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Should you only visit Iceland in the summertime? Do you need a jeep to get around? Is everything very expensive? What about dangerous animals in Iceland? Will you like the food and is it dangerous to drive in Iceland?

Let's try to answer these questions.

This is a question I often get. And there is really no correct answer. Understandably, Iceland has a lot of possibilities during the summertime, but if you can only travel during other months, don't hesitate - come and visit and enjoy the particular atmosphere of THAT TIME OF YEAR!

There are hotels open all year round, excursions available all year round, you just adapt to circumstances like a real Icelander!

If you want to travel around the country and mostly follow the so called Ring Road (road nr. 1) and see the most famous places, you won't need a Jeep at all.

On the other hand, if you plan to visit the highlands and to take some mountain tracks... you definitely should hire a Jeep.

Some things are definitely expensive but if you plan well ahead, you can really save yourself some money!

There are ways to remain within your budget, you just have to know them....

Just remember that a trip to Iceland isn't about heavy mass tourism where things often come cheaper.

What you WILL FIND CHEAP is our spas and you should learn to enjoy them.

No, not difficult, but you have to be VERY CAREFUL because our roads are not as good as the motorways of bigger countries. You should really inform yourself beforehand and not discard the advice of rental agencies.

Ah.... the food... I can assure you that Icelandic food is of the highest quality.

If you want, you can taste some unique Icelandic food like the famous skyr and see whether you like it - if not, you will probably find every ingredient you are used to at home and then some!

And if you are into health food, we have a lot of shops where you can buy such food that as well and several restaurants too in Reykjavik, the capital.

No - no such animals can be found in Iceland. You can enjoy not having to worry. The worst I can think of are some bird species like the arctic tern or the great skua which don't like people around their eggs or young ones :-).

I like to think we have the best water in the world.

You can drink from the tabs anywhere, in homes, hotels etc. and if you see a stream you can usually drink directly from it too, although I wouldn't recommend drinking from our glacial rivers which are milky colored or even brown at times! :-)

Margret Gunnarsdottir is an Icelandic information professional and tour leader in various countries in Europe. She is the author of the first ebook about Iceland, Secrets of Iceland Revealed. Get valuable information and saving tips for your Iceland travel: => http://www.secretsoficelandrevealed.com

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