Abandoned Iceland #7: South Road Trip
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- čas přidán 4. 06. 2020
- Valur Grettisson and his trusty companions, Art Bicnick and Polly, the chief of moral, travelled from Reykjavík to Jökulsárlón in the middle of COVID-19 and found surprisingly many travellers as well as beautiful nature. We also stopped at the wonderful Fosshotel Glacier Lagoon.
Thanks to www.gocarrental.is for providing the vehicle for our tours in Iceland and www.islandshotel.is/hotels-in... for the accommodation.
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Just rewatching this video, and had to laugh when you mentioned the volcanic area in Grindavik that could also be devastating. It really is amazing how quickly things can change in Iceland
Did this journey in 1996. Did not see another car for two days. Best holiday ever
Yep, us too. We thought we’d never see humans again, it was so beautifully isolated.
Great road trip! Thank You Valur, Art and Polly for taking us along with you! Really enjoyable. What a lovely surprise to see icebergs at the end! Beautiful Iceland! 🇮🇸 Stay safe! 🙏
Iceland is such a serene place. We were interested in the little side tours off the main road which you could show next time. What is called a “ road” in Iceland is worse than the worst cottage road you’ve ever experienced in Ontario, Canada and we loved the adventure! Also how everyone refers to the natural beauty of Iceland as “the nature” with that calm Icelandic accent. There is a sense of freedom in Iceland that we have not found anywhere else. Miss their drinking water too -it’s the best!
Your country is my paradise in earth. Went twice, once on my own, will maybe return in May to get a glimpse of the active volcano. Keep up the great work 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I suppose 'heavenly' is the apt word for Iceland's natural and artistic beauty!! This series is too cool to handle.
Started watching your news updates about the eruption and ended up going down the rabbit hole to the travel videos. You make me want to visit Iceland!
Lol..me too. Stunning country
Same here! :D
You must do it!! Iceland is like heaven on earth. It will take your breath away!! 🇮🇸💕🙏
So true. It was the same for me as well. Just came to see the volcano and now I'm immersed in Iceland's culture. Fascinating! 😉
Totally. All of these Icelandic CZcamsrs, including the foreigners who have moved there, have done an excellent job of showing the world this wonderful country and people. I hope your government what an asset you are to Iceland. All of the volcano videos, the videos about the land, videos about the people have so made me want to visit. When I can, I definitely will. Iceland looks like a great place to live - with a great friendly culture. Thank you.
Rocking that Logan MCV. That was my first car ... when road-tripping in Iceland. Now I got back every year and run trips for people. It's amazing. And this video is like ASMR to me!
When mankind beats their chest over how important and significant they are to the world, Iceland lets them know in no uncertain terms how utterly *insignificant* we truly are. For me personally, the expanses are very beautiful and awe-inspiring, yet extremely frightening at the same time. I suppose being a city-dweller in the U.S. has a lot to do with that fear. I also felt so lonely as you drove down that deserted highway. I didn't give much thought to Iceland until after subscribing to your channel. Really enjoying it, thank you!
How random is this some cool ass dude in Iceland is now my favorite person to watch on television.... quote unquote television. You seem very genuine and I just like the way you are on TV you guys are doing a great job keep it up!
Random or not, we appreciate your interest in us! 😆
Great video, very informative. I shall be visiting your country in June
Wonderful! Left Iceland on Mar 13, when it was still too snowy to drive that far. Thanks for sharing 😊❤
Thank you for that adventure. Maybe someday. 🍻
Valur, thanks for showing us the south again. As every other tourist, we stopped in Vik i Myrdal and watched the bay from the church. Good to hear that Iceland is doing better with the virus than any other country.
Thank you for showing Vik! I was planning to go there in March...
Love you guys!
What a wonderful empty land. As you sat on the road, the silence seemed all encompassing. My mind has been made for me. I must see these miracles with my own eyes. Thank you muchly.
Road trip to Vik was great! As I recall during our 1979 trip, pavement ended just outside of reykjavik and for the most part or definitely past Eden. Some of the road bridges were out of commission so we went across marked stream crossing. Seemed to have visited every waterfall on South Coast.
Too much fun!
Valur, really enjoy your style of travelogue 👍. Much appreciated!
I’ve always been fascinated by Iceland, one day I will visit.
Greetings from a Brit living in Romania, the birthplace of your car 🇷🇴🇬🇧👍🏻🤣
This is so cool. I want to learn icelandic. The country is amazing.
yes i am going to iceland asap
Really enjoying all of your Abandoned series videos!! Keep up the great work!
Stunningly beautiful country, but as the old saying goes, "I wouldn't want to live there." It is so much easier to look at the beauty from my 25C degree weather! Kudos to Art as well. I am not a videographer, but I appreciate good work. Art is a real pro. What strikes me most about Iceland, mostly from the volcano videos I have watched, is that the natives are so mellow, unlike much of America. I am now hooked on The Reykjavik Grapevine channel!
Glad to hear it!! He does manage to capture some incredible shots.
Thanks for taking me around the wilds of Iceland. Your country is stunningly beautiful.
We made this road trip in 2014, drove all the way around Route 1. This video makes me want to do it again.
That was great. I would like to go hiking and exploring in Iceland. Must investigate.
Great tour and fantastic views, bluffs, waterfalls and land/ volcano topography unique for Iceland. Thanks for sharing and indeed educational as well.
Need to really have a visit again as landing at airport for many hours years ago, a connection to Denmark, not enough time to really explore. Especially now, with the March '2021 birth of the volcano (unofficial name) "Bob" and expanded family of vents
still active! Wow WHAT activity there!! Cheers!
Thank you! This was one of my favorite areas on y trip in 2019.. stunningly gorgeous!
Love your site. You are very enthusiastic and personable. Thank you👍🤩
Incredible place
Thank you. Very beautiful country
Beautiful! I'm loving this series of videos. Thank you.
Love seeing Iceland through your eyes! Keep up the great work.
Thank you! Will do!
The language is fascinating, love to spend some time in Iceland immersing in the language and culture. Oh and the landscape is pretty epic too!
Loving this insiders view of Iceland. Making me want to come back yet again :)
It is so interesting everything you tell us. It is magnificent, so differently than other land.!
Steam (not smoke) from hydrothermal systems. Also love the auto English subtitles substituting Icelandic names. 🤣
Absolutely beautiful countryside. Thank you for the ride.
WOW ,stunning. I had no idea.
Hello. Found out recently I am a bit Russian. I love this accent as yours as well. Than u for reporting live and with such PASSION!💋✈️🌎
Watching this in June 2021, it was interesting to hear your comment on the volcanic region near Grindavik. I bet you would never have imagined that one year later it would have become such a large part of your life.
You have such a beautiful country, and I really like the character of the people, particularly the somewhat dark sense of humour. I hope to pay a visit someday soon.
Good road trip. The glacier field was gorgeous.
What a great video. Thanks for sharing, you live in a beautiful but also harsh county . Thanks for you latest volcano video updates . Doing a great job !
Never been to your beautiful country but I’m beginning to love it and wanting to visit soon🙏
beautiful country... thanks for a view of iceland
the series is really nice and well directed. By any chance, do you guys plan to show the highlands, Sprengisandur area?
Trees! 15 min in. Beautiful waterfall. Private farm. Trees.
Hi,mountain scenery very beautyful..
Polly is a star!!
I live in Phoenix Arizona where the temperature is 110. I enjoy watching you and your beautiful dog, walking around your Iceland. Is she a border collie? Have you seen those talk buttons for your animal friends to use to talk to their humans friends?
2017 Tucker Gott was there with friends flying over and through the mountains on their para gliders. Absolutely stunning videos on his web site. It's a magical area to be sure.
Surprised Icelanders use disposable coffee cups since it's such a pristine country/island
Wow! Splendid effort....very good.
Please make more of these!
Is it terrible that I watch this with the subtitles on, just so I can laugh at them trying to understand your accent and Icelandic words? "scuff the fat like ass" Dying over here laughing. Thanks so much for the entertainment :)
Wooow! What is the name of the last place near the bridge? It’s all amazing! Iceland is extremely beautiful 😍
It's Jökulsárlón. Glad you like it!
Wow.!
I don't see any trees, why? Werry nice video !
Really enjoyed seeing so many Icelandic places we’ve visited. But we still never got the pronunciation down. SURE WISH, Valar (?) would SLOW-DOWN with pronunciation of areas of interest. It’s better if we visit again, if we can halfway say the words intelligibly.
Still, all-all, Iceland 🇮🇸 is the most amazing hidden treasure of the 🌎!
It’s sounds like Fracking which people protested against it in the UK they force water at high pressure underground and it cause mini earthquakes.
Sat there having lunch with the ladies looking like a dude! Makes a change from the romper-stompers and winter coat.. Loving these videos on icelandic life and traditions etc.. Its a bit of a mad place compared to most icy remotes.
Me too!
12:40 you can see the vulcanos now :D
Closed captions really seems to struggle with Icelandic, none more so than at 15:56
Fracking, not tracking!!
The landscape is beautiful but the life is not easy at all! The main us the freedom you enjoy and the beautiful of the nature. Do you have crimes ? Or there are thieves ?... Stupid questions but are part of the life.
Video on how to play "Olsen Olsen"? Pretty please?
That is a hilarious idea! Thanks Franky. We'll look into it.
@@TheReykjavikGrapevine Thanks for explaining it in your new issue!
Earthquakes from tracking!
Until now I've only heard of the highlands in Scotland,so I'm intrigued to learn Iceland has them as well. Also is your pup a boarder Collie?
I can't imagine anyone writing a nasty comment about Valur or Iceland.
why are you speaking English to the receptionist in the hotel?
Did valur say that iit gets dark in iceland at around 11oclock.
Volcanoes erupting? Near Grindavík? Are you sure?
just curious in how many days you can drive around iceland?
12:47 lol you didn´t knock on wood
What was the secret you had to tell at the card game, Valur?
Highlands????
What was the secret you told, Valur?
auto subtitles.. gives u pretty funny words that is transcribed trying to understand all icelandic names..
But what was your secret ? you lost, didn't you?
You guys should introduce a few bears to keep the human population down.
These are great videos. But one suggestion. Don't say "like" so often. Like this, like that, like something else. Say what it is. not what its "like".
The tricky golf feraly hum because edger problematically coach against a fascinated fedelini. efficient, fantastic chick
I enjoy your what you are showing but ..... please stop using the work 'like' it is really quite annoying. You just have to made a conscious decision to stop doing it.