Members yourguitarhero Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 Iceland is kind of weird. Very bleak and dark and all the houses are made of corrugated iron. They can't drive for {censored} either. Gonna go see a glacier today to get out of the city and enjoy the 4 hours of daylight. Everything in the shops is good quality too. No cheap Chinese crap. Pricey though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shane159 Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 I love Iceland, but I hated the weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yourguitarhero Posted December 21, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 Well, the weather is pretty similar to Scotland so no bother there.Only got in last night - more exploring today - got my camera ready! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shane159 Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 It wasn't really that bad, but the wind was cold and brutal. We went to a bar called Boston that was really cool. If it is still kicking, you should check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members zehn Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 I imagine Iceland is very much like Alaska. I would probably enjoy it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members NoRomoFan Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 I always thought it was strange that Greenland is really the country with more ice than Iceland...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yourguitarhero Posted December 21, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 Had more of a look around today.Friendly, prosperous but not that pricey.All the stuff in the shops is high quality - almost noone wears branded clothing - seems like none of it is made in the far east.Wind is killer though, you were right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OverDriven Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 4 hours of sunlight = I would quickly become suicidal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 Originally Posted by yourguitarhero All the stuff in the shops is high quality - almost noone wears branded clothing - seems like none of it is made in the far east. This is why america sucks and is in the condition it is. People would rather have as much "stuff" as they can, rather than a few quality items they need or cherish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cirrus Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 Originally Posted by NoRomoFan I always thought it was strange that Greenland is really the country with more ice than Iceland...lol It was named centuries ago by the Vikings, and at the time it was green! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zozobra Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 I went to iceland for a piss and a coke once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members noisemaker1 Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 I live in iceland.. the weather is pretty horrendous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Slaymoar Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 I've been to Thule Greenland. Was kinda cold too. Winds are {censored}ing crazy there. It snows sideways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OverDriven Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 Originally Posted by Slaymoar I've been to Thule Greenland. Was kinda cold too. Winds are {censored}ing crazy there. It snows sideways. Thule Air Base? That place is a frozen wasteland, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rear Naked Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 Hows the economy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chrisjd Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 Jealous. I really, really want to go to iceland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wok Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 Originally Posted by Rear Naked Hows the economy? I believe it is actually going really well, since their government, as opposed to our moneygrabbing bastards, didn't bail out the banks, but let them go bust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zehn Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 Originally Posted by OverDriven 4 hours of sunlight = I would quickly become suicidal. We get 5.5 hours today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrendanO Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 Originally Posted by OverDriven 4 hours of sunlight = I would quickly become suicidal. Yeah, but you get {censored}loads of it in the summer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrendanO Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 Originally Posted by OverDriven 4 hours of sunlight = I would quickly become suicidal. Yeah, but you get {censored}loads of it in the summer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zehn Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 Originally Posted by BrendanO Yeah, but you get {censored}loads of it in the summer... For 3 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OverDriven Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 Originally Posted by BrendanO Yeah, but you get {censored}loads of it in the summer... Doesn't sound fun. 20 hours of sunlight would make it really strange to sleep. I'm sure you adjust, but I think I'll be staying out of the areas in and around the arctic circle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Slaymoar Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Originally Posted by OverDriven Thule Air Base? That place is a frozen wasteland, isn't it? Yep. Its a bunch of trailers and an airfield. Everything is on stilts there. Some phones, but mostly handheld radios. Around Thule its all super vast fields of nothing. There are a few mountains around there which all seem near, but they are deceivingly very far away. Kind of a weird optic thing. Rabbits the size of dogs and fox the size of cats. The summer there is actually bikini suitable, but the winter is {censored}ing {censored}. Its dark half of the year, and light the other half. When I went it was light 24/7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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