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Important Not To Completely Rely On GPS
The GPS device in your rental car is not always the best way to get around Iceland, some recent visitors discovered the hard way. Suðurnes Police recounted the recent adventures of a group of tourists to Iceland who picked up a rental…
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Lost GPS Tourist Visits Herring Museum
The American tourist, Noel Santillan, who plugged the wrong address into his GPS and ended up in a remote fishing village in north Iceland rather than Reykjavík seems to be doing pretty well, reports Vísir. Noel, who hails from New Jersey, took…
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Tourist Bamboozled By GPS, 6 Hour Detour Ensues
An American tourist took a 5 and half hour detour to the north of Iceland yesterday after a GPS mishap directed him to Laugarvegur in Siglufjörður, reports Vísir. The tourist had meant to go to Hótel Frón which is located on Laugavegur…
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Important Not To Confuse Þingvellir With Þingvellir
Sometimes a good old fashioned map proves more helpful than a GPS device, as has proven the case where Þingvellir is concerned. To tourists coming to Iceland, Þingvellir, site of the world’s oldest parliament, is a key destination to visit. Despite how…