Your footage of the scenery is STUNNING! I appreciate the detailed tips and itinerary breakdown. I’ll definitely refer to your videos when I travel there.
thank you for such a great description of your time. you really packed a lot in here and made it seem like a great country to go and spend some time. The scenery you can just soak up and feel the remoteness. this is a country with much to offer. thanks for providing this video and the time it took to put it together.
If Icelandic pronunciation is something you have interest in practicing, here's a general tip from someone who only really knows English, but has been trying to practice Icelandic pronunciation since visiting a couple years ago: Try to pronounce everything using the tip of your tongue, rather than in the back of your mouth (as a lot of English tends to). If you get used to doing that, your Rs will naturally start to "tap" and "roll" appropriately for Icelandic pronunciation, and the double "L" making a "tl" sound will also seem less arbitrary. Apart from that, a few other things that are difficult for English speakers to intuitively pick up: "æ" makes a hard "I" sound "au" makes an "oy" sound "á" makes an "ow" sound "í" makes an "ee" sound "ð" makes a hard "th", as in "this" (fun fact: no words start with this letter) "þ" makes a soft "th", as in "thing" "ö" sounds like the "e" in "jerk" "j" makes a sound like the "y" in yes "fn" makes more or less a "p" sound. The town "Höfn" is pronounced more like "hup". Anyway, thanks for documenting your trip. I only had a week when I visited, but hope to one day go back for longer so I can see everything I had to skip over for time.
If you've been wanting to visit this amazing country, maybe consider taking a cruise. No doubt Iceland's expensive - cruising can take you to several different drop off points where you can pick up tours. Accommodation, food & evening entertainment are taken care of so can be good value. One note of caution. Be aware that many cruise lines stop off in the Faroes en route. Unfortunately, Faroese still practice whale hunting without restriction in the summer season. Last year, a grind took place in Torshavn harbour where 78 whales & dolphins were slaughtered in full view of a visiting cruise ship.
Definitely an oversight on my part. I actually thought I mentioned it when talking about Vatnajokull National Park. While Diamond beach is small, it is worth mentioning for the icebergs on black sand. I'm glad you asked. :)
