Very lovely!

Thanks for the "funny" stories about your experiences with Icelandic. Forgive the personal question but I'm confused - feel free to not answer if you don't want to or if you feel that it is "none of my business". Somewhere in the middle of the video [the "blue cheese" story"], you said something like "my boyfriend, when we were still friends". However, at the end, in explaining the "Hope Moon" art, you simply referred to him as your boyfriend. Again, if this is not my business etc, just ignore the question. If you want another funny language story... a friend of my father's was travelling through the province of Quebec, where they speak french. My father's friend was in a restaurant and wanted some milk. Alas, he couldn't recall the french word for "milk" ("lait"). On the spot, the best he could do was to make up a descriptive phrase for "milk": "eau de vache" ("water of cow"). That is sort of correct but and may have been understood, but I'm sure that it got puzzled looks from the restaurant staff!

Nice video Loppy. Thanks for the walking tour. I enjoyed it. Keep up the good work. Greetings from Bali Indonesia🇮🇩

Thanks

I find it interesting that there is an Icelandic language exam. You say that it is "used in the citizenship application" - what other aspects are there for the whole citizenship application? Knowledge of Icelandic history, culture, laws etc?

We plan to move to Iceland after retirement. Do you Know what the minimum cost of living is in iceland (with a car, insurances etc) for 1 person?

Are the women in Iceland open to marriages?

Cool! Thanks for making me feel "homesick"!!!! I'm already planning to return. Love and stuff to you and Sigurjon.

Hmmm. I thought that I had commented on this video the other day but I don't see it there. Thanks for another fun walk around Selfoss. Such a lovely town. I wanted to ask what are the structures that I can see on Google Maps' satellite view on the southeast side of town. They appear to be a large number of multi-unit houses (2-5 dwellings per building.)

Thank you for posting this video. We are visiting in October!

Hello Loppy! Cool video. Are you located far from where the volcano eruptions happened?

Of course we were still with you when you were walking along the north side of the Ölfusá, before you headed into that lovely "Cave Forest" sanctuary! (How could you possibly think that we might abandon you 😉?!?!) How lucky you are to have something like that less than a half-hour walk from your home. Thank you so much for taking us along on your walk. Again, like during your drive to Reykjavik, I felt I was there with you, though walking with you this time, rather than in the car. For most of the route, I was able to "follow" along on Google Maps, although I got turned around a bit - just where you were trying to re-find the path in the Sanctuary. 😄😊 You started by indicating that you were starting your walk before 7 o'clock - how busy (with pedestrians) would some of those places be later, like mid-morning or early afternoon? P.S. You have a new subscriber 😁

Thank you Lauren for taking us on a walking tour of Selfoss on what looked to be a lovely sunny, windy and I suspect cool early morning. It's nice to get an idea of the area and how much bigger it is than I first thought. It's nice to see all the different types of buildings and styles of houses and the flora and fauna too. Again the backdrop of mountains and the picnic benches by the water, although looked a bit too windy and may be cold to sit there that day but am sure it would be no doubt a good spot to watch the world go by. That was interesting to know that the rabbits were originally domesticated and not wild like here and I take it that somehow they have acclimatised to the environment and climate as time has gone on? What is the new road and bridge being built for? Just curious.

Beautiful viewing point up there! Glad you found your way back home😊 Splendid walk!

The view over the bridge is magnificent! Walking along the waterfront must be breathtaking! And hardly any people around.

Can you share which gimbal you use?

Hi Lauren! Are the chairs and tables in downtown Selfoss next to Motivo chained down in some way or can the owners leave the furniture just like that outside overnight without any security measure?

I love the current exchange rate between the Iceland Krona and the Canadian Dollar, because 1 kr is pretty much one Canadian cent (0.01 dollar), making it trivial to convert your food prices to CAD. It's like a metric conversion! That said, I'm finding the Iceland prices that you are quoting rather high (or maybe it is just that Canada/US prices are low relative to much of the world.) $9 for a small fries (even if that is a generous helping for "small") is quite a lot. That said, I understand that Iceland must import many food items, which would go a long way to explain the prices. I also found it peculiar that the beef soup option was less than the chicken option - the reverse to what I would expect here. Just FYI, for Reykjavik Chips, according to the online menu anyway, the sauces are extra (200 kr) Also, thanks again for another look at life in Iceland.

Love your idea to buy a reusable bag from Bonus. Inexpensive, practical, and unique to Iceland - Love!

Thank you for the recommendations!

Great video. I love your accent.

I'm blushing. It was a lovely video from start to finish. So happy that everything is going the way you planned. Next time we can have breakfast at Byrja with Christine and Vigfus.

Congratulations on all your achievements!🎉 Absolutely fantastic!

Congratulations on your 7 year anniversary Lauren. You have achieved and are achieving so much. When you did your walking around Selfoss video I saw the library and wondered if you had been in, so am glad you were able to go inside and are now a member too. How lovely to be able to meet up with Martin, it's amazing how technology can bring people together and a positive of social media. Wishing you the best for this next year and all you are doing.

ładne miasto (nie napiszę po angielsku, bo nie jestem Anglikiem)

I just passed Icelandic 1 through Mimir. And I study on app LinQ now. Do you think it will be enough?

Yes, you made an insane decision. 😮 😉 But sometimes, those are actually the best ones and I'm really glad that everything seems to be working out for you.

Thank you very much for the lovely tour from Selfoss to Reykjavik. Such beautiful countryside. Always good to see a part of the world that is not a tourist spot and that I will likely never get to see in-person. I found myself with Google Maps up in another window tracking your progress. BTW, any idea what the structure is at 11:09 - a short "tower" with 4 zigzag flights of wooden stairs and a set of solar panels on the ground? I think that I can see "Icebike Adventures" in the distance.

Thank you Lauren for taking us a long on your drive and allowing us to see every day Iceland and it's beautiful scenery. The blue of the sunlit sky against the snow was magical. The music you put to it is so relaxing and I almost feel I am in the car looking out of the window too! Just a question about filming people being illegal in Iceland, how would say a tourist/visitor fare if they were for example filming or photographing a landmark or say the streets for their memories, a travel log of their time in Iceland? As people will no doubt be around or maybe walk into you filming inadvertently, or just happen to be there at the point of your filming. How does this work? Thanks.

this is so cool and it really and helped with the research that I'm doing

Here in the US Costco sells the hotdog w/drink for $1.50! Thanks for the tips as I eat very light so hate spending a fortune on food. Traveling to Iceland this summer so needed options.

how much it cost at all

I'll be visiting as mentioned! But living in Germany, I probably pay half as much as you do a month. It sounds a wee bit expensive. Keep up the good work!!!

Nice sharing well calculated

Petra was my great great aunt, I have good memories of her and her museum❤❤

it aint a story, its a real chronicle

My hometown born and raised. Not lived there for 20 years and now in Sweden, this really gives me a lot of childhood memories these streets.

Congratulations!! I would love to know your whole process of living in iceland, life there, and everything else! You should make us an update on if you got the citizenship or not! I hope you got it :)

Hey! This is my mom’s account and we just found your channel via your Icelandic citizenship test video. We’re both from America and are interested in moving to Iceland (hence why we were looking up things about Icelandic citizenship tests). We looked through your channel and these videos are a huge help already. One question, though: How long did you live here before you took the test and how exactly do you begin to get into Iceland or is there a video for this? Thanks, Sally.

Hi! Thanks for this video. I will be travelling around Iceland in April/ May in my spartan VW non- camper T5. I will certainly try some, if not all, of your tips, less Subway!. Maybe we will bump into each other at IKEA ;-)

Thanks for the info. Everyone keeps saying everywhere is expensive, so this is good info.

Please can I have the Instructor link am in selfoss and am looking for 1

Thanks for sharing your lovely town. I went through Selfoss when I was in Iceland and really liked the town and wanted to spend more time there. I appreciate you showing us around. What time did you film this? There don't seem to be very many people around.

A nice walking tour Lauren. Atmospheric, sensory and gave us an insight into Selfoss at this time of year. Thank you.

Thanks for the walk! It looks lovely. Really pretty buildings. I’d have been straight into the library

I have been there in November 2022 and should go back again sometimes ! Enjoy this Sunday, 18th of February 2024 !