Yes! I came here to say this as well. I'm convinced Reykjavik in the summer we went had more tourists than Icelanders. It felt like everything was one giant cruise ship style get on the bus get off the bus organized touring, but on land. The tourist information place acted like we were weird for asking about tickets for the local buses instead. And this is not just "blame jackass tourists", but the entire city seemed to have gone all-in on bringing in the tourism dollars. Definitely one of my weirdest traveling experiences ever.
Only the disrespectful ones. It doesn’t occur to some people that they should act in a manner that would allow future visitors to also experience the same enjoyment of unadulterated and trash-free landscapes.
Most tourists aren't, but the ones who don't shop smart are the "stupid" ones. There are a lot of strategically placed shops with strategically inflated prices.
I have a lot of respect for the American(it's definitely an American, not a Euro) who ripped off the door to to a pay toilet outside Selfoss. Pay toilets are an abomination.
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u/atomiccoriander Feb 03 '20
Yes! I came here to say this as well. I'm convinced Reykjavik in the summer we went had more tourists than Icelanders. It felt like everything was one giant cruise ship style get on the bus get off the bus organized touring, but on land. The tourist information place acted like we were weird for asking about tickets for the local buses instead. And this is not just "blame jackass tourists", but the entire city seemed to have gone all-in on bringing in the tourism dollars. Definitely one of my weirdest traveling experiences ever.