Some types of information is always nice to know before traveling to a new country. To start with don't forget to bring your passport, travel insurance, and plenty of money. Because the price level on Iceland is relatively high. This is mainly because everything has to be imported to Iceland. But also because income tax is set so low, that the government is balancing this out by adding consumption tax on a lot of consumer products.

Youths and students should bring with them a legit International Student Identity Card, or a International Scholar Identity Card, in order to get discounts on transport. Children under 12 years old, often can get good discounts on Iceland on transportation and more.

There are certain things you should remember to have in your luggage when traveling to Iceland. Taking in consideration that Iceland is a mainly about experiencing the extreme type of nature, it is a good idea to have cloths that will fit with this type of journey. The backpack should contain good hiking boots/shoes, a windproof jacket and pants, warm underwear, and don't forget cloths for swimming and bathing. Because no matter what season it is a must to try the warm geothermal spa at the Blue Lagoon.

The banks on Iceland are usually open from 09.00 to around 16.00, and some banks are open an hour or more longer on thursday and friday. Normal stores are open monday to thursday from around 10.00 to 18.00, fridays 10.00 to 19.00, and on saturdays from 10.00 to around 15.00. One thing to note is that many stores are closed on saturdays in the sommertime (June-september). Museums are often closed on mondays, but are usually open from 10.00 to 18.00 in the other days of the week.

When it comes to the language spoken on Iceland, it is good to know that they speak mainly Icelandic. Which ofcourse is their national language. Because of the history connections Iceland have with the scandinavian countries, there are also some that speak danish or norwegian. Tourists should however not fear about not being understood on Iceland. Since almost everyone on Iceland can speak English, and other languages quite well.

If you are planning on bringing with any type of electric equipment to Iceland, it is necessary to know if your equipment will work in Iceland. Iceland mostly uses the European style 2-pin plugs, that runs on 220 volts, 50 HZ AC. There are some places that has the American style plugs, but this is not something to count on.

The water you get from the tap in Iceland, is very safe to drink. It is so pure that one could say, that you will have a hard time finding more cleaner water anywhere in the world.