OT Anyone been to Iceland?

This is the sixth year of my 'avoid christmas' campaign. It's not gone
very well so far, apart from the swimming in the sea every xmyth day
bit. I've resigned myself to the fact that where ever I go there'll be
visible signs, trees, decorations, piped music and excessively
cheerful people.

I've been to Portugal on my own, the Canaries for 3 years with various
combinations of partner and kids and Egypt last year. They all in one
way or another sucked in places.

So this year I want to try something different, I've considered and
discarded the Caribbean and Thailand as too far to go for the 7 days
I've got available. I'm going on my own, so not in the mood for
Islamic countires and their creepy attitude towards women.

I usually go for sun, but I've never seen the northern lights and
that's on my list of things to do before I die. So I thought I'd head
north and wrap up warm.

Iceland seems to be the best bet, so FOAK, anyone been, any
recommendations or anyone got any better ideas?

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Work in progress belched forth and ejected the
following:

Had a look at lonelyplanet.com?

 

Yes

http://www.mjcook.co.uk/iceland.html

Had a great time , definitely thinking of going back.

Stayed here

http://www.roomwithaview.is/index_en.html

Mike

 

Doing anything today, Mr. Courier?

 

A chap I work with spent his summer holiday cycling a lap of Iceland
this year, and he really rated the place.

I think he enjoyed himself more last year when he did a lap of Argos on
roller-skates, but he wasn't letting on.

 

I would boycot Iceland for their resumption of commercial whaling. Don't
go there and write to their embassy in London telling them that you
discounted them as a destination and why. Norway gets it for the same
reason. Sweden or Finland might be OK but remember all these places are
in winter darkness!! I would possibly go for the North of Italy?

Are you planning on going alone or with sproglets? if alone Blondie
whom you met at EOSM is thinking along the same lines......

 

Obviously she would only consider those who have supported our war in
Afghanistan and Iraq.

 

SWMBO went there years ago accompanying a school trip. Off to the
climbing wall with the lad now , so I will get her to give brief
impressions later.

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Iceland summer = daylight
Iceland winter = darkness?

 

I suspect so.

 

Yes, although the sun will set every night, it won't get dark.
BTDTGT insomnia. (Reykjavik is a little closer to the pole than Trondheim,
not quite as close as Mawson.)

Not quite. The country is entirely without the Arctic Circle. The
northernmost tip might have one day when the sun barely rises. Reykjavik
should get an hour or two of risen sun at midwinter, at a rough guess.

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Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Work in progress

Years ago.

It's (or was) expensive. EXPENSIVE.

Nice place though.

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Hm. I found the UAE and Jordan to be very female friendly. Actually, Egypt
was fine too.

Ali

 

You excellent and splendid fellow.

Ali

 

Give it up. Nowt wrong wi crimbo anyway, if you only use it as an
excuse to eat and drink too much.

We're off to the Maldives, as it happens, but there will, I'm sure,
still be signs of the season, not least signalled by the special meals
for xmas eve and NY eve.

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I'm interested to know too.

 

and I'm not joking either. Surprising to some I was a veggie until
diabetes took over.
****'s they are though not on the scale of Faroese naturally.

 

Nope, I thought you were serious. I think I'm beginnning to vaguely
understand you.

<spit> On them, I mean.

Ali

 

They used to arrive in Scrabster harbour by the boatload for booze
shopping sprees. Not very likeable.

 

That is a bit surprising. I find it odd that you can endorse the death
penalty for people but at the same time don't go for killing animals.