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AH Northern Lights Reykjavik trip - **7th - 10th February 2013** \o/

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    #32
    WindSock
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    *runs puffing into thread

    Hey goys. Don't leave without meee.

    Yeah I am very interdested to go there. And see them.


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    #33
    [Deleted User]
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    WindSock wrote: »
    *runs puffing into thread

    Hey goys. Don't leave without meee.

    Yeah I am very interdested to go there. And see them.

    \o/

    I'm just letting people know right now, that if ye're all just having some "haha, lets pretend we're going to Iceland" thread, and then pointing and laughing at me when I'm crying in the corner. I'm not going to he happy. Not happy at all.

    Glad that's cleared up.

    So. When we going? I vote immediately after New Year.


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    #34
    rainbowtrout
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    21st - 24th February
    RATM wrote: »
    Might be possible to do it cheaper than that. www.icelandexpress.com are a budget airline, they send me offers and sales all the time. Only the other day they had a sale on for flights in Autumn, return from Stansted worked out at €180. All you'd need then it to tack on a Dublin-Stansted return with Ryanair and you'd get there and back for €230.

    All you need to do to see the northern lights is to get away from the city center at night, even 20km out of Reikavik should do it.

    I might be up for this as have always wanted to go to Iceland. Wouldn't mind renting a car and going to see Gulfoss Waterfall and the Blue Lagoon, both of them aren't that far outside the capital and if you stayed out in a B&B near either then you'd likely see the Northern Lights at night time as a matter of course.

    Also Iceland has gotten slightly cheaper than it used to be since their economy went kaboom so now is a good time to go before the return of their €6 pints :pac:

    I went there in 2007 before the arse fell out of their economy, and did a week for about €1000, flights with Ryanair/Iceland Express, rented a car (was there with a friend) and saw all of those sights, and a few more. Was this time 5 years ago so we had daytime round the clock.

    Jokulsarlon ice lagoon worth a visit in the east of the country.

    http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3577/3320266701_b71a3673c4.jpg


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    #35
    Ficheall
    Registered Users Posts: 9,023 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    Immediately after New Year is cool with me. That should give enough time to get a basic understanding of the language too.
    I notice the link RATM gave only goes as far as August - I presume that's poor website design as opposed to it being indicative of the service operating only during the summer months, já?

    Oh aye - January will mean it's dark pretty much all day long... hmm...


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    #36
    [Deleted User]
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    Ficheall wrote: »
    Oh aye - January will mean it's dark pretty much all day long... hmm...

    Well that means it's night time all day long. Which means we should be in the pub.

    And language, really? Ok cool, I'm sticking with you then. Mine's a pint :D


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    #37
    Chuck Stone
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    I want Teddy Tedson to go because he's a-scared of flying.


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    #38
    [Deleted User]
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    Chuck Stone wrote: »
    I want Teddy Tedson to go because he's a-scared of flying.

    I'm not that fond of it myself. Someone will have to hold my hand at take off :(


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    #39
    Where To
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    14th - 17th February
    I can see the Northern Lights from my front window (not right now obviously) and there are neither coke nor hookers in Iceland.

    Only for that I would really go too, honestly.


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    #40
    Ficheall
    Registered Users Posts: 9,023 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Well that means it's night time all day long. Which means we should be in the pub.

    And language, really? Ok cool, I'm sticking with you then. Mine's a pint :D

    I've no intention of spending my Icelandic sojourn in a pub!
    And I doubt I'll have any useful Icelandic phrases, though one never knows what sort of situation one might fight oneself in...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvW0ciqHzAs


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    #41
    The_B_Man
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    Good idea! Going to an AH beers in town is too much hassle, but an AH trip to Iceland sounds spot on!


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    #42
    Sauve
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    I'm absolutely up for it too.
    As long as it's in the new year.
    Cept now it's gonna be a 'vodkas' instead of a 'beers' :cool:


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    #43
    [Deleted User]
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    Ficheall wrote: »
    I've no intention of spending my Icelandic sojourn

    Well that's fair enough. I do agree to be fair.

    But I'm having beer in the airport. That's the law.


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    #44
    mauzo
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    Are we going on a boards holiday?

    I am including myself....We can pretend I got a pm inviting me if that makes you feel better!

    Im afraid of flying so will need to be baloobas to get on the plane, and wear 2 bras in case of turbulence


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    #45
    Meauldsegosha
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    24th - 27th January
    Deleted User wrote: »
    I'm not that fond of it myself. Someone will have to hold my hand at take off :(

    If I promise to hold your hand whoopsadaisydoodles can I come??:)


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    #46
    Seaneh
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    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    Bring plenty of cash, Reykjavik is notoriously expensive, restaurants and bars especially.

    A few years ago, yes, now, not so much, their currency is still devalued against the euro to help exports.

    It's not cheap, but it's not Olso either.


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    #47
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    syndeyfife wrote: »
    Are we going on a boards holiday?

    I am including myself....We can pretend I got a pm inviting me if that makes you feel better!

    There were no pms! The thread is the invitation!
    Meauldsegosha wrote: »
    If I promise to hold your hand whoopsadaisydoodles can I come??:)

    You can but it looks like sydney needs her hand held too :D


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    #48
    Ficheall
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    You can but it looks like sydney needs her hand held too :D
    And her boobs, by the sounds of it.
    I'm willing to lend a hand, if necessary.


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    #49
    1ZRed
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    My dad doesn't know what the northern lights are!
    He thinks its when there is light from the sun still in the north - you know at the peak of the summer solstice and there's always a bit of light to the north.

    Anyway I've shown him pictures on my phone and and how it gives off different colours but no. He still just doesn't get it.
    F/cking dumbass or what:rolleyes:


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    #50
    mauzo
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    Ficheall wrote: »
    And her boobs, by the sounds of it.
    I'm willing to lend a hand, if necessary.

    You'll definitely need to lend both then!


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    #51
    Ficheall
    Registered Users Posts: 9,023 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    Fiiiiiine...... :rolleyes:


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    #52
    Meauldsegosha
    Registered Users Posts: 7,595 ✭✭✭Meauldsegosha


    24th - 27th January
    whoopsadaisydoodles wrote: »
    syndeyfife wrote: »
    Are we going on a boards holiday?

    I am including myself....We can pretend I got a pm inviting me if that makes you feel better!

    There were no pms! The thread is the invitation!
    Meauldsegosha wrote: »
    If I promise to hold your hand whoopsadaisydoodles can I come??:)

    You can but it looks like sydney needs her hand held too :D
    I'll sit in the middle so you'll both be sorted.


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    #53
    Oranage2
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    Easy Jet have flights from Luton to Reykjavik return for €140 on the 10-17 January.

    You can probably get a flight to london southend or stansted return to dublin for less than a hundred quid and get the train or bus to luton.


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    #54
    ScouseMouse
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    Howdy folks.

    I have an icelandic friend and have an interest in visiting there.

    You may not be aware, but Wallace Travel Group run long weekends to Iceland, direct from Dublin, a couple of times a year.

    I think its around Bank Holiday weekends.

    Maybe its worth seeing if they could organise a Boards deal?

    Something to think about maybe.... along with whoopsadaisydoodles boobies:P

    www.wtg.ie


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    #55
    [Deleted User]
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    superscouse wrote: »
    along with whoopsadaisydoodles boobies

    Hey! My boobies were never thought about in this thread!


    Right lads and lassies, this is the list if people who expressed an interest in our Northern Lights trip. If you have no intention of going you can let me know and I'll take your name of the list. Which to be fair probably leaves me a ficheall :p

    whoopsadaisydoodles
    Ficheall
    rainbowtrout
    The Master
    Westendgirlie
    RATM
    WindSock
    Sauve
    sydneyfife
    Meauldsegosha
    superscouse


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    #56
    Ficheall
    Registered Users Posts: 9,023 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Hey! My boobies were never mentioned in this thread!

    FYP.


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    #57
    JoseJones
    Registered Users Posts: 612 ✭✭✭JoseJones


    21st - 24th February
    I'd be up for it too! As long as it's not all weirdos... Which probably rules me out, but still, I'm in!


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    #58
    tan11ie
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    I'm on the bandwagon too...I can carry the watermelons :o


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    #59
    [Deleted User]
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    JoseJones wrote: »
    I'd be up for it too! As long as it's not all weirdos... Which probably rules me out, but still, I'm in!

    Well. Now. Think about this for a second. Loads of people on an internet forum (and bear in mind that's after hours), have decided it would be a fantastic idea to go to Iceland, a country far far away (shhh, I'm being dramatic) to look at some fancy lights in the sky, having never met each other before. 

    Nope, there'll be no weirdos, I guarantee it.

    So if you want to add your name, copy and paste the list into a new post and add your name to the bottom. 


    whoopsadaisydoodles
    Ficheall
    rainbowtrout
    The Master
    Westendgirlie
    RATM
    WindSock
    Sauve
    sydneyfife
    Meauldsegosha
    superscouse
    Josejones
    tan11ie


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    #60
    Iancar29
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    Im already sa here waiting for yas!!! :P

    http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6775503973_9192e014fd.jpg


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    #61
    Sea Filly
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    Is this a covert suck-up thread?


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