Everything you need to plan an amazing vacation to Iceland!
This picture has absolutely nothing to do with cell phone plans. But it IS much more interesting … it was actually taken at the Reykjavik zoo. Option 2: Use your existing phone with an international plan In our last post, we mostly covered what not to do—don’t use data without an international plan! Here are …
If you plan to use any data at all, don’t just turn on roaming on your phone. Here’s why. You don’t truly need to have a cell phone with a data plan when you’re in Iceland. You could just bring your current phone, disable roaming data (this is critical! see below as to why), make an …
“Kerið” by Shaun Versey is licensed under CC BY 2.0 So you’ve read our post about whether you can skip the Golden Circle, and you’ve decided the answer is, “No way, I’m not skipping that!” The next question is how to actually do the tour. If you have a rental car, you can cover the Golden …
We have to see the Golden Circle, right? When you plan a vacation to Iceland, remember that the Icelandic government requires that you participate in at least one Golden Circle tour during your visit, and preferably more than one. Okay, not really. But there is a clear view that no trip to Iceland is complete …
Tourism in Iceland is a booming industry. Take a look. The chart below shows the number of foreign visitors who flew into Keflavik airport in June of each year. I chose June because it allowed me to include 2015 in the data; note that July and August are actually even busier than June. As you …
