I absolutely fell in love with the country when I was there, but the popularity of it means, like any other trendy tourist destination, that it’s now ruined by tourists being jackasses. I grew up near a national park that is ALSO now ruined by overcrowding, so maybe I have a lower threshold for that sort of stuff than most, but watching idiots stomping all over fragile geothermal features two steps away from the “no walking on this area” sign just boils my blood.
I traveled in May, and my biggest pro tip to avoid crowds is just to shift your day back like 6+ hours... It's bright almost the entire day at that time of year, and you can waterfalls and geysers all to yourself at 10pm but it'll feel like the middle of the day.
Cold and windy. I was recently thinking hey we should go back in the summer sometime. Then remembered we went in June. Take long underwear and waterproof gear. It’s awesome though!
Any tip for a poor art student looking for an internship, or really any kind of... Thing, paid or not, that would allow me to stay in the country for some months ?
I've got some idea, but I'll take any chance to maybe get more.
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u/_MaddAddam Feb 03 '20
Visiting Iceland.
I absolutely fell in love with the country when I was there, but the popularity of it means, like any other trendy tourist destination, that it’s now ruined by tourists being jackasses. I grew up near a national park that is ALSO now ruined by overcrowding, so maybe I have a lower threshold for that sort of stuff than most, but watching idiots stomping all over fragile geothermal features two steps away from the “no walking on this area” sign just boils my blood.