Checking in from Iceland...taking questions now. (1 Viewer)

[Ditka Butkus]

Have you seen any people of color?

 

[TripItUp]

Have you seen any people of color?

no, they are pretty much all white from what I've seen.

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

Is there anything to the old myth that Iceland was named to keep new settlers from knowing how nice much of the country was and Greenland was named to trick settlers into moving there instead?

I think in the summer time Iceland is warmer than Greenland.

Iceland has a surprisingly temperate climate considering its latitude, due to warm(ish) Atlantic currents. It doesn't get warm in the summer, but the winters aren't particularly harsh.

Greenland is ice fields, glaciers and tundra.

 

[TripItUp]

can you get bourbon anywhere?

Bump.

yep, had some Woodford Reserve last night.

 

[Ditka Butkus]

What appears to be the dominate automaker?

 

[gianmarco]

Take a picture of the next hot blonde you see and post it here.

 

[gianmarco]

Have you gone here

Any ice caves?

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

What appears to be the dominate automaker?

The cars there are awesome. The roads are dominated by European style subcompacts and micro-cars, but with a strong minority of 4 wheel drive vehicles, including a bunch of Land Cruisers, other SUVs and Toyota Pickups with giant offroading tires and snorkels. It is an amusing contrast.

 

[Christo]

Why do people use dominate when dominant is proper?

 

[belljr]

Tons of hot chicks?

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

Why do people use dominate when dominant is proper?

This has always bothered me. I have almost given up on caring about this one, as borderline illiteracy seems to be more and more commonplace.

 

[saintfool]

i loved iceland when i was there almost 20 years ago. it was gorgeous in its own weird way. same could be said of the women too.

 

[Bucky86]

Do the women keep their "yards" trimmed up there?

 

[Major]

Having a bite to eat and taking advantage of some WiFi...questions?

Big fan of Reykjavik. If you're not staying at Hotel 101 you're doing it wrong. If you need any advice holler.

 

[TheAristocrat]

On a scale from 1 to 100, 67 being perfect, 86 being so-so, 38 being terrible, and 12 being pretty decent, how is your day going?

 

[Parrothead]

what kind of armed forces does Iceland have? I'm assuming a navy- anything else?

 

[The General]

Have you met any Eskimo brothers?

 

[Chemical X]

have you located the access point to journey to the center of the earth?

 

[Annyong]

What temperature is it?

 

[JHuber77]

How much does a 20lb bag of Ice cost?

 

[Leviathan]

Narwhals! Have you seen any narwhals???

 

[elguapo07]

How are the casual encounters for craigslist Reykjavik? You're a FBG on vacation so I'm sure you'll be looking for something like: m4www

 

[Das Boot]

Are there lots of nymphos there?

 

[Fennis]

What weighs more a pound of Iceland or a pound of Greenland?

 

[Super King]

See any elves yet?

:waiting:

 

[TripItUp]

See any elves yet?

:waiting:

No elves, but elf houses on the other hand...

 

[TripItUp]

have you located the access point to journey to the center of the earth?

drove by it...on the movie theme, didn't get a chance to do the Game of Thrones tour.

 

[TripItUp]

What appears to be the dominate automaker?

tough call...seen a lot of Toyotas. Not many American cars.

 

[TripItUp]

Having a bite to eat and taking advantage of some WiFi...questions?

Big fan of Reykjavik. If you're not staying at Hotel 101 you're doing it wrong. If you need any advice holler.

I hear it's one of the places to be on the weekend...not so much during the week.

 

[TripItUp]

what kind of armed forces does Iceland have? I'm assuming a navy- anything else?

almost non existent...they have 4 naval ships per my walking tour guide.

This is a country with a population of 300k that we are talking about.

 

[Otis]

Big fan. Did a trip with Righetti and the fellas there some years ago.

Hook up with the chicks. They're hot.

That main strip in Reykjavik has some good bars that are open late.

Do one of those jeep tours into the hot springs in the middle of the country. Bad ###.

It's touristy but Blue Lagoon is worth a visit.

Have fun!

 

[Sand]

Any sightings of the northern lights this time of year?

 

[TripItUp]

Any sightings of the northern lights this time of year?

I haven't seen them, this time of year it's light 24 hours so not sure if you can see them or not. I did notice some tour pamphlets but not sure if it's a seasonal thing.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

What's the temperature there?

 

[Sand]

Any sightings of the northern lights this time of year?

I haven't seen them, this time of year it's light 24 hours so not sure if you can see them or not. I did notice some tour pamphlets but not sure if it's a seasonal thing.

They're evidently most prominent in spring/fall. I'm in Glasgow right now and hoping to see a bit, but it has been very cloudy pretty much all the time.

Weather patterns? Same random sun/clouds/rain that the UK seems to get?

 

[TripItUp]

What's the temperature there?

50s

 

[TripItUp]

can you get bourbon anywhere?

Bump.

yep, had some Woodford Reserve last night.

Where?

Bar called "Bunk Bar"...they also had Jack and Bulleit.

 

[bierfiend]

are you, by any chance, consuming Icelandic gin and tonics?

 

[TripItUp]

are you, by any chance, consuming Icelandic gin and tonics?

No, been drinking their beer, bourbon and also had an Icelandic shot...forgot what it's called but somewhat cultural.

 

[Parrothead]

what kind of armed forces does Iceland have? I'm assuming a navy- anything else?

almost non existent...they have 4 naval ships per my walking tour guide.

This is a country with a population of 300k that we are talking about.

so we can take them with ease and make them our 51st state?

 

[Jnox]

Having a bite to eat and taking advantage of some WiFi...questions?

Are you also Jayrok or is Jayrok you? Are you the same person? Seems very strange that two people would have the same Bill Murray face as their little symbol thingy (avatar or whatever it is called)

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

can you get bourbon anywhere?

Bump.

yep, had some Woodford Reserve last night.

Where?

Bar called "Bunk Bar"...they also had Jack and Bulleit.

Cool place. Loved the log cabin feel and the food was actually pretty good too.