PSA/Philebrity Travel Desk: Iceland’s Looking Pretty Good Right Now
So, we know: The pressure is just too fucking much. You need to get away. Just take some time. But what with that crazy recession/depression/impending Hoovervilles going up any second now, a vacation seems impossible at this moment. Wrong! A friend sent us this link for Iceland Air, which is currently offering round trips for under $400. And we soooo wanna go. Everyone we’ve ever talked with who’s gone has had nothing but amazing things to say about both the country and its people, who we gather to be very friendly, sometimes hot, and seemingly drunk all the time, since there’s no day or night there. Plus, we’re not sure if you’ve heard or not, but basically, Iceland was the only country in the world to get fucked more than us in the financial crisis, so the exchange rate ACTUALLY FAVORS THE U.S. DOLLAR. (1 Iceland Krona = 0.008665 US Dollar.) Crazy! And sure, Anthony Bourdain might not have had a great time there, but he’s probably not a massive Sigur Ros fan, either, so there’s no accounting for taste. And think of it this way: If you book for the week of November 4th and by some stretch of the imagination or voter fraud, McCain wins, you can just find someone to love in Reykjavik and never come back.
October 22nd, 2008 at 2:29 pm
ICELANDIC WOMEN = HOTNESS
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:16 pm
okay, Jburnside, something upon which we agree!
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:40 pm
http://www.newsweek.com/id/130626
and photo: http://www.laynekennedy.com/iceland-1.jpg
this Blue Lagoon seems worth the trip alone…
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:50 pm
jburnside likes the Icelandic women because they are Aryan.
October 22nd, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Am I the only one who finds this post very 1996? Seriously, Iceland Air fares is news? What sort of poverty jetsetter’s been swindling you as your travel agent?
October 22nd, 2008 at 4:30 pm
a land of much joy for philly elves and trolls – http://www.fueledbyiceland.com
October 22nd, 2008 at 4:54 pm
A group of R5′ers already booked our flights. See you guys there in November. Staff party!
Ps. The airfare has always been cheap, but now for the first time everything else is “cheap” (aka normal priced)
October 22nd, 2008 at 6:57 pm
t-train Says:
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:50 pm
jburnside likes the Icelandic women because they are Aryan.
jburnside has also had a lot of fun in Venezuela & when jburnside lived in Alden Park, he dated a highly attractive African American model.I was an equal opportunity pleasure seeker.I am now off the market.
October 22nd, 2008 at 10:07 pm
So who’s eatin’ puffin when they get there?
October 23rd, 2008 at 3:37 am
hmm.
bourdain = totally awesome. sigur ros = slightly < awesome, so maybe he’s got something shaking there.
but goddamn if i will not get in some natural hot springs. hopefully while listening to something appropriately rocktastic. or rockist. or whatever.
October 23rd, 2008 at 2:41 pm
yeah, i took advantage of this deal when i was 16. DEFINITELY worth the trip – stay at the hostel in Reykjavik, it’s awesome. blue lagoon? definitely. try the public hot pool thing, too.