On Oct 22, 11:20 am, "tim....." wrote:
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> > On Oct 20, 6:19 pm, "tim....." wrote:
> >> Has any one been?
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> >> It looks likely that I am going to have to take next year's
> >> summer break in the July/August period that I usually
> >> avoid as I don't like hot weather. As I am also going to
> >> be starting from Scandinavia the easy options (for which
> >> read cheaper) are what one guide book decribed as "those
> >> cold places that used to belong to Denmark" and the Baltics.
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> >> I have managed to find some guide books in the library on
> >> the others in the list, but there was nothing on Greenland.
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> >> Does any where on the land mass make a viable destination
> >> for a week (or even longer) in summer?
> >> Are there things to see, is it possible to travel around overland?
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> >> Does anyone have any hints and tips?
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> >> TIA (more in hope than expectation)
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> >> tim
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> > I suggest that you contact Nonni Travel in Akureyri, Iceland as they
> > specialize in that type of thing. 7 years ago they did an excellent
> > job for me of a week long trip in early June beginning and ending at
> > the ferry in Seydisfjordur, Iceland that was impossible to arrange on
> > my own, and they did things for me that were inpossible for me to do
> > directly. While I was in their office, there was a Japanese group who
> > wanted to film skiing off remote mountains in Greenland. They quickly
> > made all the necessary complicated arrangement including helicopter
> > flights in a few minutes and reached an agreeable price. Very
> > impressive what they did for me and them. Visiting Greenland won't be
> > cheap, but they can make sure that you're not stuck in a remote
> > location with nothing to do and you maximize the use of your time.
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> This is beginning to look very hard.
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> The easy places to get to are not interesting
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> this is the only place with daily flights:
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> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b6/Kangerlussuaq-large.png
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> and it makes Anchorage look nice. But from Anchorage you
> can get in a car and drive somewhere else. From Kangerlussuaq
> the only way out is another plane or a boat, but to where?
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> > If you do go, please post back here your experiences, I'm also
> > interested in visiting there. Hurtigruten of the Norwegian coastal
> > voyage also has trips there.
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> Thanks for that, but 3000 GBP is just too much. And all the
> 'landings' are "hike to somewhere" which is not what I would
> want!
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> Iceland is beginning to move to the top of the list
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You can take the Faroe Islands flagged ferry Norrona (spelling?) from
either Bergen, Norway or Esbjerg, Denmark to Iceland. As sailings are
weekly, you would have to spend multiples of a week in Iceland, which
again isn't cheap, but at least you can easily get around and there is
enough to see. If you travel from Bergen, you will spend 3 days in
the Faroes on your way back. Make sure to have made advanced
reservations for lodging, because there aren't that many hotels. If
traveling from Esbjerg 2 days going to Iceland, as you must leave the
ferry when it goes to either Bergen or Esbjerg if that is not your
destination. I liked the Faroe Islands more than Iceland. There are
"Europe's" highest sea cliffs (over 2000 feet) on the north edge of
the islands, the islands are covered with grass, and it is an
interesting remote place where you can easily travel between islands.
Helicopter flights were highly subsidized and very cheap. It is one
of my favorite places which I have visited. The ferry also stops in
Lerwick, Shetland Islands on the trip to Bergen.
The trouble with traveling in the far north is that it is very
expensive wherever you go, but I think the scenery is some of the best
in the world, and the people quite interesting if you get to know them.
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