{"id":4029,"date":"2020-10-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/camperstories\/6-lessons-learned-travelling-iceland\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T16:25:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T16:25:52","slug":"6-lessons-learned-travelling-iceland","status":"publish","type":"camperstories","link":"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/de\/camperstories\/6-lessons-learned-travelling-iceland\/","title":{"rendered":"6 lessons learned travelling in Iceland"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0-a travel journal from a four days exploring one of the most mesmerizing places on earth<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Lesson 1<\/span><\/h3>\n

Sit back and relax. You’ve got everything covered even if you haven\u2019t planned everything\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
When you go down for landing on Keflavik Airport you can, in clear weather, literally see the adventure you have ahead of you. From the air, the Icelandic almost \u201dmoon-like\u201d mesmerizing landscape is spreading out under you giving you a thrilling \u201dzing\u201d of excitement in your stomach. If you take our advice and book yourself a camper van from rent.is<\/a> your adventure will start from the moment you place your foot on the island.<\/div>\n
\"Driving<\/a>We got the keys to our car and left the rental office approximately 1 hour after landing ready to begin our week-end of true nature-experiences. Just grab your bag from the luggage strap, take the shuttle<\/a> to the renting offices, fill in the forms of insurance and you are on the way. While out on the road you can take a deep breath and just sit back and relax and start enjoying your vacation.<\/div>\n
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We, Simon and Hanna, a Swedish couple looking for an adventures stay in Iceland didn\u2019t have so many details planned for our vacation. But thanks to the free WiFi in our car \u2013 we could update ourselves about the roads, sightseeing\u2019s, camping spots and restaurants along the way. A truly modern way of travelling!<\/div>\n
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Lesson 2<\/span><\/h3>\n

The appetite of the Icelandic horses<\/span><\/h3>\n
\"Horsing<\/a>\"Icelandic<\/a>Since the Icelandic roads have at it most the speed limit of 90 km\/h you get to see a lot during driving around. Outside Reykjavik you will beside of the landscape also see a great deal of \u201dwild\u201d animals. We say wild since there are out in their best habitat. Sheeps are all around the countryside. Up far on the hills (higher than yourself can climb), in their pastures, outside their pastures and in the roadside ditch. We were lucky not to meet a sheep travelling on the road but drive quietly whenever you glimpse what may be a sheep\u2019s head.<\/div>\n
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Driving from Keflavik we steered the camper van to the Golden Circle<\/a>. Along the way we saw a group of tourists standing alongside a paddock with Icelandic horses. We parked the car and joined the group photographing and patting the horses. But eventually one of the horses must have mistaken one of Hanna\u2019s fingers for a carrot and took a firm bite so Hanna\u2019s finger was stuck between the horse front teeth. Luckily she was quick to pull it out and Simon and Hanna went on to Geysir. Hanna, with a pulsating quite red finger and Simon trying his best to hide his glee.<\/div>\n
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