As the budget to go to Iceland: personal experience
Travels / / December 19, 2019
Ulyana Kuzmich
Hitchhiking in 2011. Practicing survival in the wild. It traveled more than 12 countries, Russia - from Vyborg to Baikalsk and from Murmansk to Vladikavkaz. Writes for publications "My Planet" and KYKY.org, also conducts its Public MyTravelBook of VK and YouTube-Channel Wild and Lonely.
Visa
Open Icelandic visa does not make sense: expensive, inconvenient and difficult. You can go my way.
I opened my visa through the Spanish embassy. There is everything quickly and clearly. I was given a multi-entry for 90 days. In fact the whole of Europe and Schengen country for me to open. Few people know that Iceland does not belong to the European Union, but is attached to the Schengen agreement, which means that your visa is suitable for a stay on the island.
Transport and accommodation
To fly to the island loukosterov Wizz Air and Ryanair. Since I prefer Wizz Air, I flew from Polish Gdansk: there have recently discovered this area.
From Keflavik airport to Reykjavik about 55 kilometers. You can take a bus that runs every 30 minutes (18 euros), reached on foot or do as I do. I went to the parking lot near the airport, where she found the car right next to my hostel.
Despite the fact that Reykjavik - the capital, the people in it like in a small town - 118 840. Infrastructure development. Metro, of course, but there are buses that have no competition. They go to every corner of Iceland.
Central point for them is the bus station is Hlemmur, located in the heart of the capital. It is quite small and does not work all day, so if you will have nowhere to stay, stay on will not work station.
In Iceland, hitchhiking is very common, I waited literally 5-8 minutes maximum. If an agreement on the road with the locals, who have their own farm, you can get accommodation and food, hard for this thing to work for the benefit of the farm.
If you are flying in the summer, the option to ride the tent, and if in other seasons - book your hostel. I found her through Booking.com in the section "Special Offers" for only 18 euros.
FROM kauchsorfingom Iceland harder than in Europe, because the service Couchsurfing.com local population enjoys not particularly active. If you want to still tie their journey with kauchsorfigom then be engaged in the search for the host country for at least a week before departure, if not earlier.
prices
In Iceland, all imported, so the price of food and other commodities higher. At 12 euros I could buy cheap bread for hamburger, cheese, ham rifled, chocolate and children's chocolate milk. All this, incidentally, was on the action!
The products I bought on the network Bonus supermarket, which is very popular among the locals. If you fly from Poland or Lithuania, purchased directly and food, quite cheap in Polish supermarkets Żabka and Biedronka. The majority of products entering the counters Icelandic stores, bring it from Poland. For example, one and the same bottle of water will cost you in Poland 1 zloty, while in Iceland - 5 zlotys.
clothing
Be sure to take care of the clothes. The island periodically storm. Local used to it, but it is something with something for the people of the softer and dry climate.
Ordinary things like jeans, jackets and shoes will not work. Thoroughly Treat the choice of waterproof clothing, comfortable and durable, as well as shoes. Ideal trekking shoe with a waterproof layer.
People
People in Iceland hospitable, English speaking freely. In hostels stop travelers from around the world. If you catch the moment and will overcome shyness, can they talk on interesting topics: where should go, how to get there, where to stay and so on. Maybe even go to travel together on the island.
Useful things
In Iceland strictly proscribed fires! Poor Icelanders and so live among the rocks and ice floes, so take care of their future. By the way, they are now engaged in that are planted conifers. Hopefully, through the years, 10-15 years, if not much of the island will fill a melting glacier, you can observe forest.
In this country, quite unstable banking system. There was a case when the bank could not give my money due to the fact that "there is no connection of the island to the mainland." Therefore, take the cash (preferably US dollars) and a card. The airport has an ATM, next to which - Duty Free. There paying buying dollars, you can get the delivery of the Icelandic krona.
Pleasant stay in Iceland!