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    • Check Foreign and Commonwealth Office Travel Advice before travelling.  
       
       
    • Ensure you are in possession of E111 form to cover medical treatment and have adequate travel insurance, including medical cover.  
       
       
    • Enter next of kin details into the back of your passport.  
       
       
    • Distances can be great, roads narrow and winding and speed limits low. Driving takes longer than you think.  
       
       
    • Drink/drive laws are strictly enforced.  
       
       
    • Do not get involved with drugs; the laws are strictly enforced.  
       
       
    • Iceland is very expensive – be prepared to spend plenty of money, especially if intending to eat and drink in restaurants and bars. Credit cards are widely used.  
       
       
    • Summer visitors intending to visit particularly lake and mountainous regions should bring plenty of insect repellent as mosquitoes and midges can be a problem.