://www.amazon.com/Iceland-Insight-Guides/dp/1780052251/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480613622&sr=8-1&keywords=insight+travel+guides+iceland, my spouse loves these books, try this one out!
I have not tried Benny Lewis's books because I already know the four languages (and probably the next 4 he will come out with), but I would buy the Irish one if it ever came out. That would be the language guide he could provide the most cultural knowledge and expertise about, but unfortunately, it would probably not be the best seller. But wouldn't it be great if he could be the one to revive the Irish language.
If you enjoy the TY books, there is a Teach Yourself Icelandic as well as a Colloquial Icelandic. Assmil also now has an Icelandic course. And for starters I recommed this "The Little Book of Icelandic: On the idiosyncrasies, delights and sheer tyranny of the Icelandic language": https://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Icelandic-idiosyncrasies-delights/dp/993592985X