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Iceland: scenic driving advice?
My next trip is to Iceland for 10-14 days
The generally plan is to circuit the island, close-wise, making forays to visit glaciers, volcanoes, and other places resulting from research Does anyone know, are there off-the-beaten path places I should be on my itinerary? or otherwise, super scenic drives? I've driven in the highlands of Scotland, and Norway, and am hopeful to see a lot of that glaciated beauty. -- Dan Stephenson http://stepheda.com Travel pages for Europe and the U.S.A. (and New Zealand too) |
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Iceland: scenic driving advice?
"Dan Stephenson" wrote in message ... My next trip is to Iceland for 10-14 days The generally plan is to circuit the island, close-wise, making forays um, clock-wise? to visit glaciers, volcanoes, and other places resulting from research Does anyone know, are there off-the-beaten path places I should be on my itinerary? or otherwise, super scenic drives? I've driven in the highlands of Scotland, and Norway, and am hopeful to see a lot of that glaciated beauty. The whole of Iceland is off the beaten track :-) what type of car (bike) will you have? what type of accommodation do you intend staying in? are you going to pre book or turn up on the day? This will make a difference as to how far "off the beaten track" you can go tim |
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Iceland: scenic driving advice?
On Sun, 13 Dec 2015, Dan Stephenson wrote:
My next trip is to Iceland for 10-14 days The generally plan is to circuit the island, close-wise, making forays to visit glaciers, volcanoes, and other places resulting from research Which guide books have you purchased so far? Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom). |
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Iceland: scenic driving advice?
On 12/13/15 12:01 PM, Don Wiss wrote:
On Sun, 13 Dec 2015, Dan Stephenson wrote: My next trip is to Iceland for 10-14 days The generally plan is to circuit the island, close-wise, making forays to visit glaciers, volcanoes, and other places resulting from research Which guide books have you purchased so far? Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom). Do people still buy guide books? Or jsut print out some web sites? |
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Iceland: scenic driving advice?
On Sun, 13 Dec 2015, Dan Stephenson wrote:
My next trip is to Iceland for 10-14 days Hopefully not this season. The generally plan is to circuit the island ... Does anyone know, are there off-the-beaten path places I should be on my itinerary? or otherwise, super scenic drives? AFAIK (I do not drive and I did a coach tour with a small group) travelling in Iceland out of the main ring road requires special driving skills and proper cars (at least 4WD), or travelling in groups (e.g. if one has to cross a ford over a stream with sudden changes in the water flow) Also I am not sure how easy is to find accomodation unless you have booked. The population is very sparse. In towns during summer accomodation is offered in school dormitories. Anyhow all the standard ring road (and sites near to it like the main Geyser or Thingvellir or lake Myvatn) is scenic enough. Do not miss Jokulsarlon, lake Myvatn, and the numerous waterfalls. |
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Iceland: scenic driving advice?
"poldy" wrote in message ... On 12/13/15 12:01 PM, Don Wiss wrote: On Sun, 13 Dec 2015, Dan Stephenson wrote: My next trip is to Iceland for 10-14 days The generally plan is to circuit the island, close-wise, making forays to visit glaciers, volcanoes, and other places resulting from research Which guide books have you purchased so far? Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom). Do people still buy guide books? Or jsut print out some web sites? If you know of a web site[1] that's anywhere near as good as the average guide book, please tell me tim [1[ Generic one, not one simply for Iceland |
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Iceland: scenic driving advice?
"Giovanni Drogo" wrote in message news:alpine.LSU.2.00.1512140957240.16646@cbfrvqba. ynzoengr.vans.vg... On Sun, 13 Dec 2015, Dan Stephenson wrote: My next trip is to Iceland for 10-14 days Hopefully not this season. The generally plan is to circuit the island ... Does anyone know, are there off-the-beaten path places I should be on my itinerary? or otherwise, super scenic drives? AFAIK (I do not drive and I did a coach tour with a small group) I drove the main ring road is easy peezy and will show you 90% of what Iceland has to offer Though you need to watch the Insurance. Even with CDR damage to the underframe and windscreen is still not covered. travelling in Iceland out of the main ring road requires special driving skills and proper cars (at least 4WD), which is why I asked him what type of car or travelling in groups (e.g. if one has to cross a ford over a stream with sudden changes in the water flow) Also I am not sure how easy is to find accomodation unless you have booked. The population is very sparse. In towns during summer accomodation is offered in school dormitories. I suspect that he might be wanting to camp, hence the reason I asked that. But I agree, turn up at lodgings [1] on the day without pre-booking is likely not to be 100% successful, and with the next "town" 4 hours away you are going to be stuffed. Anyhow all the standard ring road (and sites near to it like the main Geyser or Thingvellir or lake Myvatn) is scenic enough. Do not miss Jokulsarlon, lake Myvatn, and the numerous waterfalls. The only place out of the way, doable in a normal car [2] that the guide books rate as interesting, is the Island of Flatey. But looking at the pictures I can't see why, and with only 2 ferries a day requiring pre-booking (for cars) timing your trip is going to be tricky. It might be better to leave the car on the dock and make the round trip as a ped. 2 weeks gives you enough time to do this, 1 week doesn't (unless you skip the north and East of the Island which would be a real shame) (note that I am not personally recommending it as I didn't go there - you have to do your own further research) tim [1] I use that word as in many locations, that's as good as it gets [2] In the sense that you can take the car on the ferry from one port and convey it onto another. You can't use it to drive around the island. |
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Iceland: scenic driving advice?
On 12/14/15 11:06 AM, tim..... wrote:
"poldy" wrote in message ... On 12/13/15 12:01 PM, Don Wiss wrote: On Sun, 13 Dec 2015, Dan Stephenson wrote: My next trip is to Iceland for 10-14 days The generally plan is to circuit the island, close-wise, making forays to visit glaciers, volcanoes, and other places resulting from research Which guide books have you purchased so far? Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom). Do people still buy guide books? Or jsut print out some web sites? If you know of a web site[1] that's anywhere near as good as the average guide book, please tell me tim [1[ Generic one, not one simply for Iceland Maybe not as good but good enough. Though Frommers seem to have a lot of the content from their books. With possibly more current info. And there are dozens of sites. |
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Iceland: scenic driving advice?
"poldy" wrote in message ... On 12/14/15 11:06 AM, tim..... wrote: "poldy" wrote in message ... On 12/13/15 12:01 PM, Don Wiss wrote: On Sun, 13 Dec 2015, Dan Stephenson wrote: My next trip is to Iceland for 10-14 days The generally plan is to circuit the island, close-wise, making forays to visit glaciers, volcanoes, and other places resulting from research Which guide books have you purchased so far? Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom). Do people still buy guide books? Or jsut print out some web sites? If you know of a web site[1] that's anywhere near as good as the average guide book, please tell me tim [1[ Generic one, not one simply for Iceland Maybe not as good but good enough. Though Frommers seem to have a lot of the content from their books. well, whilst it is better than the ones I have found previously.... for France you should spend 1 day in the Loire and visit 3 castles before moving on - Hm With possibly more current info. And there are dozens of sites. many of which have a paucity of information restricted to "whilst in County X spend some time in the capital Y, oh and you might like to visit Z as well" tim |
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Iceland: scenic driving advice?
On Sun, 13 Dec 2015 13:03:58 -0800, poldy wrote:
Do people still buy guide books? Absolutely. Very convenient to carry around. Or jsut print out some web sites? You can print out all you want. But they will not have as much, or be as organized as an inexpensive 384 page guide book. And clumsy to manage while on the trip. The Lonely Planet one: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1743214758 Is only $15.70. A pretty minor expense considering what the entire trip will cost. And if you want to be cheap, you can preview most of the book on Amazon. Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom). |
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