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 07/25/2006 04:10:44 AM · #101
they have good beds and all there. 3 appartments for over 3 people together..

Það er sko sæng og allt með en sumir vilja lækka verðið með svefnpokaplássi

Duvet and all is in...thingy

ok

ill take piccis of some of the rooms in the older gesthause. think the new one is totaly booked.

ps. I work in Solheimar ;)

I´m the cleaning tech there:p
 07/25/2006 04:32:05 AM · #102
Hey Guys! this sounds good, I love to travel arround with a whole bunch of DP-ers!! (in an of the road bus?? :) ) For me its no problem to sleep in my sleeping bag and I love the Idea of prints for a discount!I love the Idea to have my pictures hanging in hotels all over the country!

I hope you'll have the date soon so I can plan a head.
Dansig it all sounds great!! Still LOVE to come!
 07/25/2006 05:08:14 AM · #103
Prints for discounts - no problems if my pics are up to it, by then they should be.
Sleeping in a sleeping bag is no problem as I go camping in the UK anyway.
Looking forward to it all.
07/25/2006 06:08:59 AM · #104
i was thinking if you all pend one night here at solheimar fyrst day can go on the whole golden cirkle and second day in a roadtrip to Landmannalugar:p

just a though

dansig are you "on the ice"

if so you can phone me. although im not listed

áttafjórirsjö fjórirníuáttafjórir

snilld:p
 07/25/2006 06:46:34 AM · #105
I am not trying to troll this great thread in any way but I want to point out that this was tried last summer by the oldest DPC user here JonR last summer and there where a lot of people that joined inn.

At that time over 20 people where on a mailing list and everyone where going to the country, and with Jón preparing a great trip over the Icelandic highlands more and more people bailed out becouse of time and money problems.

I recomend for you guys to plan this very well and get confirmed bookings before you go ahead and try to lend cars and so on becouse this will be one hell of a job to pull off.

Iceland is not as expensive as it was last summer but it is still pretty expensive for many people.

But now I think I have warned enough and I hope this will be a great get together.

You can probably PM JonR if you need some experience on what went wrong and what went right the last time over.
 07/25/2006 06:47:02 AM · #106
I'm definitely interested. I don;t know that I will have the funds or vacation time, but if I do you can count me in.
 07/25/2006 07:14:55 AM · #107
Originally posted by Bolti:
I am not trying to troll this great thread in any way but I want to point out that this was tried last summer by the oldest DPC user here JonR last summer and there where a lot of people that joined inn.

At that time over 20 people where on a mailing list and everyone where going to the country, and with Jón preparing a great trip over the Icelandic highlands more and more people bailed out becouse of time and money problems.

I recomend for you guys to plan this very well and get confirmed bookings before you go ahead and try to lend cars and so on becouse this will be one hell of a job to pull off.

Iceland is not as expensive as it was last summer but it is still pretty expensive for many people.

But now I think I have warned enough and I hope this will be a great get together.

You can probably PM JonR if you need some experience on what went wrong and what went right the last time over.


Yep I totally agree, maybe you can ask some deposit paid in advance. If you plan the date early (lets say end of august 2006 the date is fixed for 2007) Than I can and will pay in advance and can asure you I will come. (unless I get verry ill or something... but then you've got the deposit)
 07/25/2006 07:24:42 AM · #108
Originally posted by Bolti:
I am not trying to troll this great thread in any way but I want to point out that this was tried last summer by the oldest DPC user here JonR last summer and there where a lot of people that joined inn.

At that time over 20 people where on a mailing list and everyone where going to the country, and with Jón preparing a great trip over the Icelandic highlands more and more people bailed out becouse of time and money problems.

I recomend for you guys to plan this very well and get confirmed bookings before you go ahead and try to lend cars and so on becouse this will be one hell of a job to pull off.

Iceland is not as expensive as it was last summer but it is still pretty expensive for many people.

But now I think I have warned enough and I hope this will be a great get together.

You can probably PM JonR if you need some experience on what went wrong and what went right the last time over.


I can attest to that...I started the whole 2006 Iceland GTG...LOTS of interest at the beginning but as it got closer and closer, people were dropping out like flies and I ended up doing it on my own.
 07/25/2006 07:39:32 AM · #109
And was it good??? Tell us your expirience Doc!!! Love to hear it!!
It sucks that so many people dropped out. Well what ever happens I'm going to Iceland august or sept. 2007 :D
 07/25/2006 02:43:25 PM · #110
there is always the chance of some people dropping out, but with great planing I think it could work.

the GTG held by Nasti and Kiwi went great, I think there was only one that didn't show, and that was due to illness.

I am trying to get one of Icelands greates landscape photographer to hold a lecture for us about landscape photography and show us some of his work at some point in the trip, hopefully in the beginning, who it is I can't say yet, because if he can't I'll just try to get another great photographer.

the hotels can be canceled without penalty 2 days ahead, so if I have all confirmed 3 days before the GTG I can cancel the rooms that will not be used, but the bus can't be canceled so there will probably be a deposit for the seat on the bus required, there might be 29 persons coming and then we would need to get a bus that is for 35 persons, but if 3 drops out then a 26 persons bus would be enough and a bit cheaper, but can't be changed with such a short notice because they are fully booked to the end of oktober. and it wouldn't be fair to raise the price for those attending, therefore the deposit ;)

and as a group I think it would be smart to book the restaurants aswell, some are really busy during the summer, but still something you must try.
 07/25/2006 03:49:03 PM · #111
what if there is somone on the trip with busdriving licanse? that is half cheaper.

I know a few busdrivers, thats why i know and on all the kindergarden tours one of the fathers drove to bring down the prices

just my personal musings :p

maybe im overthinking things, lol.

I tend to over organice things, but booking places like restourants for dinners and such is realy great. Also like in Sólheimar. they back lunch and/or picknick (nesti) for groups.
 07/25/2006 03:58:16 PM · #112
Originally posted by kollaosk:
what if there is somone on the trip with busdriving licanse? that is half cheaper.



I have a licence to drive a bus, and I used to drive for "hitt Húsið" adventure tours for kids 16-25 years old, I wouldn't want to drive during a 7-10 day long trip, then it would just be a job, you get really tired after driving a bus for 4-6 hours, so you wouldn't be able to participate in everything that goes on after driving with full attention.

I'd rather pay a professional busdriver and be a part of the group myself ;)
 07/26/2006 04:17:09 AM · #113
Dan i do understand that. but what if one of the mates(maki?) has licanse:p hehe

im just wondering;)


07/26/2006 01:10:27 PM · #114
This is going to be good~!
 07/29/2006 09:25:40 AM · #115
hehei hope so:p im getiing exited about this... and its more then year away ... rofl
 07/29/2006 10:17:38 AM · #116
Jep me too kinda crazzy, but have too plan ik way ahead... I'm a girl in bussines LOL

07/29/2006 03:07:08 PM · #117
Holy cow! I did a double take - I misread the timing and thought this was next month already. It's NEXT year! (Keeping track of time is sometimes a difficult thing!)

Caught my eye though, because my wife and I will be visiting this September via a repositioning cruise. We'll be in Iceland Sep 8, 9 & 10, stopping in Akureyri, Isafjordur & Reykjavik.

We are so looking forward to seeing where so many top notch pictures are coming from!

08/19/2006 07:20:21 AM · #118
Any updates jet? Just so curious, and love to go.... :D
 08/19/2006 08:25:36 AM · #119
Originally posted by DanSig:
I think the GTG will be in late August or september, there will be another GTG in Muenster next year in June, and we have to let some time pass before the GTG in Iceland, as so many people want to attend both, but can't afford to travel both to Muenster and Iceland within a few weeks period.

it will be cheaper, both flight and hotel will be cheaper, and probably the bus to, and there is a bigger chance of getting enough available rooms for the group at the hotels.

I have spoken to some of the hotel managers about the GTG and asked if we would get an even better deal in return for some prints of the local landscape, and they thought it was a great idea, so who is willing to trade a print for a good discount at the hotels ?

it must be high quality prints in A3 size, I have the Epson 2100 and am willing to let people print on it during the trip, you just have to pay for paper and ink.
or there are a few printshops around the country that can print for you, but prints must be delivered before the end of the trip to recieve the extra discount... and it all depends on the quality and quantity of landscape pictures how much the discount will be, but I know it will be generous....


I'd certainly be willing to do this, assuming they would be happy for me to have my name and details in small text at a lower corner... and assuming they like anything I take well enough.

For my husband and I we'd prefer accommodation with comfortable, ensuite bedrooms. We're past the days of hostels and shared bathrooms or bathrooms down the hall... Do any of the places you're in discussions with fit that requirement? Do they have websites we could check out?

Thanks!
 08/19/2006 04:03:03 PM · #120
NM, wrong thread LOL

Message edited by author 2006-08-19 16:08:33.
 08/19/2006 04:05:03 PM · #121
Originally posted by Chiqui:
We just got home. I think I am half dead, I can't feel my feet and I fell asleep on the very bumpy tube ride home. It's been a long day but I had fun. Looking forward to seeing the pictures!

June


You rode the tube home from Iceland?
 08/19/2006 04:08:58 PM · #122
Originally posted by mk:
Originally posted by Chiqui:
We just got home. I think I am half dead, I can't feel my feet and I fell asleep on the very bumpy tube ride home. It's been a long day but I had fun. Looking forward to seeing the pictures!

June


You rode the tube home from Iceland?


No, I am too tired to realize it was the wrong thread :P
08/24/2006 01:51:53 PM · #123
Whoops me too wrong thread!

Message edited by author 2006-08-24 13:59:54.
 08/24/2006 02:20:11 PM · #124
Yay, Iceland is the best island in the world.
 09/15/2006 04:35:13 PM · #125
Any news yet? I Have my lonley planet book and wanna gooooooo!!
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