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RE: Travel buddies and tips (29th June-5th May)
by pandinorombante 18 May 2012
Thanks guys for all your tips, they are really appreciated.. according to your inputs, I changed my itinerary and I will visit Pingvellir…
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RE: UK to Iceland in July- accommodation,flights and costs
by Icelander 03 May 2012
Where to base yourselves: I suggest you choose one part of the country to explore. I would use Reykjavík as a base for the south-east…
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Re: 15 days in Iceland from 6 July to 19 July, Solo traveller
by chris08 14 April 2012
Hi, I was in Iceland in 2009 and can give you a nice budget option for accomodation in Egilsstaðir... The place is called "Gistiheimili…
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RE: 15 days in Iceland from 6 July to 19 July, Solo traveller
by katvissen 10 April 2012
Hello! Last year we made almost the same trip :) So I can give you some tips. First of all, if you don't want to bring a tent you sho…
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15 days in Iceland from 6 July to 19 July, Solo traveller
by ianwowongan 10 April 2012
I have bought my air ticket to Iceland for the above period but I found difficulty in finding accommodation at several places. First…
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RE: Driving to Latrabjarg from Reykjavik?
by mpjohans 07 March 2012
> Driving in iceland is a rather boring experience No it's not, unless you're only excited by trees. The 1+1 week road trip in Iceland…
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Re: Advice for my 8 day trip
by manaljos 30 January 2012
Hi again! onestly I wouldn’t go near the mountain passes in the north and east (did you know there is a stretch of the ring road there…
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Re: Advice for my 8 day trip
by manaljos 29 January 2012
Are you renting a 4x4 in Akureyri? I can only say that you have a very tight schedule and are travelling to the north in the middle of…
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Re: Snaefell to Lonsoraefi Hike
by manaljos 25 January 2012
Hi! Despite my extensive hiking experience in Iceland, the Lónsöræfi hike is one that I haven’t done before for exactly the main re…
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RE: east coast van rental
by Bjoern 07 November 2011
Your best bet is Avis/Hertz and Europcar, but I really wonder if they will have relatively large busses in small town offices? "Everything"…
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east coast van rental
by russfielding 07 November 2011
Hello, I'm going to bring a group of university students to Iceland next summer and am making the plans now for my university's budget…
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RE: Iceland in March?
by fluffy_bunny 25 October 2011
I [travelled Iceland|http://joestrippin.blogspot.com/search/label/Iceland] in early February. The days were short, so a tour of the Golden…
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RE: Askja and fording
by Borkur 25 July 2011
I guess you´re coming from Egilsstaðir. Take F910 from Brú to F88 to Askja. F88 to F 910 to F905 back. Should be alright for Hyundai…
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Re: Iceland in late November
by shapesofdreams 12 July 2011
Hi iviehoff, Actually I am also planning on going to Iceland this winter, during the Christmas and new year period. We went to Icelan…
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Driving from Akureyri to Reykjavik via the east coast.
by lahuen 19 January 2011
Hello everyone! My friend and I are flying to Iceland at the beginning of March. We intend to come back from Akureyri and Grímsey by…
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RE: Iceland solo travel in June
by iviehoff 07 December 2010
I see they have already put up the 2011 bus schedule up. My experience is that they do generally try hard to stick to the opening dates…
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RE: public transport in Iceland
by iviehoff 12 August 2010
>There are numerous internal domestic flights between Reykjavik, Akureyri, Geysir, Egilsstadir and other major cities Numerous? - well…
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RE: public transport in Iceland
by jackieshiler 12 August 2010
There are numerous internal domestic flights between Reykjavik, Akureyri, Geysir, Egilsstadir and other major cities with good domestic…
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RE: 11 July - 19 August Trekking Trip to Iceland
by ihg 05 June 2010
People here will not lie to you, they will tell you when they are not sure about something. Most towns also have a tourist information…
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RE: How to travel in Iceland????
by fluffy_bunny 28 April 2010
Just driving the Ring Road is 4 days or driving (although you could do it in 2) with stops in Akureyri, Egilsstadir, Hofn. Throw in Myvatn,…
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Borgarfjörðuri Eystri to Lodmundarfjardarlied
by Guy_Man_Dude 11 August 2009
My 4th Edition (2001) Lonely Planet Guide to Iceland describes a mountain route between Borgarfjörðuri Eystri to Lodmundarfjardarlied.…
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Re: Iceland Trip Report - May 9 to 17, 2009
by Valdi 20 May 2009
Reykjahlíð is not a town, it can hardly be classed as a village (even by Icelandic standards) so it is not surprising that you found Akureyr…
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RE: Where in the east cost?
by Borkur 19 April 2009
Egilsstaðir has the best variety of accommodations, and is centrally located. It´s also the biggest of the towns in the east. There…
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RE: excursions to Kverkfjöll?
by Borkur 09 March 2009
From Egilsstaðir, a good way is to take 1 to F923, to F910, to F902 (The smallest river fordings), to Kverkfjöll. Then F902, back to…
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RE: 8 days - Solo Traveller withou any intention of renting a car!
by iviehoff 21 July 2008
Plenty of people go to Iceland and go hiking without renting a car or using a tour operator, except in the sense that some of the bus…
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