I read a bunch of sites and bought a few guide books before my Iceland trip but the one that had the most practical, useful information and turned into the only one I used and referenced the whole trip was the Rick Steves Iceland guide. I had broad strokes ideas about what I wanted to see but I appreciated his book that let me know about a cattle farm where we could grab some food or a swimming pool on our way from one site to the next on the Golden Circle. I don’t think I would have gone to the Snæfellsnes Peninsula if I hadn’t read Rick’s guide and it had some of our most picturesque views of the trip. It was seriously a perfect help. I didn’t consult it for hotels (I literally just googled “best hotels in Iceland” for that) but it came in handy for everything else. I absolutely recommend a trip to Iceland and I recommend pairing that trip with this book!

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