[alligator]

Has anyone here been above the arctic circle? If so, where? I'm considering going there for a fun vacation in 2007.

[ÿ±këç]

You mean as a space tourist?

[residentEvil]

nope...but i was damn close when i was in fairbanks for my alaskan vacation.

my great adventure i'm saving pennies for is the antarctic tour: About Antarctica

[Railroader]

Just barely, It was winter and it was colder than I thought it could get. I was there for cold weather testing of some experimental engines I was helping develop.

It was not a "fun vacation".

[His Dudeness]

I've been across it twice, both times on a submarine. Got the Blue Nose Certificate to prove it! And yes, been to Norway several times. Beautiful women, great scenery, great food, and expensive as hell.

[brokecollegestudentF04]

Actually if you go during the summer you can go to Pt. Barrow Alaska. Its a seasonal road.. and from what friends have told me a hell of a great drive... you follow the alaska above ground pipeline

[Fett]

Uh you don't want to go to Barrow. I lived there for 3 years. It's an incredibly racist town with nothing at all to see.

[tie]

No, but a great book is Horizontal Everest on travels around Ellesmere Island.

[Nicko]

I lived for a few years in the NWT, which is close to the arctic circle. They have awsome adventure tourism up there.

[Judge_Fire]

The regions within the Arctic circle are somewhat diverse. I guess the Canadian, Alaskan and Asian regions get pretty cold, without the warming effect of the Atlantic, while the parts in northern Europe have barely gotten snow this year.

Sailing around the Arctic would be interesting, now that the ice is receding. Amongst the vast stretches of uninhabited wilderness, there are all kinds of weird little towns. Michael Palin visited some during this trip.

Typically, for me, traveling up there in Finland means either having to put up with either hordes of mosquitoes and midges (summer) or neverending darkness (winter). I'm quite happy down here

[residentEvil]

thought that said mosquitoes and midgets. i'm like, how can you not put up with midgets? they rule!

[Judge_Fire]

Northern Midget. Northern Midge. Both seem annoying, unfortunately.

[alligator]

I'm considering traveling to an island off of Iceland (Grimsey) or to Lapland. Iceland is a lot closer to Minnesota than Scandinavia.

[Kerrigan]

Antarctica has its own internet country code: .aq

[- - e r i k - -]

I have been above the arctic circle several times. Quite beautiful.

[tobster]

Originally Posted by alligator 

I'm considering traveling to an island off of Iceland (Grimsey) or to Lapland. Iceland is a lot closer to Minnesota than Scandinavia.

In all my life as an Icelander I've been tought Iceland was actually a part of Scandinavia. It differs a bit with who tells the story but I certainly think of Iceland as a Scandinavian country.

I do recommend going to Grímsey, if not only to say you've crossed the AC. But it is a beautiful island and the people are very very nice.

- tobbi

[- - e r i k - -]

Originally Posted by tobster 

In all my life as an Icelander I've been tought Iceland was actually a part of Scandinavia. It differs a bit with who tells the story but I certainly think of Iceland as a Scandinavian country.

Sorry, Scandinavia refers to the Scandinavian peninsula, namely Denmark, Norway and Sweden. You can be part of our Nordic countries though

[Andy8]

Originally Posted by residentEvil 

nope...but i was damn close when i was in fairbanks for my alaskan vacation.

my great adventure i'm saving pennies for is the antarctic tour: About Antarctica

A few years ago, my father flew on a charter flight over and around Antarctica for a few hours, and the photographs he took were just amazing. The flight left from Melbourne in Australia and took most of the day to fly there, circle the land mass for a few hours and return back to Australia.

[mitchell_pgh]

I'm going on a National Geographic trip in a few days.

I see they have a trip to the Antarctic as well.
National Geographic Expeditions

This is the trip I'll be on:
National Geographic Expeditions

[voodoo]

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - 

Sorry, Scandinavia refers to the Scandinavian peninsula, namely Denmark, Norway and Sweden. You can be part of our Nordic countries though

Here's a little homework for you erik: Find Denmark on the Scandinavian peninsula.

Good luck!

V