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Beringe
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Posted - 2005.10.16 09:28:00 -
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 Originally by: Nac MacFeegle
There's gotta be something that you can distill cheaply there... sheep? Puffins?
Ugh...most Icelanders have some experience with moonshine. It's really a lot worse than you think it is.
The reason alcohol is expensive is because the government has a monopoly on selling it, defended by the law.
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BH Darkage
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Posted - 2005.10.16 12:29:00 -
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A more detailed map of Reykjavik can be found here - Linkage
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Dakath
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Posted - 2005.10.16 13:05:00 -
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Originally by: Nac MacFeegle
Originally by: Beringe
It's a vicious cycle - we drink because everything is so expensive, but the alcohol is so expensive that we have to drink some more...
There's gotta be something that you can distill cheaply there... sheep? Puffins?
Bunnies! 
1000 baby bunnies were slow-roasted alive to create this signature line.
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Masta Killa
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Posted - 2005.10.16 15:51:00 -
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If you come to the Fanfest then you may perhaps bask upon the drunken, silly glory of me, Muad'dib, Beastoria, Nolon3, Shad0w Hawk, Komodensis, Aphrod and perhaps Harry Ramo & Khoulkkh.
You'll know it's us because some of us are such nerds that we have Collective t-shirts. 
Btw. Cabadrin, close by the Nordica hotel is Kringlan, a shopping mall; it's got cafÚs, supermarkets, a cinema etc etc so you at least won't die of starvation.
The clubs and bars in downtown ReykjavÝk all serve about equally expensive alcohol so you won't really save that much by picking some cheap, dirty joint to drink up in. Just pick the place with the biggest quantity of beautiful girls and you should be fine.
The clubs in ReykjavÝk are sadly not as diverse as abroad but we do have alot of them.
There's the hiphop joint (Opus), the rock joints (Boomkikker & Grand Rokk), the "posh" clubs (Pravda & more), the place where you always end up in a fight (Gaukur ß St÷ng) and your friendly local gheybar (CafÚ Cosy).
You should really see the sights in ReykjavÝk and in it's vicinity; as a 19 year old gamer I can testify that it's all worth seeing 
The last Fanfest was pretty good, I met all sorts of evil CA people (Zelota & Floda anyone?) who scared me with their evil drinking habits and now that there are more than 1 evil entity in Eve (omgcanitbetrue) it should be fun to meet all the fellow players in person!
I hope I haven't sounded too much like a travel agent and that at least a tiny bit of my rambling will be of use to you & all the others coming to Iceland.
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Cabadrin
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Posted - 2005.10.16 16:05:00 -
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Nice suggestions, thanks for the tips
It looks like we'll have all of sunday to check out the city, and since my flight doesn't leave Keflavik until 4:30 pm on monday, I can see some stuff in the morning.
How far away are the glaciers and/or volcanos from Reykjavik? Would it be worth doing a day trip out there to see the sights?
Also, what about the weather and such - should I even bother with an umbrella, and just bring a gore-tex heavy raincoat with lots of fleece?
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Masta Killa
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Posted - 2005.10.17 18:23:00 -
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This has info on the "usual" tourist attractions, Gullfoss & Geysir, what's interesting about them and how to book tickets etc.
And here is info on jeep trips on the glaciers in Iceland which is something I can personally recommend as really fun.
About the weather: Don't bother with an umbrella, most of the time the rain is horizontal (maybe more like 45¦). The weather during the fanfest weekend will probably have some rain so don't forget that raincoat just in case...
Aaand that's enough out of me, I'm really sounding like a travel agent now..
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Hail Stian Allaince and the emperor who can't spell. ;]
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Darius Shakor
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Posted - 2005.10.17 18:42:00 -
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Edited by: Darius Shakor on 17/10/2005 18:43:41
I have been on the Reykjavik tourist board website and started marking down the locations of all the steak houses and bars on a map.
Well, gotta prioritise haven't you.
And if I find a nice place that serves smoked puffin meat, I might try a piece to add to the list of other stuff I have eaten off the map.
Ostritch
Alligator
Wild Boar
Seal
Bear
Ohh yeah, and all were quite nice, except the seal that was a little fatty for my taste...
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DukDodgerz
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Posted - 2005.10.17 19:00:00 -
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Originally by: Raem Civrie
Originally by: Nyphur
I'd like to know what there might be for a vegan who doesn't drink alcohol at the fanfest. And sitting around drinking coke while everyone else is getting drunk isn't an option, I tried that before and it was a rather unpleasant experience. What other things are there to do and are there places I can get decent vegan food?
Sitting around sober drinking coke sounds like what you'll be doing :/
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Discussion about illegal activities is not permitted on the forums. - Teblin
not sure what you said, but the mods should be aware that not all things illegal in some countries, are illegal in others, but then as I said, no way of knowing what thing they deemed illegal, even if mentioned in jest (there is a difference between moderation, and censorship and thought e-o forums had learned that...guess I was wrong)
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Bawldeux IV
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Posted - 2005.10.17 19:22:00 -
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I hear you can make love to polarbears, and wrestle an eskimoe woman...(or was it the other way around...)
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Vegeta
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Posted - 2005.10.17 20:26:00 -
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I recommend going to the ginormous amusement park, the entirely fantastic and super-fun Fj÷lskyldu og H·sd²ragarur. After you've gone on and recovered from all the awesome rides, call a taxi and have him take you to the biggest peen-mall in the world, Smßralind.
For you adrenaline-addicts who can't get enough, there's also Perlan, the lone boob of ReykjavÝk.
Fun facts about Iceland:
24 hours of sunlight in the summer
0 hours of sunlight in the winter
125 earthquakes a year (we have really tough houses)
Not so hot facts about the blue lagoon:
Smells like rotten eggs
You can't see what goes on below the surface
That soft stuff that you walk in... yeah
Caution: Do not come within 1 meter of another Icelander, it's just how things are here.
This is made from the bones of tourists who got too close.
Those pink lights in the sky is not a sign of the apocalypse.
Don't forget your watch, make sure you have an alarm clock (the light outside says nothing about what time it is).
Keep those tips and facts behind your ear while here, and you'll be fine.
Note: One or more of the statements above may be untrue
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Dale Cussler
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Posted - 2005.10.17 20:33:00 -
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I just read that website in Icelandic and holy cow... that's a language?
Couldn't make heads or tails out of it... scary :D I imagine that spoken it sounds... real weird :P
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Woohoo
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Posted - 2005.10.17 21:02:00 -
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Edited by: Woohoo on 17/10/2005 21:07:20
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Pete Tyyr
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Posted - 2005.10.17 21:09:00 -
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Originally by: Nyphur
I'd like to know what there might be for a vegan who doesn't drink alcohol at the fanfest. And sitting around drinking coke while everyone else is getting drunk isn't an option, I tried that before and it was a rather unpleasant experience. What other things are there to do and are there places I can get decent vegan food?
I don't drink, haven't touched a drop of alcohol for 3 years. And meeting another sober Eve player would be something I might like :)
Local btw, meat eater... but that doesn't matter much.
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sonofollo
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Posted - 2005.10.17 21:13:00 -
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soudns like fun hopefully CCP will provide plenty of pics - articles and all sorts of multimedia things on the website here for us australians who cant make it
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rowbin hod
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Posted - 2005.10.17 21:47:00 -
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OK, apologies if this has been answered already elsewhere, but the airwaves festival starts on Wednesday. I bought my fanfest pass and Airwaves ticket combo from the eve store, so i guess i pick up my airwaves ticket when I go to the Fanfest on the Thursday.
Do people see the problem?
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JoCool
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Posted - 2005.10.17 21:53:00 -
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Elves were invented many hundred years ago in reference to those tall germans living in the dark forests near the river Elbe, Elbes hence Elves.
So it isn't the land of elves and volcanos - It's the land of vikings, bad beer and good video games.
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JoCool
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Posted - 2005.10.17 21:56:00 -
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Volcanos is Sicily. But I give you that one too.
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Bloodspire
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Posted - 2005.10.18 18:48:00 -
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Originally by: Hildur Sif
unfortunatly only 1 exotic club is left in iceland (Goldfinger) and their are no icelandic dancers there.. I think 
In KeflavÝk where your plane lands there is a Strip club/exotic club called Casino...But Goldfinger is better...And if you don¦t like touching naked chicks you can always just sit down have a beer and stare at them and start your own fantasy 
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GM Rendo
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Posted - 2005.10.18 20:35:00 -
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Originally by: Vegeta
Caution: Do not come within 1 meter of another Icelander, it's just how things are here.
This is made from the bones of tourists who got too close.
Note: One or more of the statements above may be untrue
Oh, my. Now I know where the devs got their ideas for the minnie ships
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