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  1. iviehoff avatar

    RE: Iceland solo travel in June

    by iviehoff 30 January 2011

    >14 bus to Detifoss maybe Asbyrgi Bus doesn't run until 18/6. You'd have to hitch. Note that Dettifoss can be visited both sides of the…

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    RE: Laugavegur + Fimmvörðuháls from 24th of june

    by iviehoff 30 January 2011

    >Our flight arrives at midnight and we go straight to the bsi bus station to catch the bus Reykjavik -> Landmannalaugar in the morning…

  3. redivan88 avatar

    Iceland by Bus - Good Idea?

    by redivan88 30 January 2011

    Hey guys, I've been planning on going to Iceland early June this year. I have a friend over there and she was going to take me around…

  4. fluffy_bunny avatar

    RE: Iceland Sept 14-18

    by fluffy_bunny 30 January 2011

    The Reykjavik Downtown Hostel has a well done "inspire me" http://www.hostel.is/Inspireme page including sample itineraries. Plans are…

  5. JonMW avatar

    RE: Iceland solo travel in June

    by JonMW 30 January 2011

    Ivie - could I run my proposed itinerary by you? June 10 arr KEF, fly to Akureyri 11 Akureryi, maybe day hike 12 bus to Myvatn 13 Myva…

  6. sopdrama avatar

    Germany - Sept 18-25

    by sopdrama 29 January 2011

    A few friends and I will be visiting Germany (surrounding areas, maybe) after a brief stint in Iceland from Sept 18-25. I wanted to just…

  7. sopdrama avatar

    Iceland Sept 14-18

    by sopdrama 29 January 2011

    I have wanted to visit Iceland for at LEAST a decade now and I've finally decided to make a pit stop on my way to Germany from Sept. 14-18.…

  8. lotesse avatar

    RE: Revised Itinerary, please comment

    by lotesse 29 January 2011

    Honestly, I was a very budget traveler, and I can count on fingers of one hand the things I spent money on in Iceland, and restaurants…

  9. xelor74 avatar

    RE: TAM

    by xelor74 29 January 2011

    Enjoy Singapore Airlines, jorf. They are top of the range, even in monkey class. Scandinavian Airlines (not formely SAS, its still the…

  10. GummoThor avatar

    Re: Baja California Adventure Feb 2011 L.A to Los Cabos

    by GummoThor 29 January 2011

    Hi hi and greetings from Iceland. When do you plan on doing this trip? I will be in San Diego until Feb 21st and fly home to Iceland…

  11. lotesse avatar

    RE: Do I need to take guided tours?

    by lotesse 28 January 2011

    I'd need (maybe) Finland, and hopefully Norway and Sweden. I know the websites, I've read them, but I personally have more confidence…

  12. lotesse avatar

    RE: Revised Itinerary, please comment

    by lotesse 28 January 2011

    I would also recommend you getting LP Iceland guide. I used it all the time, although not driving, but it was a LOT of help. You didn't…

  13. eevyl avatar

    Iceland May versus June

    by eevyl 28 January 2011

    Hi Folks, I've been to Iceland before - for a week at the start of November a few years back. I'm planning a trip this year but I'm…

  14. vietnam416 avatar

    RE: Visa on arrival

    by vietnam416 28 January 2011

    A pity that Iceland isn't part of Scandinavia (in the eyes of the Vietnamese)... Otherwise you could have entered for free (for up to…

  15. roadahead616 avatar

    RE: Visa on arrival

    by roadahead616 27 January 2011

    You may "prefer" $40... But you are going to be paying $50 :-) Don't think that what you see on out of date web-sites has anything to…

  16. Bjoern avatar

    RE: Alternative to Google Maps, Plus GPS question

    by Bjoern 27 January 2011

    You GPS works all over the world if you get the maps. BUT if you use a GPS in a mobile it will download data - very little in some (like…

  17. cheshireindian avatar

    RE: Iceland Self Drive Holidays and Greenland Visa question

    by cheshireindian 26 January 2011

    @chriskean1 Yeah I guess i'll speak to the Danish after sorting my Schengen visa out because I'll definitely visit both France and Icela…

  18. mpjohans avatar

    RE: Revised Itinerary, please comment

    by mpjohans 26 January 2011

    Yeah, I'm sure you will enjoy it, Iceland really is spectacular!

  19. ksuzuk99 avatar

    RE: Revised Itinerary, please comment

    by ksuzuk99 26 January 2011

    mpjohans thanks for all the advise. I ordered the book your recommened today. I can't wait to get it to do further research. No matter…

  20. busybz avatar

    Alternative to Google Maps, Plus GPS question

    by busybz 26 January 2011

    Thanks to everyone for the feedback on my previous Iceland questions. I already have another one! I'm trying to calculate distances betwe…

  21. chriskean1 avatar

    RE: Iceland Self Drive Holidays and Greenland Visa question

    by chriskean1 26 January 2011

    Hi Cheshireindian. It seems clear you will need a permit for Greenland, but I don't know that this means getting a second visa valid…

  22. mpjohans avatar

    RE: Revised Itinerary, please comment

    by mpjohans 25 January 2011

    Iceland is full of "key places" and you will inevitably miss some. The Mývatn area has a lot to offer within quite a small radius. Jökulsárl…

  23. nenelli avatar

    Iceland - Car Hire - cheapjeep.is

    by nenelli 25 January 2011

    Hallo I'm organizing our vacation next August and started with flight and car hire. I came up to cheapjeep.is whose prices are really…

  24. mpjohans avatar

    RE: Revised Itinerary, please comment

    by mpjohans 25 January 2011

    I drove down from a slightly unspecified point of the south of the Westfjords to Reykjavik in about 5 hours. Unspecified, because I slept…

  25. cheshireindian avatar

    RE: Iceland Self Drive Holidays and Greenland Visa question

    by cheshireindian 25 January 2011

    @chriskean1 I hold an Indian passport. I know that special rules apply to Greenland however I found this: +Passport and visa regulatio…

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