Wanted to, but Reykjavik is perpetually cloudy. Probably will suck there.

I might need to wait for Japan 2035 :-(
Or one of the several Australian eclipses.

Spending a bunch of money to view an eclipse is a sure fire way to make it a cloudy day. Even in Spain in the height of summer.

Also, if you decide to go to Benidorm watch out for the hordes of drunk brits. Every time you walk under a balcony you'll be risking a Brit landing on you from 10 floors up.

>>2853323
Kind of. I found a guesthouse in Reykjavik within that August 9th-15th timeframe for like 3k-ish USD, so I reserved it for now and I can cancel it until July 14th or so. I haven't bought a plane ticket yet. Hell, I'm still considering if I should forget the entire thing or not as I've seen the total solar eclipse before
> Do you have some tips if you've done eclipse tourism before?
I have not, but it occurred right in front of my house back in 2017 and from what I can remember, the traffic afterwards sucked. I heard stories about people being stuck on the highway for like half a day. Furthermore, those solar eclipse glasses are cheap, but they get REALLY expensive the closer it gets to the date of totality. Hell, I remember I bought some for cheap and then scalp them for like five times the price to my coworkers (so you better get one now, while they're cheap)

>>2853323
I was going to do Iceland but I apparently missed the boat on getting a hotel. I was watching for price increases but I stopped keeping track for a few weeks and it went from $150 a night to $1000, so I'll be doing Spain instead. This is my first time trying to go for an eclipse. I'm planning on a normal Spain trip and if I happen to see the eclipse that's great and if not then I still get to see Spain.

>>2853323
I was actually planning to travel for the 2026 eclipse, but then I realized, I literally have my whole life to see an eclipse, so I might as well focus my 2026 on other bucket list places while I'm still young.
I might go for the 2027 eclipse though, also in Spain, as it looks like it'll be in much more convenient cities.

>>2854816
>I was watching for price increases but I stopped keeping track for a few weeks and it went from $150 a night to $1000
>Single bed in 26-bed dormitory room for two nights 225 eurobucks
I hope for the best and fear for the worst...

>>2854820
Is this from your blog?

>>2854820
>I literally have my whole life to see an eclipse
Anon, you don't. There might be plenty of total solar eclipses in the next ten years, but there is zero guarantee that it will be a clear day. You have less chances than you think

>>2853323
Just do it. I've seen all forms of eclipses and nothing compares to the beauty and surreal feeling of a total eclipse. Sure it only last 2 minutes, but hey what experiences last longer.
Don't look at it directly until totality.