Out of Pod Experience

Thank you for this...

ok, yeah Ive got a a decent alcohol tolerance I hope...that or Ill learn.

Are you referring to North or South Holland or the Netherlands?

There be Dragons?

And flying mammoths?

Edit: And of course arrows to be taken to a certain body part!

As a English gentleman that has lived in this country for now over 8 years, i shall give you my insight lol.

while learning Icelandic is not essential it is preferably if you want to get involved in conversations, i don't know what kind of work your looking for but theirs a fair bit of hotel work about at the moment if you don't mind what your doing, The pay is fairly good and i have even during the crisis way more spare cash that i ever did in the UK.

Transport in Iceland is fairly good, much better than in the UK, however I'm sure many Icelanders will tell you that the public transport is a shame , they need to spend some time in the UK country side me thinks. However if you want to buy a car it can get expensive and be a huge drain on your pocket, but as the citys so small you can walk to most places easily or you can get a bike as there's some very good cycle paths.

The night life is lively and with many pubs and clubs to choose from you will find a place you like, beer is more expensive than in the UK about 5pound a half litre but if your working here you wont really worry about that to much....at least till the end of the month hehe

hope this helped some.

Ok, never been there myself, but thinking about the average temperatures in Reykjavik, it doesn't seem that cold after all. Anyone here that can enlighten me how much it really fluctuates from those averages? Just thinking because at some parts here in Finland, stats show average temperatures at somewhere around -6c in january, but we have seen it go as low as -40c at the same places sometimes. Same goes for summer +16c averages, but some days it might rise up to +30c.

Also, as Reykjavik is located at the coast, I assume it gets a bit windy there at times? Just interested because I've always wanted to visit Iceland.

That was quite a rant you went on there

Genealogy is like that Too much mystery coupled with the assumption of speculation I think. I've been hearing about this and that regarding it for 20 years and, to me, the best I can follow with any reasonable credibility is back to my great grandparents. Before that is kind of sketchy.

The most interesting person of note in my family, is my Moms grandfather on her Moms side. The guy was raised in an orphanage, was adopted, and became Egbert Arthur Alvis, eventually moving to Canada and becoming a wealthy business owner. No idea who he was or where he came from as he has no birth records.

Interesting because he's completely without a family history that's traceable, and could be anybody.

Sorry to derail the thread. Just got side-tracked.

I like the fact that some of my family is from Iceland, and sort of regret the fact that I know very little about it and have never been there.

Sadly under 30, Im 24, but thanks anyway...

And yeah Im UK. But it does look interesting.

A good pack, decent snow shoes, good merino wool socks, waterproof and insulated boots, layered clothing, preferably with a base layer that wicks moisture away from your body, a warm and wicking hat, waterproof mittens (loose finger gloves don't allow enough warmth to get trapped), a good scarf or something to cover your face.

I've never been to Iceland personally but would LOVE to go. Being a former meteorologist though, definitely be prepared for the cold....and you should be fine.