Anyone been to Iceland?
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Wife and I had a trip booked there last year, but had to cancel because I knocked her up and the trip was too close to the due date. I've heard it's an awesome place to go. If you are looking at going, check out the "Stopover" they advertise at the top of their page. You basically use Reykjavik as your layover on your way to another destination, but you can stay there up to 7 days as part of the layover. One of the best deals in travel.
OP, don't go to Iceland. Go to Greenland. Much nicer place.
Shhh. Trying to get OP to buy plane tickets to Greenland.
THEY PLAY ICELAND AND SOME ICELANDIC BROAD WHO EMILIO IS INTO EXPLAINS IT, JUST FYI
i mean, ice and volcanoes, at the same time? whats not to love?
I did the stopover with my now wife back in 2013 on our way to Norway and beyond, and I couldn't recommend it more. We're actually looking to go back soon; it's only about 5 hours from NYC. Recommend a good tour and a visit to Blue Lagoon for a day. If you're going in the summer, I highly recommend going out bar hopping until 7 am. Had a friend go in December and she did a cross country skiing and whale watching combined trip. And I recommend a non-hotel - use a hostel or better yet a daily apartment. Much better rates, and you get a touch of local culture and see the neighborhoods. Try the rotten shark!
Edit: you can fly back on Icelandic Air from Amsterdam as part of the Stopover program, if that's your thing. Cool city, just watch out for the dangerous combination of bikes, cars, and light rail. Norway is also amazing, but expensive.
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Back in the 80's, Iceland was beyond awesome (women-wise). 30 years later, I've heard that they don't put out like they did in the glory years. Pity. And I spent 4 weeks in Thule Air Base in Greenland TDY to the Air Force. Even with being able to drink 24/7...it sucked.
^ One of my best friends in the Air Force got a Keflavik assignment, then blew it by getting a DUI 4 weeks before leaving. Las Vegas and bad decisions killed a lot of young Airmen's dream PCS assignments. I know Keflavik was on my list ever since I read "Red Storm Rising."
Went through Thule a few times myself back in the good ole SAC days. It ain't green!
Fill your bathtub full of ice then put a space heater next to it, then hop in and voila you've successfully saved a bundle by just simulating Iceland.
Trivia: Iceland totally destroyed their economy by adopting trickle down economics.
Trivia: Iceland totally destroyed their economy by adopting trickle down economics.
lol the op comes to the paddock asking if anyone has been to Iceland. GTFO loser
I've done a few layovers in Iceland, so only got to hangout for there for 24 hours. But I loved it. Great nightlife, relaxation and adventure. I hate flying, so a trip has to be worth it. 5 hours to an amazing European country? Absolutely. And I would even pick that over Vegas/Westcoast, a similar length of flight.
However, not sure what you mean by "northeast" and "arcadia".. Are you trying to compare Vermont to Iceland?
He means Acadia National Park and the Bar Harbor area. Which is pretty awesome.
I'd go with Maine.
I'd go with Maine.
Haven't been to Iceland but have tagged an Icelandic chick. ~Surprisingly it was quite warm inside.
Would tag again.
Would tag again.
I've been there. It was cold but not that cold. Lots of evergreens and shrubs. Iceland and Greenland should switch names.
i stopped in Iceland for plane refueling several times - corporate leased 737 couldn't make it all the way to Europe. Zero trees. Stark can be beautiful.
Lived in MA for two years back in the day. Have visited since.
- Boston worth a couple days. Freedom Trail great if you care about history at all. Fenway game?
- Day trip to Nantucket from Hyannis good. Haven't done Martha's.
- Acadia worth 2-3 days. Coastline craggy with drops. Bar Harbor is for the yuppie rich.
- Baxter State Park is good but remote. Had to drive 50 miles on rutted gravel roads each way.
- Mt. Washington hike good.
- Berkshires have a soft beauty to them. Like Williamstown & its Modern Art Museum.
- Drove around Cabot Trail on Cape Breton Island. Felt like we were at the end of the earth.
- Tides at Bay of Fundy remarkable
- Of course baseball Hall of Fame, Saratoga Race Track, Niagara
- Montreal & Quebec City very good.
- Intended to see Newport Mansions, but got shut out by Jazz Festival.
Lived in MA for two years back in the day. Have visited since.
- Boston worth a couple days. Freedom Trail great if you care about history at all. Fenway game?
- Day trip to Nantucket from Hyannis good. Haven't done Martha's.
- Acadia worth 2-3 days. Coastline craggy with drops. Bar Harbor is for the yuppie rich.
- Baxter State Park is good but remote. Had to drive 50 miles on rutted gravel roads each way.
- Mt. Washington hike good.
- Berkshires have a soft beauty to them. Like Williamstown & its Modern Art Museum.
- Drove around Cabot Trail on Cape Breton Island. Felt like we were at the end of the earth.
- Tides at Bay of Fundy remarkable
- Of course baseball Hall of Fame, Saratoga Race Track, Niagara
- Montreal & Quebec City very good.
- Intended to see Newport Mansions, but got shut out by Jazz Festival.
Why was the warmth surprising? Was she dead? Gross.
Mods, please close the thread. It has been established that people have been to Iceland.