tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739575111461729992.post6746911642856221582..comments2024-02-17T02:43:02.367-08:00Comments on David BSI: Review - Walking and Trekking in Iceland by Paddy DillonDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07061493122424534813noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739575111461729992.post-54875267495358719372013-10-16T23:30:30.811-07:002013-10-16T23:30:30.811-07:00Shame the book was not returned to you. It will p...Shame the book was not returned to you. It will probably have been written by Dick Phillips, known locally in Nenthead as "Iceland Dick". He was still running tours there in his mid seventies and if still around is probably still running them now. He is a bit of a legend in the area and people often seek him out for advice. <br /><br />While I have loads of Cicerone guides in my bookcase, this is the first time I have used one of Paddy Dillon's and would happily use one again for a trip elsewhere. <br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061493122424534813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739575111461729992.post-34489599860491535042013-10-16T14:04:57.131-07:002013-10-16T14:04:57.131-07:00Back in 1981 when my wife and I visited Iceland, t...Back in 1981 when my wife and I visited Iceland, the only guidebook available was written by a chap from Nenthead and called, if I remember correctly, Iceland in a Nutshell. It was more a general guide, rather than a walkers' guide, but useful nonetheless. I subsequently lent it to someone and never got it back. It's nice to know there are others available these days, and I am familiar with Paddy Dillon's books because I have his Madeira guide, and that was pretty easy to follow. It's also good to know that alcohol is available, because back in the 1980s a type of prohibition was operating and you could only buy a drink in a hotel. How times have changed – and thankfully for the better.<br />Cheers, AlenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com