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This is my second article in a series about traveling expensive European capitals inexpensively. A recent article in Matador ranks the European capital cities from most expensive to cheapest for a tourist. Every European capital ranked from most expensive to cheapest, by Matthew Meltzer ranks 49 capital cities in Europe by average price in four travel expenses:…
Laugavegur and Austurstraeti are two streets you will undoubtedly find yourself walking along in downtown Reykjavik if you are staying in the city and looking for a place to eat. Reykjavik has many choices for dining in a city with around 400 restaurants. This article is a 5% sampling of 21 restaurants I passed when…
Harpa Concert Hall is an architectural landmark building on the Reykjavik waterfront since 2011. The place is one I gravitate to when in Reykjavik due to its aesthetically pleasing visual imagery and the comfort of a climate controlled warm space to hang out when wandering around chilly Reykjavik after hotel check-out, while waiting to return…
Reykjavik, Iceland is one of the most expensive tourist destinations in Europe. The good news is the U.S. Dollar – Icelandic Krona at 1 USD = 121 ISK is the most favorable exchange rate in more than two years. The exchange rate in April 2018 was down to 1 USD = 99 ISK, so the dollar…
Woke up today thinking about London and Romania. Three months ago I purchased a $270 Icelandair ticket to fly San Francisco to London round trip with a 26 hour layover in Reykjavik on the return flight. Could have booked a 3-day layover in Iceland, but the country is too expensive for my pocketbook. One day…
There are currently no luggage storage facilities at Keflavik Airport KEF, the primary international airport for Iceland. There are three locations in Reykjavik with storage lockers at Reykjavik BSI Bus Terminal (Reykjavik Excursions FlyBus), Gray Line Holtagarðar bus station and Reykjavik City Airport (domestic Iceland flights). For most travelers coming from Keflavik Airport KEF for…
My 11-day April 2-12 low cost airlines budget travel trip flying WOW, Wizz, and Norwegian Airlines took me to Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia and Sweden for $327 all-in round trip from San Francisco and back to Oakland, California. This was a ‘one carry on bag travels cheap’ solo traveler flight plan. One of the main purposes…
Cheap flights have resulted in a rapid increase of tourists to Iceland in past five years. I flew San Francisco to Iceland last week for $70 all-in one way and stayed at the Hilton Nordica Reykjavik for 16,000 Hilton Honors points + 62 EUR. I was probably one of the lowest spending American tourists to…
On my first day in Reykjavik, Iceland, it became obvious to me that I was in the second most expensive place I have ever visited. Oslo, Norway in 2013 was probably more expensive, before their currency meltdown of 2015. At that time in Norway, the cost of a Big Mac was over $19 USD. The…
WOW Air has flown me to Europe for the second time in 2017 on a $70 total price for a San Francisco to Copenhagen, Denmark one-way ticket. The deal this time is a WOW Air one-way ticket back to SFO was about $200 and Norwegian Airlines had better prices, as low as $118 for Oslo…
