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I was in Iceland a few years ago and can still hardly believe how beautiful it is.
I did a lot of random meandering about so I don't have a clue where a lot of these pictures were taken.
This was Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon (don't ask me to pronounce it!)
Jokulsarlon lagoon. I was supposed to continue North from here but rains had washed away the only road that lead to my next stop so I had to double back on my way up the coast.
Just a random, amazing sunset
Horse! The horses were so cute and coming from a place where you don't see horses in the wild often it was pretty cool.
No clue where this was but dang, how could I not stop?
On my last day I had some time to kill so I went to the botanical gardens in Reykjavik. It was pretty much just me wandering about and snapping pictures, which only added to the charm.
Sheep!
I was on my way early this morning and managed to catch a pretty spectacular sunrise.
I love the way the clouds look
Glacier lagoon again. Iceland was phenomenal, 5/7 would recommend! The only thing I'll do different next time is rent a better car, the roads can get quite rough in places and Yaris's (Yari?? I don't know how to pluralize that) are not made for those conditions!
MichaelScottWorldsBestBoss
Went to Iceland last summer. Hand sdown my favorite country to visit :) amazing views if I ever won't he lottery that's were I'm moving to.
RenaissanceFaireMan
Dumb post, I saw very few fields.
bananapieme
You found a marshmallow farm!
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Scratchy marshmallows!
bchall
That trail you see in the picture of Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon? Beyond a "Do not enter/Stay Out" sign.
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It wasn't up when I was there but I still didn't go beyond the point where I took the picture.
todspeed
Well done dude. Great photos. Camera?
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Thanks! It's a mixture of cell phone (s8 at the time) and a Panasonic Lumix. Next time I go I'll have a much better camera!
theheebs25
...........so you're telling me the land isn't actually ice?
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When I was there it wasn't although I'm guessing it looks different in winter...
BBQBourbonAndBeer
Nice. I spent about 48 hrs in Iceland in 2010 on my way back from Europe. Didn't get to see as much as you did
Sillyhammer
Those sheep are majestic
arnorthorleifsson5
Hey! I am Icelandic! Fun fact about the horses: importing hoses has been illegal since 986 AD so it's the purest stock of horse in the world
cutebytes
I loved Iceland!
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I remembering reading something about that, it's awesome you guys preserve your culture so well!
CanadaIdentifier
That's not Canada
TrixNStix
Username checks out ^
RealDMurda
Just went there at the beginning of March, it was incredible. Just don’t call the horses ponies.
ematic
I really want to go, but was warned it is overrun with hipster tourists, thus being crowded. true? (My goal is the Faroe Islands, really)
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I hardly saw any tourists, but I also stayed away from the really touristy places. I was also there in the fall so that could be why too. I
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would say, regardless of the tourists it's totally worth it!
ihearthearts
What time of year did you go? Iceland has been on my bucket list ever since we had a layover there.
ConsistentlyLateCommenter
I was there in September/October. It was perfect.
librarian4life
Looks wonderful. Did you have any planned itinerary or just meandered?
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I booked my accommodations and a few things through a travel company but most of my time was spent wandering. I'd find a road that looked
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interesting and just start driving. I got myself into a few situations where the road was so bad I couldn't go more than a few miles per
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hour but it was always worth it!
usernametakenisthestoryofmylife
Horse! Sheep! I like that you're an animal person.
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I LOVE animals, one day I'll have a mini-farm so I can have my own horses and sheep and maybe a highland cow.
usernametakenisthestoryofmylife
cows are so cute!
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Yes, like how they have a cow best friend <3
reinerdefender
Lil bro and me only had 10 days and a really nice car, too. Shame is, the nicer the car, the more time you need to see all you wanna see!
clhigh29
You have a good eye. You must be a pro photographer. Thanks.
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Thank you! I've always loved photography but I'm far from a pro. The country just gives you so many amazing images you can't help but get
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lucky now and then!
thesauceisboss
I have family there and have visited a handful of times. From North America it’s the closest place that is absolutely breath taking.
invisibulman
Rainbows. Rainbows everywhere. That's what I remember about Iceland.
TonyMac711
Spent a long weekend there with friends in the middle of winter. Maybe the best trip I’ve ever taken. I’d go back in a heartbeat.
charlesmessier626
I love Iceland. Went two of the last three years. It is such a beautiful place. Almost like another planet. Great pictures.
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Thank you, it totally is like another world! I can see how it inspired JRR Tolkien.
azcoder
Doesn’t look like any of these are from golden circle. Good pics
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I did get to a few places on the golden circle but I tried to cover as much ground as possible while I was there. I do have pics somewhere
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but these are just some of the ones I had handy :)
carmen0302
Beautiful pictures @op!!
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Thank you!
arfysdad
I was there this time last year. An amazingly beautiful country. I want to go back so bad.
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I will definitely go back, I was there in the fall so I want to try spring next time.
ManyCatMan
I will always upvote Iceland. I went both during winter and summer. I can't recommend enough
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Was it super crowded in the summer? I was there in the fall and it wasn't bad.
ManyCatMan
I went in June so it was right before the peak season. Rented an RV and traveled the country at my own pace. It was incredible.
ConsistentlyLateCommenter
That sounds awesome and expensive, I can't imagine the gas cost. I know how much I spent in a Yaris...
BeeQueenieBee
Iceland is supposed to be our girl’s trip for my birthday next year, thank you for sharing these gorgeous photos!!
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Have so much fun! I highly recommend driving yourselves so you can explore. Gas and food are expensive so be prepared! Also they have really
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good mochas (imo).
BeeQueenieBee
Thank you, when we were reading it seemed like accommodations were super reasonable but food was going to be our biggest expense.
BeeQueenieBee
Did you drive yourself or hire a private tour company? We have in mind to do a photoshoot at some locations and I’m thinking logistics
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I drove myself, GPS was super helpful. I spent around $600 for gas, not as much on food but that was because I brought a lot with me since
prophet002
Amazing photos. How's the communication barrier?
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I didn't have any issues, I spent a lot of time away from people but everywhere I stayed people were friendly and spoke English. The only
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communication barrier I had was with my GPS shouting out Icelandic street names when I was trying to figure out where to go.
kukulflan
Those are really good photos! Iceland is on my travel list
KinderSurpriseMF
The World has changed...travel is no longer permitted
NapoleonDynOmite
My wife and I were just there last September. It was the trip of lifetime. Can't wait to go back once the bs is over with
SarcasmOrRandomFacts
Beautiful place, proposed there. Food is weak.
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Thank you! I've been there once and it's already back on my list I think I want to hit up Norway and New Zealand first though...
kukulflan
Those get pretty pricey from what I hear, but they are places I wanna go to too. I'm leaning more towards Peru or Nepal
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Iceland is expensive too but so worth it! Peru would be great, I think my first trip to SA would be Patagonia.
kukulflan
Oooh that's a really good idea, so many places, so little cash...
Aaronb1138
It's awesome, but very much a high price tourist trap. Pay the extra $100/day for rental car insurance. I might revisit as the dollar gains
weeliittleone
What benefits is there to the insurance? That was one of my travel plans for this year before ...everything
Aaronb1138
Auto repair rates for rentals are easily double repairs in continental US. Roads are not as good as US highways. Weather and terrain is new.
Aaronb1138
We took the SUV offroad with zero worries. Between 3 of us, we did enough driving in a week that we did have 1 minor scrape with a fence.
weeliittleone
Thanks! I leaned to drive on logging roads in Canada, but I can certainly see how scratches/etc to a rental could add up
Aaronb1138
strength in their market and travel there gets cheaper. They had 25-30% of their economy based on tourism, so the post COVID discounts...
Aaronb1138
Also, rent an SUV with 4WD if you are there late summer / early fall and drive some F roads and camp out.
kukulflan
Definitely will keep that in mind, thank you
wongrich
Great pics! What camera gear did you travel with?
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Actually just a cellphone and a Panasonic Lumix point and shoot. I want to go back with a proper DSLR because there are some things that
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I just couldn't do justice with my cameras.