I spent three nights there in June, 2017.
I was told there are more golf courses per capita than in any country in the world. While on tours, I saw courses that looked like they had some interesting terrain. The saying in Iceland is that if you are lost in a forest, stand up, because there are no trees, which would suit golfers who hate trees.
I actually did not play golf. I could have gone out at 23:00 by taxi from Reykjavik.
Geologically and culturally, it is an interesting place. I flew Icelandair twice this year to Ireland, but did not stay over. I saw some statistic quoted on the flight that 10 percent of the people in Iceland have written a book, which would be about 34,000 people. Crime is low. There are 120 people in jail or prison, with quite a few of them bankers. They went from .6 rate of unemployment to 13 percent in about eight months back in 2007 and 2008 when the financial meltdown occurred. They developed tourism and used unoccupied housing by renting to tourists. They have volcanoes, seismic activity, and the island has two techtonic plates separating by a couple of centimeters a year. They harness geothermal energy for heat. The place I rented was quite warm.
It is expensive. Icelanders will say they go to Norway on vacation because it is cheaper.
Gun ownership is regulated. Many people hunt. To be licensed, one must continue to pass shooting proficiency tests. Guns, ammunition, and magazines have to be locked in separate devices. Gun homicides are virtually non-existent, which probably reflects the effect an overall low crime rate.
Charles Lund