Anyone been to Iceland
28 August 2005, 12:22 AM
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Anyone been to Iceland
Looking to go in october for 4 days on a mini honeymoon, it looks amazing, but have no idea what to do, where to go or stay. Any expierences??
28 August 2005, 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by hectic
fridge right at the back of the store normally works well....
I suppose i have asked for it
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28 August 2005, 01:22 PM
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OK, OK, there have been a few of previous threads on here that more or less avoided the muppets. I posted some of my thoughs in one of them.Fresh from the search engine to save retyping.......
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthrea...hlight=iceland
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthrea...hlight=iceland
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthrea...hlight=iceland
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthrea...hlight=iceland
28 August 2005, 06:49 PM
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Yep - follow the links from BoostII
My pics of Iceland are still on fotopic - forgot about them
http://gallery79620.fotopic.net/
Iceland is amazing. Take lots of money.
My pics of Iceland are still on fotopic - forgot about them
http://gallery79620.fotopic.net/
Iceland is amazing. Take lots of money.
28 August 2005, 07:42 PM
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lol i thought for a minute this was gonna be another food thread
iceland supposed to be nice, they got this massive water reserve even when it snows its hot in their and good for your skin and also nice fit wimmin too
iceland supposed to be nice, they got this massive water reserve even when it snows its hot in their and good for your skin and also nice fit wimmin too
28 August 2005, 11:31 PM
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Yep, stayed there in January this year when the average day time temp. was about -5 the whole time.
You HAVE to do the Blue Lagoon, either arrange to do it coming from or returning to the airport as it's only about 20 minutes from there. We did it on the way back. The outside temp. on that day was -11, but the water stays at a constant 80+ C and comes out of the well over 100 C
. The snow was coming down like no-ones business. You can also do your own facial . They have a steam room and sauna there and staff who'll give you an all over massage.
You can go and see the Geysers as well, thats quite an experience too, but it's a one trick pony and you'll be bored after about 20 minutes. We tried to see the Northern Lights but someone forgot to switch them on
We stayed in Reykjavic in a really expensive hotel (name escapes me) near to the Sports stadium. It was a bit further out of the centre and is normally used by Business men using the company credit card. If I returned I would stay closer to the City centre. The whole place is expensive. However, I would compare it to going to nicer places in the West End (London). Alcohol is VERY expensive which ican only be bought 'off licence' in State owned shops. Prohibition was only lifted in the late 80's. They even have a Bank Holiday every March to celebrate the lifting when it's almost the law to get pished!!
If you are in the Capital for the weekend they really know how to party. Things don't really start getting going until midnight and normally carry on until 6AM
. Everyone we met spoke English. Apparently there are only 280k Icelanders. They are the only ones who speak Icelandic in the whole of the World, therefore they all learn English as a second language.
We thoroughly enjoyed the place and would have no qualms recommending a short break there (4 to 5 days max)
HTH.
BTW, they're currently doing a 2 for 1 offer on fish fingers
You HAVE to do the Blue Lagoon, either arrange to do it coming from or returning to the airport as it's only about 20 minutes from there. We did it on the way back. The outside temp. on that day was -11, but the water stays at a constant 80+ C and comes out of the well over 100 C
. The snow was coming down like no-ones business. You can also do your own facial . They have a steam room and sauna there and staff who'll give you an all over massage.You can go and see the Geysers as well, thats quite an experience too, but it's a one trick pony and you'll be bored after about 20 minutes. We tried to see the Northern Lights but someone forgot to switch them on
We stayed in Reykjavic in a really expensive hotel (name escapes me) near to the Sports stadium. It was a bit further out of the centre and is normally used by Business men using the company credit card. If I returned I would stay closer to the City centre. The whole place is expensive. However, I would compare it to going to nicer places in the West End (London). Alcohol is VERY expensive which ican only be bought 'off licence' in State owned shops. Prohibition was only lifted in the late 80's. They even have a Bank Holiday every March to celebrate the lifting when it's almost the law to get pished!!
If you are in the Capital for the weekend they really know how to party. Things don't really start getting going until midnight and normally carry on until 6AM
. Everyone we met spoke English. Apparently there are only 280k Icelanders. They are the only ones who speak Icelandic in the whole of the World, therefore they all learn English as a second language.We thoroughly enjoyed the place and would have no qualms recommending a short break there (4 to 5 days max)
HTH.
BTW, they're currently doing a 2 for 1 offer on fish fingers
29 August 2005, 12:02 AM
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My other half and I went a little while back. Absolutely AWESOME.
I'd recommend the Blue Lagoon for one. Hot water and mineral paste that you spread over your skin. Also a must see is Strokkur - Hot steam Geysers.
Couple of things though
1: When you arrive at your hotel and have a wash / shower the smell of the water is going to make you barf. Smells like rotten eggs.
2. Beer / wine / food is hellishly expensive. I bought 3 pints of beer and an orange juice and the bill was £30 and that was in a local pub. Take stuff with you.
Would deffo recommend going whale watching - Fantastic and the puffins were highly amusing, They eat so many fish that they cannot take off when startled by the boat. They skim along the top of the water.
I'd recommend the Blue Lagoon for one. Hot water and mineral paste that you spread over your skin. Also a must see is Strokkur - Hot steam Geysers.
Couple of things though
1: When you arrive at your hotel and have a wash / shower the smell of the water is going to make you barf. Smells like rotten eggs.
2. Beer / wine / food is hellishly expensive. I bought 3 pints of beer and an orange juice and the bill was £30 and that was in a local pub. Take stuff with you.
Would deffo recommend going whale watching - Fantastic and the puffins were highly amusing, They eat so many fish that they cannot take off when startled by the boat. They skim along the top of the water.
29 August 2005, 03:32 AM
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Originally Posted by austen_wrx
Looking to go in october for 4 days on a mini honeymoon, it looks amazing, but have no idea what to do, where to go or stay. Any expierences??
Geyser is the original place where geysers were named after. Gullfoss is one of the most powerful waterfalls in Europe and Thingvaltir is the location of the first Icelandic parliament, the first democratically elected parliament ever. You can also see the fissures between the earths tectonic plates.
4 days is not long, but if you like awesome natural beauty then you might consider a night or two away from Reykjavik. It's too far to drive with so little time, but you can get internal flights. One of the most amazing things I remember is the vast Vatnajokull glacier, and the glacial lagoon which exists on it's Eastern side (you can take a motor boat trip around this lagoon full of icebergs).
Or you can take walks through old lava fields, like at Krafla. There's a number of places where you can see things like bubbling mud, sulphur vents etc
Then of course it's possible to do things like trips on glacier by snow taxi or snow mobiles. It must be said such trips aren't cheap, but then you'll have the memories forever and you'll forget the pain of how much it cost
Enjoy, hope you get nice weather.
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29 August 2005, 06:32 PM
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No ones answered my question abou Icelandic women yet..... Is Björk typical?
Oh - Take crisps, biscuits, bread rolls, snacks etc with you.
I kid you NOT it is stinkingly expensive.
The hotel we stayed at would charge £7 per ham roll if they made up a food pack for any day trips etc.
At breakfast I would make my own from the buffet, eat one - pack one, and repeat till bag was full.
29 August 2005, 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by austen_wrx
Thanks for the replys!!
Where can i get details on the internal flights?? Car hire is so expensive, flights can't be any more!!
Where can i get details on the internal flights?? Car hire is so expensive, flights can't be any more!!
http://www.airiceland.is/?lang=en
http://www.eyjaflug.is/uk_frame.htm
http://www.eagleair.is/en/index.htm
http://www.icelandexpress.com/
I don't say it's cheap, but if you have limited time then it allows you to make the most of it.
30 August 2005, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by jods
Oh - Take crisps, biscuits, bread rolls, snacks etc with you.
If you buy snacks etc from the supermarkets (they're usually from the "10-11" chain), you'll notice that most are imported from England anyway! I had a dodgy pack of crisps while trekking on Vatnajokull (glacier) and realised that (if I had wanted) to complain, I'd have to write to the head office which is about 10 minutes from where I live here... Bizarre!
See Post #17 for the write-up from my first visit:
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthrea...hlight=iceland
Cheers!
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30 August 2005, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by mad_dr
The reason everything's so expensive over there is because it's all imported. pretty much the only domestic produce is wool from sheep and fish products!
She also said that they've also been known to grow their own bananas too!
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Originally Posted by Adidas
Whilst on one of the tours we passed some huge greenhouses. The guide took great delight in telling us that Iceland is self sufficent in tomatos!!
She also said that they've also been known to grow their own bananas too!
She also said that they've also been known to grow their own bananas too!
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