Comments on: Tips for Driving in Iceland During Winter

By: Parbhat Travels

Parbhat Travels — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 10:13:19 +0000

This was a great guide, thank you so much for posting this!!

By: Zara

Zara — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 13:29:59 +0000

Uhuuu!! Boa viagem, Filipe! :D

By: Filipe Morato Gomes

Filipe Morato Gomes — Sat, 08 Sep 2018 23:12:23 +0000

Obrigado pelo post, Zara. Mais duas semanas e estarei na Islândia (pela primeira vez).
Grande abraço e boas viagens!

By: ashu

ashu — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 07:34:50 +0000

Iceland looks beautiful, the video inspires me to go there once kids grow up a little!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 19:28:08 +0000

It’s so many beautiful places on Earth. But snow is boring to me ))

By: Zara

Zara — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 08:14:27 +0000

I agree with you, Ruby.
I’d rather enjoy the flexibility of having my own car any day, versus having to adapt to a pre-scheduled tour and to everyone else’s rhythm! Plus with your own car, you get to improvise some side trips if you feel like! :)

By: Ruby Tipton

Ruby Tipton — Fri, 25 May 2018 13:40:51 +0000

I totally agree with every single tip above. And I can vouch for renting a car is more beneficial than going on paid excursions. Last winter we went with our somewhat conservative friends who were too reluctant to drive a rented vehicle, and for the sake of safety chose guided tours instead. There were four of us, and so we split into twos. I went with my friend by a rented car, and the other couple separated. We viewed it as a kind of experiment. After sharing our experiences by the end of our trip, to our surprise, they admitted renting a car was not a bad idea at all. The only thing we didn’t foresee were Icelandic winds… Luckily we didn’t break any car’s door but it was sooo close to the misfortune.

By: Zara

Zara — Wed, 23 May 2018 09:00:18 +0000

“If you don’t think, and you just do….then it’s done!” – I like your motto, Biplab! ;)

By: Zara

Zara — Fri, 18 May 2018 09:53:05 +0000

You don’t need chains on your tires when you rent a car in Iceland. During winter, the cars will already come equipped with “winter tires” which have a specific spiky design to cruise in snowy and icy roads without a problem!

By: Tim UrbanDuniya

Tim UrbanDuniya — Thu, 17 May 2018 18:35:22 +0000

Did you need to attach chains to your tires? I seem to remember doing this when I drove in snowy conditions in Australia…

By: Biplab Poddar

Biplab Poddar — Wed, 16 May 2018 05:26:48 +0000

Thanks for sharing this. Your tips are very helpful. I am a travel freak and travel a lot. Next year Alaska is on my card.Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness., and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Next year I definitely want to explore Albany.
People often have a theme that they base their worldly travels on, but how about a mental mantra for your travel? Out of a cheerleading event that consisted of our family shouting supportive words at our daughter who was attempting to kill a rather monstrous spider that the rest of us were too chicken to get close to, came this great quote, “If you don’t think, and you just do….then it’s done!”

This quote came back to haunt me when on vacation in Seattle. I thought it would be a great idea to take the kids on the Seattle Great Wheel, the ferris wheel overlooking the ocean, but as we approached it, I realized how high it went and immediately panicked! Just as I had decided to put the kids on it on their own, my daughter says, “Come on dad…If you don’t think, and you just do….then it’s done!” What could I do at that point?! She was telling me to stop thinking and creating more fear about the situation and just get on the thing!
“If you don’t think, and you just do, then it’s done!” We all now keep this quote in our back pocket, ready to whip out at any time to push one of us forward into an adventure we know they won’t regret. No hesitations, don’t allow any time for fear to set in, and be prepared for your kids to turn your life advice back on you