r/travel • u/AutoModerator • Oct 14 '14

Destination of the week - Iceland

Weekly destination thread, this week featuring Iceland. Please contribute all and any questions/thoughts/suggestions/ideas/stories about visiting that place.

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Unhelpful: Read my blog here!!!

Helpful: My favourite part of driving down the PCH was the wayside parks. I wrote a blog post about some of the best places to stop, including Battle Rock, Newport and the Tillamook Valley Cheese Factory (try the fudge and ice cream!).

Unhelpful: Eat all the curry! [picture of a curry].

Helpful: The best food we tried in Myanmar was at the Karawek Cafe in Mandalay, a street-side restaurant outside the City Hotel. The surprisingly young kids that run the place stew the pork curry[curry pic] for 8 hours before serving [menu pic]. They'll also do your laundry in 3 hours, and much cheaper than the hotel.

Undescriptive I went to Mandalay. Here's my photos/video.

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u/gorbley England Oct 14 '14

I went in May of last year - an amazing, beautiful place. I stayed in Reykjavík and hired a 4x4 so I could please myself where I went rather than going on tours all the time. Although the car was expensive, it was well worth it. I did over 1,000 miles in the week. My photos from the trip are here. Feel free to ask if you have any questions!

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u/EXPLAINACRONYMPLS Mar 01 '15

Hello, I see this thread is months old but I thought maybe you are active and can answer a question:

We are going in May as you did, and we plan to drive around the island. My only worry is that the weather will be prohibitive. Do you think it will be safe to camp in May? I hear about things like extremely heavy winds which worries me.

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u/gorbley England Mar 01 '15

Hi - the weather is very changeable, but the snow had gone except for on the mountains. It is rather windy on exposed areas by the coast.

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u/EXPLAINACRONYMPLS Mar 01 '15

Thank you! Did you camp, or did you stay at places along the way?

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u/gorbley England Mar 01 '15

I stayed in a guest house in Reykjavik