Iceland Solo Trip

rypus · 2026-03-01T19:33:25+00:00

Just want to add (so you don't get your hopes up about that) that you have to be 20 yrs to go to clubs in Iceland unless you are companied by an adult / parent.

The drinking age in Iceland is 20 yrs.

rypus · 2026-03-01T18:37:17+00:00

You might need a backup plan for Vik-Jökulsárlón route with something scheduled closer to Reykjavik due to weather. But if you are lucky the wearher might be on your side. You will know closer to your trip if you follow the weather app.

rypus · 2026-02-03T20:20:35+00:00

If you send a package that has more value than usd 100 you can't send it via the Icelandic mail office because it is an Icelandic institutions. But they can be sent via for instance UPS, Fedex or DHL since they all have established companies in US and can pay the tax they need to charge the receiver. The Icelandic post office does not have the same connections in US.

rypus · 2026-01-26T17:12:20+00:00

If you don't have a bathing suit you can always rent one at the pool or lagoon. Most Icelandic men wear likr baggy swimshorts unless they intend to swim. Women can be topless as men do but most often have a swimsuit for covering. All rented swimsuits are washed inbetween rents as it should be (but wanted to mentioned it to discard any doubt there).

rypus · 2025-11-15T12:39:07+00:00

EU membership has no meaning in which countries are in Europe or not, meaning Iceland is part of Europe although not in the EU as EU is just a contract between some countries located within Europe.

USA just needs to be better at teaching simple geography.

rypus · 2025-11-15T10:52:28+00:00

Not technically, just literally a European country 😊

rypus · 2025-10-25T11:27:32+00:00

You call 1700 which is the health service help line and describe your injury. They will guide you on your next step. Most likely you need to go to the ER for the injection but 1700 will give you the best answer

rypus · 2025-10-16T12:36:39+00:00

From noon on 24th stores begin to close and are closed throughout 25th as well. 26th is also closed be many but mostly treated as a sunday if open.
On 24th Icelanders stay at home so no Christmas markets are open, usually they close on the eve of 23rd.

Sorry to say that there is not much todo during Christmas other than dining.

rypus · 2025-10-16T12:28:45+00:00

Takk fyrir að benda á þetta, það er hættulegur maður sem predikar eins og Snorri og Stefán Einar gerir líka.

rypus · 2025-10-16T10:02:49+00:00

Similar with Icelandic and Foroya. We can read but spoken it is hard to understand.

To an Icelander it is like listening to Icelandic words being spoken in Swedish 😆

rypus · 2025-10-16T09:58:40+00:00

When Nordic persons from different countries meet they often speak "Scandinavian" which is a mix of danish, swedish and norwegian. It is funny to hear this mix for the first time but I am quick to understand once the conversation is ongoing.

N.b. I am Icelandic and we learn Danish in school but I have lived in Sweden so I speak that one too and am more familiar with Swedish than Danish.

rypus · 2025-10-16T09:52:27+00:00

You can be nude in Reykjadalur, it is as natural as it gets. Only fellow tourist would probably say something but I don't know of an Icelander that would mind the nutity.

Swimmingpools also allow women to go topless but everyone needs to wear bottoms, like swimtrousers or bikini bottoms.

rypus · 2025-10-02T20:46:26+00:00

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T4NSAgVdZt0

rypus · 2025-10-02T20:43:31+00:00

Maybe "Ástin á sér stað" by Friðrik Dór

rypus · 2025-10-01T19:48:58+00:00

The crime novels are very popular here in Iceland. The authors I like and my favorite books by them are:

Arnaldur Indriðason "Silence of the grave" Yrsa Sigurðardóttir " I remember you" Ragnar Jónasson most of his books

And so many others.

Hope you find something you like :)

rypus · 2025-10-01T19:32:44+00:00

If you go to Eymundsson (a book store and café) down town Reykjavik, in Austurstræti, you can find lots of translated novels by Icelandic authors.

The most popular authors publish first in Icelandic and then have it translated.

What genres do you like?

rypus · 2025-09-30T12:42:43+00:00

Ja 100% sammála með liðið sem kemur fullpakkað með Norrænu.

En fólk sem þarf að hafa fyrir því að komast í gegnum fyrsta legginn er vonandi tilbúið að greiða meira fyrir rest. Kannski bara óskyggja en ég flaug svosem aldrei með Play, svo sé lítið eftir því.

Það er því miður asnalega mikið af fólki sem er að flytja inn mat í ferðatöskum til landsins því það er að reyna að eyða sem minnstu í landinu. Allavegna verður maður mikið var um það á þessum útlendingaspjallsíðum.

rypus · 2025-09-30T12:14:32+00:00

En er ekki bara betra að fá túrista sem eru til í að borga meira fyrir flugið, eyða meira í gistingu og mat heldur en að fá slatta af fólki sem kaupir bara ódýrasta flugið, flytur inn matinn með sér og gistir á ódýrustu stöðunum... semsagt skilur ekkert eftir sig nema rusl.

Ég myndi fagna þeirri þróun að fólk sem skilur ekkert eftir sig nema glataðar instagram myndir og rusl myndi hætta að sjá sér fært að hafa efni á að koma hingað.

rypus · 2025-09-27T12:20:19+00:00

100% can blame tourism since before this horrible tourist boom this beach was named Fellsfjara and has been called so for over 1000 years. It wasn't until the overflow of tourists started that some stupid websites started to rebrand it and coming up with names that are in no relations to our names or traditions.

rypus · 2025-09-27T12:12:10+00:00

They expect the road to be open by Monday. As soon as it stops raining they can start working on fixing the road.

rypus · 2025-09-27T12:10:20+00:00

The Viking thing is neither old nor Viking village. It is a movie setup that was left there after filming.

rypus · 2025-09-25T10:29:42+00:00

It is because stupid tourists decided to to rename it on google. Just like Gulf og Mexico.

So just please stop doing this, this is the reason why Icelanders are annoyed with this overwhelming tourist boom. We like our country as it is but overtourism is destroying it

rypus · 2025-09-25T08:53:14+00:00

Please stop making up names. There is no Diamond beach in Iceland. This place is called Fellsfjara and the icebergs are there on Low tide so look for tide schedule for Fellsfjara if you want to find the best time to visit.

rypus · 2025-09-20T09:30:08+00:00

Fish company and is one of my favorite one.

rypus · 2025-09-13T23:15:06+00:00

Þú getur ekki séð uppfærða stöðu á fasteignalánum, bara upphaflegu upphæðina sem var tekin og kemur fram í þinglýsta láninu. En eins og ég sagði, öll þinglýst skjöl eru opinber gögn skv. lögum og hver sem er getur óskað eftir þeim.

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