I love your narration, loved how you talked about trash, your type of humor is my kind of humor. That town is spotless compared to so many places here in the U.S.!!!
I was in Iceland in June. Yes, we were so impressed with how neat and tidy everything is. Granted all that snow, rain and wind with few trees helps. However the infrastructure is extremely well built and maintained, everywhere we went. Even in small towns across the island. When you consider the population is only 375,000 and the difficult terrain and weather this is quite a feat!
Me too. I was in Iceland in June. It was a life changing experience. I still can’t get over how even these tiny villages look so clean and orderly and have such great infrastructure. The snow, rain and wind keep everything so clean looking. Granted, cutting down most of the trees over the past 1000+ years wasn’t a great idea in hindsight, but at least most people don’t spend time raking up leaves. Just look at all of those perfectly laid rocks around the harbour! Iceland has impressive roads and roundabouts, same for the quality of their commercial and residential buildings. Plus even towns of a few hundred have swimming pools and sports facilities.
I truly enjoy all your “reports” on the towns of Iceland as they are so interesting and look forward to more.... Triangular shapes to represent the Trinity on the main town “landmark “is quite unique. It reminds me that I am a representative of Christ who lives in me by faith in the Gift of God the Fathers Son who died for me and lives through me by His Spirit. I only pray I may represent Him even more because of what He has done for me! I would love to visit this town but doubt I might as I only travel great distances because of family...All the best to you. Really enjoy your work!
What a wonderful morning with my coffee, iPad and sleeping baby: a video pops up about the sea kayak symposium in Arnarstapi on the south coast of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula followed by another gem from Just Icelandic from the north coast! I can almost imagine being there, if not for this strange, orangey Canadian wildfire smog that has swept into NY! Takk fyrir , Gylphi!
Way better than _any_ Ministry of Tourism presentation. I’ve not been to Iceland, yet, but what you have shown us of it reminds me, architecturally, very much of parts of Japan - outside of the big cities. Everything neat, orderly and in good repair. There are, of course, some geological parallels between the two, and both nations are tied to the sea, with just about every human settlement being on or near the coast.
We got here via Vik when our road to Hofn was closed suddenly and most lodging was full. We found an apartment in Grudarfjordur and were amazed by this peninsula. Those terns in Olafsvik dive-bombed me like out of a Hitchcock movie, so don't even try to get out of your car to read the sign about them unless you have your head covered. We think the change in our plans led us to an even better vacation, exploring, practically alone, in the misty wind, this beautiful peninsula. Thanks for showing us what it looks like on a sunny day when you can see the glacier.
Gilfy and other Icelanders want more tourists seeing more than just the Golden Circle. I support this. Lucky you for going further afield. We did the typical tourist route in June and we weren’t at all disappointed. There were four of us in one vehicle and we fit in a lot each day. One highlight was a tour of the geothermal plant supplying Reykjavik with hot water and electricity. Another highlight was driving past the outskirts of Grindavik on a new detour road on our way to Blue Lagoon. Iceland holds a special place in my heart.
This channel is a rare gem. I like Iceland a lot, won't say I love it since I never had the chance to visit. Almost got a fishing job in the northern part, dangerous stuff back then, still today. Recently people started to have this romantic view of Iceland, without considering the culture, it's people and history. Which to be honest, is the real part I like. Well done video, I hope one day I'll eat svið while in this beautiful land, chatting in Icelandic with newfound friends. Takk fyrir!
I understand what you are saying. I was there in June for a very busy week with 24 hour daylight. Icelanders are unique. They know how to survive and now with their amazing geothermal and tourism, they’ve built world class infrastructure- road systems, buildings, tourism destinations, highly educated multilingual citizens, while keeping a strong connection to their Viking history- language, traditions, artists/ writers. Even many small towns like Olafsvik have swimming pools, gyms, community centres.
Hiya! I love your videos and your calm delivery, always such a pleasure to watch and listen 😊 Do you have a shot of the church from above? I heard that its design is in the shape of an outspread salted cod 🎣🤔
This looks like a very utilitarian village in a beautiful location. I missed this part of Iceland last year due to heavy winds last October. Our Icelandic bus driver said it was too dangerous, and he was absolutely right. Thanks for the video.
As for reading between the lines: I once read a brochure about a small town in Scotland, stating that "xxx has most of the facilities you would expect in a town of 2000 inhabitants." Yes, I got it. But for me, there was enough, and as for Olafsvik, I regret having left it out of my last Iceland tour!
Thanks Gylfi, great vid. The town videos are my favourites. I really liked the drone shot where you go straight down the street like a car but higher in the air. Great shot.
Awww... thank you for this great video. It brings back so many memories from when we visited Iceland a few years ago and chose Ólafsvík as our starting point for exploring that beautiful peninsula. Plus: When it comes to Ólafsvík, I will always be reminded of having had the best fish and chips ever!
I believe you if you said you had the best fish and chips there. I had the best halibut and chips in Reykjavik. I swear the fish was caught the same day. It wasn’t but I truly have never eaten such fresh perfectly cooked halibut in my life.
Stayed the night at the nice campsite near the 2MW powerplant you mentioned. That was summer 2020, when the pandemic had not yet reached Iceland. Had a late evening walk around the hill on which the town is situated. So far, far away from mainstream tourism. Iceland @ its best. Thx Gylfi.
Yes the golden circle does get busy with tourists. There’s so many beautiful places to see in Iceland but the time of year and weather influence your experience. We had 7 days of rain this June but we were dazzled with what we saw in spite of the rain and clouds.
The town itself looks very nice to me. No trees around, but I see a lot of plantings in the individual yards to give a nice privacy and feeling of Nature. The surrounding countryside is rugged and beautiful, imo. Hahaha - I remember when I saw the old B&W movie (on TV) - Journey to the Center of the Earth. I was watching it with my mom. When the expedition was going to go deeper, and the woman wanted to go along, one of the men said, "The center of the Earth is no place for a lady". My mom blurted out, "The center of the Earth is no place for anyone!" LOL!
We went there in 2019 and stayed there for a few days. Unfortunately, we never saw Snæfjellsjökull because of clouds. But it was interesting to drive around, and I remember a church which was "in the middle of nowhere". The atmosphere was fantastic.
I noticed you mentioned that you do tours in the summer of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, and I was curious: are you still offering tours, and if so, how would I go about booking a tour? As always, exceptional video!
I was wondering…. What do you guys do with your household trash?? We have trash fueled powerplants, do you have those as Well? 😁 Nice to see how clean you keep Nature and cities💯
@@JustIcelandic These powerplants are great, trash is a resource, no citydump or export of trash, plant get payed to recieve trash, producing Electricity and district heating… Plants with one fireroom cost ca 1Bn kronor But at least two firerooms are best… to keep the plant running when cleaning the whole system once a year. In that Way one is allways running and handeling the trash… They pay them self off in a short future, and is a good business! Must say that the geothermal plants is genius and having both is bright!😁
Thanks for sharing Gylfi. I've been there on a kind of a drive-through (in a 1972 Citroën DS ua-cam.com/video/yUd8-DRH4xc/v-deo.html) and again a year later we stayed at this village for 3 nights exploring the West-end of the peninsula for which I particularly like the South part. We had cold winds from the North bringing in clouds making us wear full winter clothing. The South-side was completely cloudless as these clouds evaporated when attempting to get over the mountain ridge which is also an amazing site and we could walk around in shorts ;-)
Of course my friend, because when you get there there is no coming back 😂 just breath taking Survival 🍻 ? Do you have a topographical map of levels before and after the ? The big flow eruption like to show how many hundreds of thousand of cubic meters of lava filled up those deep valleys? I often wonder as the first live camera I watched that looked down on the vent, ended up way under lava levels millions and millions of m³ ?
Everything you show will attract tourists 😅. You show all the attractions. Well, at least for me they would be the attractions; the raw unspoiled nature and towns.
Great and very informative video 😮 However… I‘m pretty sure it’s not allowed to fly a drone in this town, especially not over and so close to private homes, right? We‘re coming to Iceland in a few days and I read a lot about the laws according drones there and tbh it seems like, you can’t fly a drone anywhere nowadays, which is a shame but very understandable if I think about the dumbness of many tourists :/ Do you know exactly where on the Snaefellsness peninsula it’s is currently still allowed to fly a drone? 🙁
Thank you very much for all the informations.... The place is very beautiful... but the architecture si horrible.... Tartaria architecture was beautiful.
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@@JustIcelandic thanks for your reply! We are driving from Akureyri to Snaesfellness - it's a long drive. What are some stops that you recommend for us to check out?
Yep ... all very interesting ... however, what we really want to know is : what is the trans ratio in the community ... or is it completely dominated by binary beings ?
I love your narration, loved how you talked about trash, your type of humor is my kind of humor. That town is spotless compared to so many places here in the U.S.!!!
I was in Iceland in June. Yes, we were so impressed with how neat and tidy everything is. Granted all that snow, rain and wind with few trees helps. However the infrastructure is extremely well built and maintained, everywhere we went. Even in small towns across the island. When you consider the population is only 375,000 and the difficult terrain and weather this is quite a feat!
I rather like these little peeks into the non-touristy parts of Iceland.
Me too. I was in Iceland in June. It was a life changing experience. I still can’t get over how even these tiny villages look so clean and orderly and have such great infrastructure. The snow, rain and wind keep everything so clean looking. Granted, cutting down most of the trees over the past 1000+ years wasn’t a great idea in hindsight, but at least most people don’t spend time raking up leaves. Just look at all of those perfectly laid rocks around the harbour! Iceland has impressive roads and roundabouts, same for the quality of their commercial and residential buildings. Plus even towns of a few hundred have swimming pools and sports facilities.
I truly enjoy all your “reports” on the towns of Iceland as they are so interesting and look forward to more.... Triangular shapes to represent the Trinity on the main town “landmark “is quite unique. It reminds me that I am a representative of Christ who lives in me by faith in the Gift of God the Fathers Son who died for me and lives through me by His Spirit. I only pray I may represent Him even more because of what He has done for me! I would love to visit this town but doubt I might as I only travel great distances because of family...All the best to you. Really enjoy your work!
😊 Your presence on the channel is always appreciated
Passing through Olafsvik, it was great to see the school kids out on the street sides doing their bit to keep the town clean and tidy.
What a wonderful morning with my coffee, iPad and sleeping baby: a video pops up about the sea kayak symposium in Arnarstapi on the south coast of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula followed by another gem from Just Icelandic from the north coast! I can almost imagine being there, if not for this strange, orangey Canadian wildfire smog that has swept into NY! Takk fyrir , Gylphi!
Way better than _any_ Ministry of Tourism presentation.
I’ve not been to Iceland, yet, but what you have shown us of it reminds me, architecturally, very much of parts of Japan - outside of the big cities. Everything neat, orderly and in good repair. There are, of course, some geological parallels between the two, and both nations are tied to the sea, with just about every human settlement being on or near the coast.
We got here via Vik when our road to Hofn was closed suddenly and most lodging was full. We found an apartment in Grudarfjordur and were amazed by this peninsula. Those terns in Olafsvik dive-bombed me like out of a Hitchcock movie, so don't even try to get out of your car to read the sign about them unless you have your head covered. We think the change in our plans led us to an even better vacation, exploring, practically alone, in the misty wind, this beautiful peninsula. Thanks for showing us what it looks like on a sunny day when you can see the glacier.
Gilfy and other Icelanders want more tourists seeing more than just the Golden Circle. I support this. Lucky you for going further afield. We did the typical tourist route in June and we weren’t at all disappointed. There were four of us in one vehicle and we fit in a lot each day. One highlight was a tour of the geothermal plant supplying Reykjavik with hot water and electricity. Another highlight was driving past the outskirts of Grindavik on a new detour road on our way to Blue Lagoon. Iceland holds a special place in my heart.
Beautiful peninsula! I really enjoyed this video and all your non-tourist videos! Thanks for the history, common sense and great humour!
Thank you, Gylfi.
You’re welcome 😊
This channel is a rare gem. I like Iceland a lot, won't say I love it since I never had the chance to visit. Almost got a fishing job in the northern part, dangerous stuff back then, still today. Recently people started to have this romantic view of Iceland, without considering the culture, it's people and history. Which to be honest, is the real part I like. Well done video, I hope one day I'll eat svið while in this beautiful land, chatting in Icelandic with newfound friends. Takk fyrir!
I understand what you are saying. I was there in June for a very busy week with 24 hour daylight. Icelanders are unique. They know how to survive and now with their amazing geothermal and tourism, they’ve built world class infrastructure- road systems, buildings, tourism destinations, highly educated multilingual citizens, while keeping a strong connection to their Viking history- language, traditions, artists/ writers. Even many small towns like Olafsvik have swimming pools, gyms, community centres.
Great video thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
Fantastic tour brutal honesty and all. Thank you so much 😊
Glad you enjoyed it
Wonderful to enjoy your brutally honest tour. Visiting your videos as a diversion from the new volcano eruption next to Litli Hrutur mountain.
Thank you so much!
I enjoy your videos a lot. Keep sharing.
Thank you, I will
Hi Gylfi, New drone is brilliant. The picture quality is amazing. Keep up the amazing topics. Love the variety of what you do. 😍😍
Thanks so much!
Thank you for the map!!❤❤❤❤
Any time
Hiya! I love your videos and your calm delivery, always such a pleasure to watch and listen 😊 Do you have a shot of the church from above? I heard that its design is in the shape of an outspread salted cod 🎣🤔
"I will be your brutally honest guide for today" hahaha
I always enjoy your humor!
This looks like a very utilitarian village in a beautiful location. I missed this part of Iceland last year due to heavy winds last October. Our Icelandic bus driver said it was too dangerous, and he was absolutely right. Thanks for the video.
As for reading between the lines: I once read a brochure about a small town in Scotland, stating that "xxx has most of the facilities you would expect in a town of 2000 inhabitants." Yes, I got it. But for me, there was enough, and as for Olafsvik, I regret having left it out of my last Iceland tour!
😀
Great content as always, and the drone work is top notch!
Much appreciated😀
Thanks Gylfi, great vid. The town videos are my favourites. I really liked the drone shot where you go straight down the street like a car but higher in the air. Great shot.
Thanks, I'm still developing this series and will have to replace the car camera, might use a 360 cam in addition to other shots in future :)
Awww... thank you for this great video. It brings back so many memories from when we visited Iceland a few years ago and chose Ólafsvík as our starting point for exploring that beautiful peninsula. Plus: When it comes to Ólafsvík, I will always be reminded of having had the best fish and chips ever!
I believe you if you said you had the best fish and chips there. I had the best halibut and chips in Reykjavik. I swear the fish was caught the same day. It wasn’t but I truly have never eaten such fresh perfectly cooked halibut in my life.
Stayed the night at the nice campsite near the 2MW powerplant you mentioned. That was summer 2020, when the pandemic had not yet reached Iceland. Had a late evening walk around the hill on which the town is situated. So far, far away from mainstream tourism. Iceland @ its best. Thx Gylfi.
Yes the golden circle does get busy with tourists. There’s so many beautiful places to see in Iceland but the time of year and weather influence your experience. We had 7 days of rain this June but we were dazzled with what we saw in spite of the rain and clouds.
Brilliant videos and interesting information! ❤❤
Thank you very much :)
love the tours! thank you
More to come :) trying to finish 2 other town tours before I hit the road seriously :)
Thanks for another informative video! I think you just helped me add a new stop on my November trip! 😀
Happy to help 😀
❄️👌🏾💫 I see myself in Iceland in my dreams. 🤍🌬❄️Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome 😊
The town itself looks very nice to me. No trees around, but I see a lot of plantings in the individual yards to give a nice privacy and feeling of Nature. The surrounding countryside is rugged and beautiful, imo.
Hahaha - I remember when I saw the old B&W movie (on TV) - Journey to the Center of the Earth. I was watching it with my mom. When the expedition was going to go deeper, and the woman wanted to go along, one of the men said, "The center of the Earth is no place for a lady". My mom blurted out, "The center of the Earth is no place for anyone!" LOL!
It's like northern part of Norway, fishing villages in Finnmark looks pretty much like Ólafsvík.
I will drive by Ólafsvík in June because of this video 🙂 We are going to the peninsula so it would bave been a pity to not visit Ólafsvík.
Iceland is a very strange and peculiar place... but fascinating nontheless.
Well said...
We went there in 2019 and stayed there for a few days. Unfortunately, we never saw Snæfjellsjökull because of clouds. But it was interesting to drive around, and I remember a church which was "in the middle of nowhere". The atmosphere was fantastic.
Thank you
You're welcome
I noticed you mentioned that you do tours in the summer of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, and I was curious: are you still offering tours, and if so, how would I go about booking a tour?
As always, exceptional video!
I was wondering….
What do you guys do with
your household trash??
We have trash fueled powerplants,
do you have those as Well? 😁 Nice to see how clean you keep Nature and cities💯
Well, it's such a long story that it needs a video, and it's on my list but we could actually do a better job in that department...
@@JustIcelandic
These powerplants are great, trash is a resource, no citydump or export of trash, plant get payed to recieve trash, producing Electricity and district heating… Plants with one fireroom cost ca 1Bn kronor But at least two firerooms are best… to keep the plant running when cleaning the whole system once a year. In that Way one is allways running and handeling the trash… They pay them self off in a short future, and is a good business!
Must say that the geothermal plants is genius and having both is bright!😁
Nei, nefndu ljótasta bæinn, að minnsta kosti gefðu mér hint ;)
Thanks for sharing Gylfi. I've been there on a kind of a drive-through (in a 1972 Citroën DS ua-cam.com/video/yUd8-DRH4xc/v-deo.html) and again a year later we stayed at this village for 3 nights exploring the West-end of the peninsula for which I particularly like the South part. We had cold winds from the North bringing in clouds making us wear full winter clothing. The South-side was completely cloudless as these clouds evaporated when attempting to get over the mountain ridge which is also an amazing site and we could walk around in shorts ;-)
Doing the peninsula in July =)
Good choice :) and have a great time 😀
Of course my friend, because when you get there there is no coming back 😂 just breath taking Survival 🍻 ? Do you have a topographical map of levels before and after the ? The big flow eruption like to show how many hundreds of thousand of cubic meters of lava filled up those deep valleys? I often wonder as the first live camera I watched that looked down on the vent, ended up way under lava levels millions and millions of m³ ?
Everything you show will attract tourists 😅. You show all the attractions. Well, at least for me they would be the attractions; the raw unspoiled nature and towns.
😀 thank you and welcome
Great and very informative video 😮 However… I‘m pretty sure it’s not allowed to fly a drone in this town, especially not over and so close to private homes, right? We‘re coming to Iceland in a few days and I read a lot about the laws according drones there and tbh it seems like, you can’t fly a drone anywhere nowadays, which is a shame but very understandable if I think about the dumbness of many tourists :/
Do you know exactly where on the Snaefellsness peninsula it’s is currently still allowed to fly a drone? 🙁
Did you enjoy your trip to Iceland?
Thank you very much for all the informations.... The place is very beautiful... but the architecture si horrible.... Tartaria architecture was beautiful.
😊 I agree
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Welcome :)
Perhaps ask the tourists to gut some fish while visiting - I could!
Not a bad idea
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Which is your favorite town in Iceland?
Actually several, Akureyri, Vestmannaeyjar, Húsavík, Stykkishólmur, sure there are more :)
@@JustIcelandic thanks for your reply! We are driving from Akureyri to Snaesfellness - it's a long drive. What are some stops that you recommend for us to check out?
brutally hello darling❤
❤ hello honey
Yep ... all very interesting ... however, what we really want to know is : what is the trans ratio in the community ... or is it completely dominated by binary beings ?
That I don't know 😀
From up in the air it is difficult to determine.