jjarra_mackem
Winger
Going for 4 days to Reykjavik with the Mrs (no). Any reccomendations on what to do there? aside from the blue lagoon.
Iceland (the country)
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Keawyeds
Striker
Pray for your wallet and its contents.
Pop
Striker
Hire a car, it pays for itself after one day and not having to pay for airport transfers. Loads of car hire companies at Keflavik airport and the roads over there are so quiet driving is a piece of piss, even in reykjavik. Just make sure you can use your data abroad for google maps.
Download the Appy Hour app, tells you when all the happy hours are on in the bars in Reykjavik, usually a lot cheaper.
Don't do northern lights or golden circle yours with the tour companies, again, hire a car. You can do the golden circle in half a day and the golden circle 'tour' is essentially a bus journey where you stay far too long at each stop.
I've been twice and not seen the northern lights, it is all down to the forecast. Whale watching tour is good depending on when you are going, there aren't any whales at certain times of the year.
Stay in an airbnb, not a hotel. Buy your food/snacks at the Bonus supermarket chain, it is the cheapest.
Free city walk tour is very good and you pay what you feel at the end. If you do it when you first arrive it helps you get your bearings. CityWalk.is - Free Walking Tour Reykjavik Iceland, Pubcrawl, Financial, #1
Loads of good bars and restaurants in Reykjavik, let me know if you want a list.
I would move there if it wasn't so cold and expensive.
Harbour Boy
Winger
MackneyHackem
Striker
Golden Circle tour, John Lennon island thing, cock museum, get a lobster roll and soup down at the fish quay.
Hire a jeep and explore the rest of the island.
It’s not even that bad man.
Hire a jeep and explore the rest of the island.
It’s not even that bad man.
mackembuddha
Central Defender
When you say "pray for" do you means "wave goodbye to"?
Blyth_Pirate
Midfield
Go alcohol free, very expensive a night on da lash.
jjarra_mackem
Winger
forzamilansafc
Striker
Full of pickpockets?
Tommasi
Striker
It's not and it annoys me how much everyone acts like it is. FFS people go one like it's still £1.50 a pint here.
Andy_Roker1983
Striker
Not been but someone at work went at the beginning in January for his 60th. He enjoyed it but said he would go in summer if he went again. It was only light 11am-2pm and he said it effected him.
Also mentioned that the prices were extortionate.
Also mentioned that the prices were extortionate.
Keawyeds
Striker
Not that I'm aware of, but it's incredibly expensive
It was expensive for fish and chips according to the people I knew who went recently!
I'm amazed you feel it through your £600+ coat
MackneyHackem
Striker
I’m wearing a Carharrt number I got in the sale for £130. And I’m not in Iceland.
JimmyQuinn
Winger
It's ludicrously expensive. I don't skimp when on holiday as life's too short but some of the prices were barmy. Don't think it's unfair to warn people!
Tommasi
Striker
For what exactly? It's just big city prices. It's really not that bad at all. We were in Paris this weekend and you can easily pay €11 a pint and €20 for a pretty average main course. As long as you don't expect to pay wetherspoons prices you should be ok. I don't know what some people expect.
JimmyQuinn
Winger
You can, but you could also go somewhere cheap if you wanted. There wasn't anywhere particularly cheap in Iceland.
Now, as I say, we were prepared for it and accepted it. But it's definitely one of the more expensive places in the world. It's well known.
Oddly I think the best value we got was with our Blue Lagoon stuff as we wrapped it in with a three-course meal at the restaurant there. Lush and actually cheaper than a couple of pizzas in Reykjavik
mini-x2
Striker
Most of the main things have been mentioned on this thread but if you’re going out on the piss it doesn’t get busy till about midnight. Also you can’t buy cans of alcoholic lager in the centre, we had to drive to some warehouse on the edge of town. I never saw the northern lights either but when we went it was only dark for a couple of hours!
Just looked at my Revolut for when I was up there last May.
2 people, fish stew and a drink in Fish Veitingahus was about £55
The icelandic platter at Cafe Loki (dried fish, hakarl, brenevin and some odds and ends) was about £75
2 soups in a loaf in a place called Svarta Kaffid was £42
quickly adds up if you're not used to paying top prices - between scran and some souvenirs I spent a nudge over £500 in 2 days
2 people, fish stew and a drink in Fish Veitingahus was about £55
The icelandic platter at Cafe Loki (dried fish, hakarl, brenevin and some odds and ends) was about £75
2 soups in a loaf in a place called Svarta Kaffid was £42
quickly adds up if you're not used to paying top prices - between scran and some souvenirs I spent a nudge over £500 in 2 days
