MORE USEFUL INFO FOR VISITORS TO ICELAND
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You should carry travel insurance for yourselves and your precious possessions—you’re not likely to need it, but may never forgive yourself, if something unforetold happens. If you are from the European Economic Area, you may well be covered by the EEA’s reciprocal medical services, but you should have an EEA medical insurance card to facilitate coverage. Check what conditions apply for coverage and what deductibles. We always practice due caution and tours will be cancelled at no cost, if weather conditions or roads are hazardous. Otherwise, travel is at your own risk and those booking a tour with f-stop Tours are presumed responsible for themselves and any dependent minors and assumed to have their own insurance coverage.
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Most workers in Iceland belong to a union and Iceland is a member of the European Economic Area (EEA). Therefore, Iceland complies to directives of the EEA regarding duration of work days, work weeks and daily limitations on commercial driving. Some general rules follow: work days are typically 7.5 hours and work weeks are 37.5 hours; commercial drivers are restricted to no more than 10 hrs per day. Work beyond these guidelines is considered overtime, and compensation is in accordance with union wages or other contracts.
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Vehicles, spare parts and fuel are all imported and expensive in Iceland. For example, autos are about 2.2 times the list price from the originating countries.
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Icelanders are proud people, descended mostly from Scandinavian and Celtic heritage. They have lived in their country for over 1100 years, surviving famine, volcanic eruptions, mini-Ice Ages and other disasters. Although a recession has hit Iceland, society remains intact and functionally modern. There is 99.99% literacy and most are educated beyond secondary schools. Regardless of position, service people are treated with the same respect as anyone else.
- Bargaining is not practiced in Iceland and currency exchange is at published rates.
USEFUL WEBSITE LINKS FOR VISITORS TO ICELAND
www.icelandair.com
(Another airline serving Iceland) www.icelandexpress.com
http://www.gedds.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast/
(For exchange rates, in English) http://www.sedlabanki.is/?PageID=183
(For weather forecasts in English) http://en.vedur.is/weather/forecasts/areas/
To be more useful, this page will be periodically updated.
