This may seem like a slightly off-the-wall post on a blog that basically
talks about clues that tend to facilitate those who, like us, travel with
children. However, traveling with children does not invalidate you if you enjoy
drinking your wine and your beer when in moderation.
For us, traveling is also about trying to get to know the culture of the
country and we also feel that much of a country is transmitted through its
relationship with gastronomy, so a fundamental part of a trip is to experience
food and, the typical drinks from where we are and this is really very
important to us.
Well, when we arrived in Iceland, we were well aware that prices would
be among the most expensive we have ever encountered anywhere in the world, and
after our experience, we were assured that of all the places we have already
had the privilege to know, this was one in which the expenses related to
food was higher (if you want to know ideas on how to save money on your trip
to Iceland, you can see here our post), and especially alcoholic drinks are
particularly high, hence which we set out for the reason of this post which, in
away, may seem a bit strange on this blog.
Generally, we tend to not take long in the Duty-Free shops around the
world, what we tend to notice is that, generally, the prices turn out to be
similar that outside the airport and very often even more expensive. However,
the same can not be said about the Duty-Free shop at Keflavik Airport, at least
as far as alcoholic beverages are concerned. In relation to the other items
that normally are in the duty-free shops, namely for souvenirs, food, clothes,
we did not check advantages in relation to buying during our trip to Iceland,
it is possible to find cheaper or for the same price in the city of Reykjavik
but, due to the large taxes in Iceland on Alcohol and Tobacco, these products
tend to be much much cheaper than outside the airport.
Never, like at Reykjavik airport, have we seen anything like that. On
the way out of the plane from London, we encountered a large number of
Icelanders who drove to the Duty-free shop after leaving the airport. And, with
great joy, leave the shop loaded with liquor and beer. With natural curiosity
we were able to see prices and, we guarantee, it pays a lot to buy a few beers
if you want to try Icelandic beer (as far as we know, there is no wine in
Iceland, it is not at all suitable for vineyards).
With this, we are not saying that it is worth buying alcohol and Tobacco
when you are returning to your country of origin (it will probably be much
cheaper in your country of origin than in Iceland) but when you get to Iceland
and have the desire to try some Icelandic beers throughout your trip, we can
ensure that alcoholic beverages are much cheaper than outside the airport. We
did not smoke, so we did not see the price difference, but the adults in the
family like to try the beers from the different countries we visited, and in
Iceland the price for a pint usually runs around 8 euros per beer 2018), so we
can guarantee that it makes up for the purchase of beer at the airport.
And, one of the advantages of Iceland is that, as it is usually cold,
you can store beer in your car's suitcase and it's always good to drink, it's
like having a shop open 24 hours a day.
We hope that this idea will help you on your trip to Iceland. If you
still, do not have a place to stay on your trip, we always do our reservations
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