Blogs from Southwest, Iceland, Europe - page 61

No, really. It's in Norway, look it up. I, however, am not in Norway -not that I want to be- nor am I anywhere I actually do want to be. I'm still at home. Now the horrible molepeople who thus far have been my only source of income, have decided to show their true, evil colours, and are doing their darndest to ruin my plans. How? Why, by cutting off my funding! Yay! I swear, if they cause me to miss Roskilde, I WILL kill someone. If not them, then myself. Or you! Could be anyone, really. I still have the flight-reservation-bunch-of-random-numbers-thingy. That's something, right? Right? Sighs dramatically I'm still going, but on days like this I really wish I didn't have to. I wish I could be one of those people who feel just dandy ... read more

...or a rough draft, anyway. So. Right. Denmark (incl. Roskilde Festival) : 29.06. - 10.07. Hamburg (CS sort of confirmed) : 10.07.-11.07. Amsterdam (CS pending) : 11.07. - 13.07. Belgium/Luxembourg : 13.07.-15.07. Germany (Holocaust stuff + all the trimmings) : 15.07. - whenever Poland + Czech Republic (more emotional holocaust-porn) Slovakia Hungary Romania Bulgaria/Macedonia/Albania Maybe a quick peek to Istanbul, but I hear the borders are a hassle, so... Greece (for the buggery) Serbia/Bosnia/Croatia (More recent genocides are always worth a peek) Austria Italy (for Italians on scooters going 'ciao' - and possibly to throw a few eggs at that funny old guy with the hat.) Liechtenstein/Switzerland France (For le baguettes and le frottage. Oh, and cheese, too!) Possibly Spain/Portugal + Morocco I really want to go to those funny shaped islands outside F... read more

Icelandic Ice Trip report: http://www.thenorthface.com/na/expeditions/expeditions-2007-iceland.html Iceland: land of sea, glaciers, sulfer smelling water and fumes, rain, snow, winds, whales, lava and, last but not least ice! I flew to Reykjavik from London Heathrow. At the counter, the lady told me that I would have to pay 150$ for extra luggage. On Icelandair, you get a penalty for flying with skis! On United, your skis go on for free and are not regarded as a piece of luggage. Go figure! When the man announced the cost, I burst into tears! With so much back and forth, from Ethiopia to the United States, to Switzerland and back to London, by body had a hard time adjusting and so, at that time, it wasn't much of stretch for me to cry when encountering an obstacle. It paid off and ... read more

Well, my last full day in the land of the midnight sun where the black rocks stand guard against the cold sea... The Blue Lagoon was one of the most luxurious experiences of my life! It was very cheap actually compared to most of Iceland. It was very relaxing, despite the airy-fairy, hippy nutcases floating around (One guy was sat cross legged in the shallows in a sort of Buddhist meditation!). They were like mines full of bullshit, waiting to grind up against the thin hull of my patience and detonate! I did the full works, silica mud mask (twice!), and sat in there for a couple of hours until I was wrinkled like a prune! Anyway, I"m going shopping today. Reykjavik is slowly waking up after Easter Sunday (although shops aren"t opening til midday!) The ... read more

2c, light showers Forget whatever you think Iceland would be like. It’s more full on, more understated, more touristed and more isolated than you’d ever imagined. I had a fascination with Iceland ever since I had to do a project on it in primary school. The people don’t look like Bjork and the landscape is more Greenland than Iceland. The temperature is not as cold as would be expected, and certainly a lot warmer than anything I’d experienced in Canada. I had no idea what to expect when I arrived at an empty Keflavik International airport at 1am. The first sign that should have warned me Iceland is frighteningly expensive was the hoards of tourist lining up for duty free - even when the prices were relatively expensive by US or Australian standards. There is ... read more