{"id":4829,"date":"2023-10-29T23:26:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T22:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/?p=4829"},"modified":"2023-11-17T01:45:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T00:45:27","slug":"12-mistakes-iceland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/de\/12-mistakes-iceland\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Mistakes you should avoid in Iceland"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4829\" class=\"elementor elementor-4829\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-817defb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"817defb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-baeff4e exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"baeff4e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75d8aef exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75d8aef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Here are <strong>12 mistakes you should avoid\u00a0<\/strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">\u2013\u00a0<\/span><strong>I would have wanted to know before I went to Iceland myself<\/strong>. I share <strong>all my tips<\/strong> with you on how to <strong>prepare for Iceland<\/strong> and <strong>save some money <\/strong>according to your budget. Iceland is super expensive but in my opinion, it is totally worth it \u2013 you will collect beautiful memories for life.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b4ff9c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"3b4ff9c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3eee0ca exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"3eee0ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-172f305 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"172f305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC08035-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Somewhere in Iceland\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDg1MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL215dHJhdmVsam91cm5hbC1ibG9nLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMTBcL0RTQzA4MDM1LXNjYWxlZC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4851\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/de\/12-mistakes-iceland\/dsc08035\/\" 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data-image-title=\"Somewhere in Iceland\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC08035-scaled.jpg?fit=525%2C349&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bc4bc1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"7bc4bc1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-118fd3e exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"118fd3e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97f6768 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97f6768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Iceland is <strong>one of the most expensive countries in the world\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 so it is even more <strong>important to plan a bit ahead and calculate with your budget<\/strong>, to <strong>avoid these common mistakes<\/strong>. Or in other ways here is a guide on how to plan your Iceland trip:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc17f44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"fc17f44\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eff8ca3 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"eff8ca3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bbcff4 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bbcff4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Content<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26eb4633f16\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" 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href=\"https:\/\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/de\/12-mistakes-iceland\/#Number_two_Take_the_cheap_flight\" >Number two: Take the cheap flight<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/de\/12-mistakes-iceland\/#Number_three_Use_public_transport_from_the_airport\" >Number three: Use public transport from the airport<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/de\/12-mistakes-iceland\/#Number_four_Dont_travel_by_yourself\" >Number four: Don\u2019t travel by yourself<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/de\/12-mistakes-iceland\/#Number_five_Do_research_on_the_accommodation\" >Number five: Do research on the accommodation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/de\/12-mistakes-iceland\/#Number_six_Be_prepared_for_any_weather\" >Number six: Be prepared for any weather<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/de\/12-mistakes-iceland\/#Number_seven_Cook_for_yourself\" >Number seven: Cook for yourself<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/de\/12-mistakes-iceland\/#Number_eight_Bring_a_reusable_bottle\" >Number eight: Bring a reusable bottle<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/de\/12-mistakes-iceland\/#Number_nine_Use_free_hot_springs\" >Number nine: Use free hot springs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/de\/12-mistakes-iceland\/#Number_ten_Download_offline_maps\" >Number ten: Download offline maps<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/de\/12-mistakes-iceland\/#Number_eleven_Leave_the_Golden_Circle\" >Number eleven: Leave the Golden Circle<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/de\/12-mistakes-iceland\/#Number_twelve_Enjoy_the_free_nature\" >Number twelve: Enjoy the free nature<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Number_One_Book_in_advance\"><\/span>Number One: Book in advance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a20446f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"a20446f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e085db2 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"e085db2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dbea14 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dbea14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is a really <strong>basic rule <\/strong>for travelling: <strong>Book in advance<\/strong>. But I can tell it is especially important for Iceland \u2013 whether we\u2019re talking car rentals or accommodations. Keep in mind that Iceland is really expensive for most people and the rule of <strong>first come first serve<\/strong> also applies here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7e6a6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"d7e6a6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-178d409 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"178d409\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c8d77 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3c8d77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Do I need a car?<\/strong><\/p><p>In combination with number one, I also want to answer the question of whether or not you need a car. I am a huge fan of travelling by public transport but this time I am afraid <strong>the answer is yes<\/strong>. There are a lot of beautiful places in Iceland which are <strong>only reachable by car<\/strong>. In addition, <strong>public transport is quite expensive<\/strong> compared to other countries I\u2019ve been to, for example, the 188 km from Reykjavik to V\u00edk \u00ed M\u00fddral costs 7,980 kr (approximately 54 \u20ac or 57 US$) one way with Str\u00e6t\u00f3.<\/p><p>Another way is to <strong>bring your own car by ferry<\/strong> to Iceland. The <strong>Ring Road is also cleared in winter and remains passable<\/strong>. Other places in Iceland like the Westfjords or the inner part of Iceland like Landmannalaugar will require better cars (and summer).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2817c13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"2817c13\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c68ac2c exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"c68ac2c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-342e812 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"342e812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC08651.jpg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Cars in Iceland\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDg1OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL215dHJhdmVsam91cm5hbC1ibG9nLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMTBcL0RTQzA4NjUxLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4858\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/de\/12-mistakes-iceland\/dsc08651\/\" 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC08651.jpg?fit=525%2C349&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 525px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 525\/349;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34a2528 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"34a2528\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d4a9df exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d4a9df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u2757\ufe0fTip:<\/strong> If you can\u2019t or don\u2019t want to drive you can also book plenty of different <strong>day tours from Reykjavik<\/strong> or even <strong>book a group tour for several days<\/strong> right from the beginning. I did a combination of both.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f53e171 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"f53e171\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c6d451 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"2c6d451\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a64a40b exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a64a40b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be5527e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"be5527e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb0a0da exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"cb0a0da\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bf2b12 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0bf2b12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Number_two_Take_the_cheap_flight\"><\/span>Number two: Take the cheap flight<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e3f94c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"4e3f94c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f312760 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"f312760\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b68389 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b68389\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most <strong>cheap flights<\/strong> arrive late or go early in the morning.<strong> If you can find a good deal at weird times \u2013 take it<\/strong>. Unfortunately, public transport is only running from 6:30 am till 11 pm so you may be too early or late to catch the public bus (excuse for number three). But <strong>there are shuttle busses leaving after every flight from the airport plus bringing you also to the airport for early flights<\/strong> \u2013 so <strong>you won\u2019t need a taxi<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9936c96 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"9936c96\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-263d526 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"263d526\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1d5af exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3f1d5af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd9cfcd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"bd9cfcd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d03fe8a exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"d03fe8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d805be exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d805be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Number_three_Use_public_transport_from_the_airport\"><\/span>Number three: Use public transport from the airport <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1866084 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"1866084\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e44595 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"9e44595\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f0a612 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f0a612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are several shuttle buses for tourists and taxis waiting for you in front of the airport but there is a way cheaper option most locals use: <strong>public transport<\/strong>. The <strong>bus number 55<\/strong> goes around<strong> twelve times a day<\/strong> to the capital Reykjavik (less on the weekend), takes around an hour and 15 minutes and costs 2,280 kr (around 15.50 \u20ac or 16 US$). You can <strong>pay by card on the bus<\/strong>. You will find a timetable<a href=\"https:\/\/straeto.is\/en\/route-planner\/timetables\/landsbyggdin\/route-55\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> here<\/a>.<\/p><p>\u2757\ufe0fTip: There are also<strong> plenty of car rental places at the airport<\/strong> so it can be also an idea to book the car at the airport and use it to save the cost of leaving and going to the airport.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-059843e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"059843e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f5baa0 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"8f5baa0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5954e3c exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5954e3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae379f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"ae379f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29957fb exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"29957fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-824a114 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"824a114\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Number_four_Dont_travel_by_yourself\"><\/span>Number four: Don\u2019t travel by yourself<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09cf66f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"09cf66f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c8aaa9 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"7c8aaa9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b8b1c4 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b8b1c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Don\u2019t get me wrong, I love travelling alone and Iceland is\u00a0<strong>one of the safest countries in the world<\/strong>. But travelling alone is just\u00a0<strong>way more expensive<\/strong>. Try to\u00a0<strong>plan your trip with a group of friends<\/strong>, ideally 4-5 people in total (or as many spots as your rented car has), so you can divide costs as the car rental, petrol, accommodation and food. This will save you a lot of money.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35219b0 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"35219b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ab457b exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ab457b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC07192.jpg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Group photo in Iceland\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDg1NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL215dHJhdmVsam91cm5hbC1ibG9nLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMTBcL0RTQzA3MTkyLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4855\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/de\/12-mistakes-iceland\/dsc07192\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC07192.jpg?fit=1624%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1624,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1688256056&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Group photo in Iceland\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC07192.jpg?fit=525%2C349&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"525\" height=\"349\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC07192.jpg?fit=525%2C349&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4855 lazyload\" alt=\"Group photo in Iceland\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC07192.jpg?w=1624&amp;ssl=1 1624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC07192.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC07192.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC07192.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC07192.jpg?resize=1536%2C1021&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC07192.jpg?resize=272%2C182&amp;ssl=1 272w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" data-attachment-id=\"4855\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/de\/12-mistakes-iceland\/dsc07192\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC07192.jpg?fit=1624%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1624,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1688256056&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Group photo in Iceland\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC07192.jpg?fit=525%2C349&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 525px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 525\/349;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4716226 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"4716226\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7e6ac1 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"e7e6ac1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d1889e exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5d1889e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-792c6dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"792c6dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-503c82e exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"503c82e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b29684b exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b29684b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Number_five_Do_research_on_the_accommodation\"><\/span>Number five: Do research on the accommodation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-87f8ed1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"87f8ed1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f82702 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"2f82702\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-481ffc4 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"481ffc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can probably already guess: Staying in Iceland is very expensive as well. Cheaper solutions can be <strong>renting a caravan to have a car and a place to sleep in once<\/strong>. Also, <strong>camping by tent<\/strong> can be an alternative (at least in summer but you have also to calculate with more expensive gear).<\/p><p>Of course, <strong>sharing a dorm room<\/strong> (I paid 46 \u20ac \/ 49 US$ per night for sharing a room with 20 people) can be also an opportunity to save some money. Otherwise, number four also applies here \u2013<strong> travel with friends and share bigger rooms<\/strong> with each other.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48147b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"48147b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b42367 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"3b42367\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-545535f exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"545535f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba239c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"ba239c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-760c1b3 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"760c1b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2d382c exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2d382c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Number_six_Be_prepared_for_any_weather\"><\/span>Number six: Be prepared for any weather<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-696a8c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"696a8c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a55bc52 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"a55bc52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3230100 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3230100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230706_171516.jpg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Iceland\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDg1OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL215dHJhdmVsam91cm5hbC1ibG9nLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMTBcLzIwMjMwNzA2XzE3MTUxNi5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4859\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/de\/12-mistakes-iceland\/20230706_171516\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230706_171516.jpg?fit=864%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"864,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G781B&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1688663716&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;1.74&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Iceland\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230706_171516.jpg?fit=525%2C656&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"525\" height=\"656\" 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style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 525px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 525\/656;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce4c162 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"ce4c162\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c02fcb1 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c02fcb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clothes are another important topic: Especially in summer, you should\u00a0<strong>bring different clothes<\/strong>\u00a0instead of this one really warm jacket (don\u2019t bring your winter jacket in summer!). The best tactic is to\u00a0<strong>use layers<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 or as we would say in Germany use the \u2018onion look\u2019 (because \u2013 you know \u2013 onions have layers \ud83d\ude09 ). The\u00a0<strong>weather can switch super fast<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 in summer you can easily have\u00a0<strong>all four seasons in one day<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10cd05e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"10cd05e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1030161 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"1030161\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d64241d exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d64241d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium);\">Really important regardless of when you travel: Bring a <\/span><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium);\">rain jacket and windbreaker<\/strong><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium);\"> plus a <\/span><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium);\">hat and gloves<\/strong><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium);\">. Believe me, even in summer you will need them.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0d915a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"d0d915a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-700a7ae exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"700a7ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dfe7fe exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5dfe7fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d24ce6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"8d24ce6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea80ce7 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"ea80ce7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67fb72a exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67fb72a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Number_seven_Cook_for_yourself\"><\/span>Number seven: Cook for yourself <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c411f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"8c411f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0e6bc4 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"f0e6bc4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4fc54d exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4fc54d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In many (Western) countries <strong>cooking by yourself can save a lot of money<\/strong> \u2013 and it is a main point for Iceland as well. Go <strong>shopping in supermarkets<\/strong> (not convenience stores!), the cheapest are <strong><em>Bonus<\/em><\/strong> (with a pig in the logo) and <em><strong>netto<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p><p>\u2757\ufe0fTip: Honestly, Iceland is not exactly famous for its food anyway. One of the more popular dishes is<strong> Fish and Chips<\/strong>. If you want to give it a try but still save some money \u2013 give <strong>food trucks<\/strong> a try. Locals recommended <em>Vagninn <\/em>a truck at the harbour of Reykjavik, but it is only open in summer. Also, <strong>Hot Dogs<\/strong> (even in Vegetarian and Vegan options) are a popular food choice in Iceland, you can get them at food trucks (for example at <em>Hallgr\u00edmskirkja<\/em>, the main church of Reykjavik) as well.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed1428d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"ed1428d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a72a097 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"a72a097\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1efe22d exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1efe22d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac6ec0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"ac6ec0a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ab21df exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"4ab21df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc21d31 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc21d31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Number_eight_Bring_a_reusable_bottle\"><\/span>Number eight: Bring a reusable bottle<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb3b98f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"cb3b98f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a2a09a exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"1a2a09a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0760e7 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0760e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You<strong> don\u2019t need to spend any money on water<\/strong> because not only the <strong>tap water<\/strong> but also the water coming from glaciers, streams and waterfalls is very <strong>clean and drinkable<\/strong>. Just bring a <strong>reusable bottle<\/strong> and save your money.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a0bce6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"6a0bce6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e7a979 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"3e7a979\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a799508 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a799508\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-126c066 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"126c066\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e69e85 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"9e69e85\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e28268 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e28268\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Number_nine_Use_free_hot_springs\"><\/span>Number nine: Use free hot springs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a59a11e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"a59a11e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb51a4e exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"fb51a4e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b10f509 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b10f509\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You probably already heard of spas like the Blue Lagoon and Sky Lagoon \u2013 the entrance fees are rather high. If you want to <strong>save money<\/strong> you can also take a look<strong> for free (or way cheaper) hot springs in nature<\/strong> you can find everywhere in Iceland. There is also an App called <em>Iceland Hot Spring Map <\/em>(but costs money). The hot springs have an <strong>average temperature of 38-40 degrees Celsius (100-104 degrees Fahrenheit)<\/strong> which makes it possible<strong> to take a bath outside all year long<\/strong>. \u2013 And as the locals say here: there is always a place for one person more join the hot spring.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-872f833 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"872f833\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e0848c exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e0848c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC07329.jpg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Seljavallalaug Swimming Pool in Iceland\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDg1NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL215dHJhdmVsam91cm5hbC1ibG9nLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMTBcL0RTQzA3MzI5LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4856\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/de\/12-mistakes-iceland\/dsc07329\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC07329.jpg?fit=718%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"718,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1688303569&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Seljavallalaug Swimming Pool in Iceland\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC07329.jpg?fit=525%2C789&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"525\" height=\"789\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC07329.jpg?fit=525%2C789&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4856 lazyload\" alt=\"\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1688303569&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Seljavallalaug Swimming Pool in Iceland\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC07329.jpg?fit=525%2C789&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 525px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 525\/789;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Seljavallalaug Swimming Pool<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5292288 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"5292288\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13419b1 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"13419b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d838f65 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d838f65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>My favourite hot springs<\/strong> we visited were:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Seljavallalaug Swimming Pool<\/strong>, one of the oldest pools of Iceland: H98V+FC9, 861 Evindarh\u00f3lar<\/li><li><strong>Fosslaug Waterfall with hot springs<\/strong>: FJV8+MHM, Varmahl\u00ed\u00f0<\/li><li><strong>Hot Tube in the Westfjords<\/strong>: B\u00edldudalsvegur, 466<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0722156 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"0722156\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fbcf8d exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"1fbcf8d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-361e8ca exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"361e8ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/GOPR4613.jpg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Snorkelling at Silfra\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDg1NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL215dHJhdmVsam91cm5hbC1ibG9nLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMTBcL0dPUFI0NjEzLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4857\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/de\/12-mistakes-iceland\/dcim100goprogopr4613-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/GOPR4613.jpg?fit=864%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"864,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HERO9 Black&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;DCIM100GOPROGOPR4613.JPG&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1583114033&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;985&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00217391304348&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DCIM100GOPROGOPR4613.JPG&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Snorkelling at Silfra\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/GOPR4613.jpg?fit=525%2C656&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"525\" height=\"656\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/GOPR4613.jpg?fit=525%2C656&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4857 lazyload\" alt=\"Snorkelling at Silfra\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/GOPR4613.jpg?w=864&amp;ssl=1 864w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/GOPR4613.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/GOPR4613.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/GOPR4613.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" data-attachment-id=\"4857\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/de\/12-mistakes-iceland\/dcim100goprogopr4613-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/GOPR4613.jpg?fit=864%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"864,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HERO9 Black&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;DCIM100GOPROGOPR4613.JPG&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1583114033&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;985&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00217391304348&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DCIM100GOPROGOPR4613.JPG&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Snorkelling at Silfra\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/GOPR4613.jpg?fit=525%2C656&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 525px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 525\/656;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a7c10b exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"5a7c10b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32244df exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32244df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2757\ufe0fTip: Did you know that you can also <strong>snorkel or dive between the two tectonic plates of North America and Eurasia<\/strong>? Unfortunately, this is the opposite of free since you <strong>need special equipment<\/strong> to swim in the cold water. You can find the rift <strong>Silfra<\/strong> in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the <strong>national park of \u00deingvellir<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b3e10d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"8b3e10d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f456c69 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"f456c69\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ffd1ad exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1ffd1ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5920d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"b5920d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7f462b exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"b7f462b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f50656 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f50656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Number_ten_Download_offline_maps\"><\/span>Number ten: Download offline maps<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ced5f4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"ced5f4e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e605133 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"e605133\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c703280 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c703280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This can be lifesaving! Especially in the Highlands and the Westfjords, you can <strong>easily lose your internet connection<\/strong>, so make sure to <strong>download the maps beforehand<\/strong> particularly if you use Google Maps for navigation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e43a609 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"e43a609\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1739d66 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"1739d66\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7edf48 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b7edf48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ff1b78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"5ff1b78\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4108555 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"4108555\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a92977e exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a92977e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Number_eleven_Leave_the_Golden_Circle\"><\/span>Number eleven: Leave the Golden Circle<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03dbd5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"03dbd5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93ded3a exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"93ded3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f70d3f2 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f70d3f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Don\u2019t get me wrong, the <strong>Golden Circle has really beautiful sights<\/strong> but especially in summer it is also <strong>really crowded<\/strong> since it is <strong>close to Reykjavik<\/strong>. So don\u2019t plan too much time on the Golden Circle \u2013 there is so much more to see! One underrated and not-so-often visited part of Iceland is the Westfjords.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb6c209 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"eb6c209\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdd0674 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"bdd0674\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a4f796 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4a4f796\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d230cb9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"d230cb9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0bef69 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"d0bef69\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c69b11 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c69b11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Number_twelve_Enjoy_the_free_nature\"><\/span>Number twelve: Enjoy the free nature<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bab2257 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"bab2257\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d1e291 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"7d1e291\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2afac2 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2afac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is not really a tip but something that makes Iceland so great. A lot of<strong>\u00a0nature and spots are for free<\/strong>\u00a0(like the most famous waterfalls Seljalandsfoss and Sk\u00f3gafoss). The national parks as well, the only fees you have to calculate are the\u00a0<strong>parking fees<\/strong>. In order to keep it that way,\u00a0<strong>respect the rules<\/strong>, don\u2019t leave any trash (only foodprints) and enjoy this beautiful and unique island.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01ede9f exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"01ede9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5996fcb exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5996fcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC09644.jpg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Waterfalls in Iceland\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDg2MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL215dHJhdmVsam91cm5hbC1ibG9nLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMTBcL0RTQzA5NjQ0LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4860\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/de\/12-mistakes-iceland\/dsc09644\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC09644.jpg?fit=1624%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1624,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1689531920&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;38&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Waterfalls in Iceland\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC09644.jpg?fit=525%2C349&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"525\" height=\"349\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC09644.jpg?fit=525%2C349&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4860 lazyload\" alt=\"Waterfalls in Iceland\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC09644.jpg?w=1624&amp;ssl=1 1624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC09644.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC09644.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC09644.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC09644.jpg?resize=1536%2C1021&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC09644.jpg?resize=272%2C182&amp;ssl=1 272w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" data-attachment-id=\"4860\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/de\/12-mistakes-iceland\/dsc09644\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC09644.jpg?fit=1624%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1624,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1689531920&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;38&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Waterfalls in Iceland\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mytraveljournal-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC09644.jpg?fit=525%2C349&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 525px; 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Then feel free to leave me a comment.<\/strong> Have a great time in Iceland!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d886d0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"d886d0b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2adb2d exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"b2adb2d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34f4454 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"34f4454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-961ea24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"961ea24\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1383b54 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"1383b54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5cd244 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5cd244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You have read the blog post <em>12 Mistakes you should avoid in Iceland<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>on My Travel Journal-Blog.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are 12 mistakes you should avoid\u00a0\u2013\u00a0I would have wanted to know before I went to Iceland myself. 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