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I haven’t been there on land, just the airport on a layover, but was talking about it recently to someone who did. The biggest takeaway they had was to rent a car. The destinations are gorgeous but they aren’t close together. Never looked into it further but there is a strong possibility that will be our next destination in a year or two. This year we are off to Japan.

I spent a day in Reykjavik a few years back as we got stranded by our airline for about 24 hours while returning from the Middle East. So my time spent there was minimal and didn’t allow for real exploration. I can say it’s the smallest capitol city I’ve ever been to. My buddies and I rented stand up scooters and zoomed around the city to see the sights. Can’t say much about it as there’s not much to see as far as a city goes. I can say it’s one the pricey side. It was also dark still at like 10am. It was November though so their nights are LONG.
My friends have actually gone and spent time in the country visiting the hot springs and such. Their photos were beautiful.

Funny enough, I was stranded by Hurricane Milton because Orlando was shut down. They canceled all of my flights. I pushed hard for them to honor my first flight and leave me in Reykjavik for a couple of nights but they said no, because one flight was canceled, both had to be. Instead I had to spend an extra couple of nights in Paris. When I finally got there for my layover they were promoting to extend your layover a couple of nights for free. I was so upset that they didn't let me do that in the first place, haha.

There is a place you can go snorkleing above/between tectonic plates.

"Silfra is one of the world’s most dramatic snorkeling sites—it’s a glacier meltwater-filled rift formed by the drift of the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates."


Other than that, just Google "things to see in Iceland". There are some seriously amazing things there.

A woman from my gym just went there last summer, I think (that's how I know about the tectonic plate swims); I'll see if I can get a short list of things from her.

When my wife and I travel and want to look around, we hire a driver for as many days as we think we need. They are easy to find on the net. Just pay the flat negotiated rate plus a gas upcharge after the first tank and any parking fees along the way.

Much easier than finding a daily ride or renting a car and learning any new driving laws.

I know you don't care about where I have been, but Iceland is a most underrated country. Very beautiful. That is also where a local driver can help by getting you to places off the usual tourist spots, not that you won't want to go there as well.

The food is a mixed bag IMO. Lots of seafood but most is of the salted and smoked variety, country cooking so to speak, which is fine but at least for me, lamb and mutton seems to be the national meat. Not one of my favorite's. If you stick to Reykjavik it is more international which offers up a good enough variety.