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Anyone been to ICELAND?

JogillJogill Posts: 4,549
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I was thinking of going to Iceland next year for about a week to see the place and wondered if anyone has been there and has any comments to make about it.
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  • elenelen Milan, Italy Posts: 188
    Iceland is such an amazing country! I'm sure that you will love it.
    I suggest you to rent a car and firstly explore the Reykjavik area and the Golden Circle (which includes Gullfoss, Geysir & Thingvellir) then head to the Sout coast, with a necessary stop at some waterfalls and at the Jokulsarlon lagoon. The part of the South coast near Vik is unbelievable!
    Then you take a guided tour in the stunning inland: search Landmannalaugar, Langisjor and Thorsmork on the web just to have an idea of what incredible landscapes you could see. It really seems to be on Mars! Keep in mind that inland could be almost inaccessible also during summer, due to severe flood and a lot of river crossing - if you are not used to drive in such conditions do not take the risk to do it with a rented car, even if is a 4WD.
    I truly recommend you to spare some more days, a week is definitely not enough to enjoy that wonderful place...
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  • JogillJogill Posts: 4,549
    elen said:

    Iceland is such an amazing country! I'm sure that you will love it.
    I suggest you to rent a car and firstly explore the Reykjavik area and the Golden Circle (which includes Gullfoss, Geysir & Thingvellir) then head to the Sout coast, with a necessary stop at some waterfalls and at the Jokulsarlon lagoon. The part of the South coast near Vik is unbelievable!
    Then you take a guided tour in the stunning inland: search Landmannalaugar, Langisjor and Thorsmork on the web just to have an idea of what incredible landscapes you could see. It really seems to be on Mars! Keep in mind that inland could be almost inaccessible also during summer, due to severe flood and a lot of river crossing - if you are not used to drive in such conditions do not take the risk to do it with a rented car, even if is a 4WD.
    I truly recommend you to spare some more days, a week is definitely not enough to enjoy that wonderful place...

    Many thanks for your advice!
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  • Sprunkn7Sprunkn7 Posts: 5,286
    My friend went in Feb. and she LOVED it!! It was er second fav trip and she travels everywhere!
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  • JogillJogill Posts: 4,549
    Sprunkn7 said:

    My friend went in Feb. and she LOVED it!! It was er second fav trip and she travels everywhere!

    Do you know if she saw the northern lights there?
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  • Who PrincessWho Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    Try a search. I'm pretty sure someone else had a thread about Iceland within the last couple of years. I know my only contribution was to say that my sister's family lived there for a year when her son was 5. He thought the Icelandic ponies were great. :smile:
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  • jnimhaoileoinjnimhaoileoin Baile Átha Cliath Posts: 2,682
    Jogill said:

    Sprunkn7 said:

    My friend went in Feb. and she LOVED it!! It was er second fav trip and she travels everywhere!

    Do you know if she saw the northern lights there?
    My mum went and she saw them. You're not guaranteed to see them but there's a fairly good chance I think, though some times will be more spectacular than others. I'd say there's info out there about the best time to go to see them
  • Sprunkn7Sprunkn7 Posts: 5,286
    She went on a tour for the lights but I think it was a bust. I just left Seattle on Tuesday night and about 3 hours later you could see the Northern Lights...I missed it by a few hours!
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  • ldent42ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    A travel blogger I follow went to Iceland a couple years ago. Maybe you can find some useful info here http://www.dangerous-business.com/?s=Iceland
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  • RKCNDYRKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    If you do go, say hello to my friend Ava.
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  • Leezestarr313Leezestarr313 Temple of the cat Posts: 14,374
    We are staying in Reykjavik for one day at the beginning of November and are pretty excited. We booked a bus tour to see the geysirs.
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  • HobbesHobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,433
    Interesting this thread shows up. Just the other day I was looking at photos online of Elephant Rock in Heimaey, Iceland.

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  • Leezestarr313Leezestarr313 Temple of the cat Posts: 14,374
    Amazing!
    Please, Pearl Jam, consider a Benaroya Hall vinyl reissue!
    http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/148993/please-pearl-jam-consider-a-vinyl-benaroya-hall-re-issue


  • Who PrincessWho Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    I wanna go to Iceland! :bawling:
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  • HobbesHobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,433
    ...and of course there's the Imagine Peace Tower. :peace:

    http://imaginepeacetower.com/
  • SD48277SD48277 Posts: 12,243
    I had a layover in Iceland last year for just a few hours, but I hope to actually return for a visit. It takes less time for me to fly there than out to California. Crazy.
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  • Leezestarr313Leezestarr313 Temple of the cat Posts: 14,374
    When we planned our layover there, I was surprised how cheap it was to fly there from Toronto. My parents have been there a while ago as well and their pictures of the geysir looked stunning. It must be amazing to stand there and take it all in.
    Please, Pearl Jam, consider a Benaroya Hall vinyl reissue!
    http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/148993/please-pearl-jam-consider-a-vinyl-benaroya-hall-re-issue


  • JogillJogill Posts: 4,549
    Finally decided to do a week in winter in Iceland including ice caving. I can't wait!
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  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,297
    Having coffee in Iceland is on my wish list. Let me know what you think about the coffee :)
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  • JogillJogill Posts: 4,549
    Ms. Haiku said:

    Having coffee in Iceland is on my wish list. Let me know what you think about the coffee :)

    I don't drink coffee but I'm sure there will be plenty of people around me drinking it, so I'll let you know.
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  • bluegracebluegrace Posts: 2,357
    I want to go to Iceland too, it's on my bucket list
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  • JogillJogill Posts: 4,549
    i decided to do the 7 day winter vacation tour with Guide to Iceland. The photos on their website are fantastic, especially the ice caving ones.
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  • shortstackshortstack Posts: 2,339
    http://heartoficeland.org/petition
    did you see me? i saw you.
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