[Dazzler]

If I travel anything this summer I will definitively go north or east

Where to? North pole?

  Hemmi lives in the south of Iceland.. He means to north and eastern Iceland (where it has been better weather) 

[agentr31]

the north has better weather?

[Dazzler]

the north has better weather?

See reply number 286 from Hemmi in this thread...

[SRT Metro]

Same thing here in Sweden...
Luleå in northern Sweden has so far had better weather than Halmstad in southern Sweden...
Distance between Halmstad and Luleå is 1350 km.
This year the weather has been quite crazy... 

[Dazzler]

I didn't realize Sweden was that long 

[Hemmi]

Yes the weather has been better in N and E Iceland,

Now the weather is good in S and W Iceland but not so good in N and E, I live on the SW part.

[SRT Metro]

I didn't realize Sweden was that long 

1572 Km long...
500 Km wide...

Population 9,4 Million

[Dazzler]

I didn't realize Sweden was that long 

1572 Km long...
500 Km wide...

Population 9,4 Million

Not big compared to Australia but big compared to many European countries...

I should study Sweden a bit just out of interest (My late Stepdad had a Volvo Dealership when I was a kid and loved his Saab Areo which he had for over 10 years until he passed in 2007....)

[SRT Metro]

Australia is *19 compared to Sweden... Huge...

From North to South 3000 Km.
From East to West 4000 Km.
Population 20,1 Million

[clackerz]

Australia is *19 compared to Sweden... Huge...

From North to South 3000 Km.
From East to West 4000 Km.
Population 20,1 Million

Yes a big piece of land for sure, but most of it is basically inhabitable - too dry, too hot etc.
over 90% of the population (don't quote me on that) live right on the very edge of the coast, and more so on the eastern coast.
Aussies also have an obsession with living on coastal areas - any land along a coastal strip is becoming too expensive for the average jo-blo.
But having said that most of us would live within 30-40mins drive from the coast anyway.

[Hemmi]

Yes a big piece of land for sure, but most of it is basically inhabitable - too dry, too hot etc.
over 90% of the population (don't quote me on that) live right on the very edge of the coast, and more so on the eastern coast.
Aussies also have an obsession with living on coastal areas - any land along a coastal strip is becoming too expensive for the average jo-blo.
But having said that most of us would live within 30-40mins drive from the coast anyway.

Same here.

probably 99% here that live by or close to coast, the highlands as they are called are to cold and have fierce weather in the winter.

[Dazzler]

Australia is *19 compared to Sweden... Huge...

From North to South 3000 Km.
From East to West 4000 Km.
Population 20,1 Million

Yes, but compared to England, Wales, Portugal etc.. Sweden is quite large !

[bumpkin]

UK is 244,000 sq. km in area and has a population of 62M

Scotland is 79,000 sq. km and only has 0.6M people, mostly in the cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness.  Most of the country is uninhabited due to the mountains and like Iceland has it's major cities on the coasts.

[Dazzler]

UK is 244,000 sq. km in area and has a population of 62M

Scotland is 79,000 sq. km and only has 0.6M people, mostly in the cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness.  Most of the country is uninhabited due to the mountains and like Iceland has it's major cities on the coasts.

According to this Scotland has a Population of a bit over 5 Million..

http://www.trueknowledge.com/q/population_of_scotland_2010

.6 Million is only a few more than Tasmania   (that would have made your cities awfully small  )   

They are smaller than I thought they would be but Glasgow has nearly .6 Million by itself

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_towns_and_cities_in_Scotland_by_population

[bumpkin]

  Typo guys sorry, I was typing and wrestling a 5 year old at the same time, should read as Dazz so rightly points out ~6M

[Dazzler]

Sorry Brian wasn't having a shot at you but I nearly fell off my chair when I read your post so promptly did some googling...

[eye30]

Scotland is 79,000 sq. km and only has 0.6M people,

And its claim to fame is the only country with the Horse man!!!!

[2i30s]

at 5am it was 2c and at the moment its only 9c. im on a weeks holiday but had to take my oldest son to work this morning [hes only 17,so no licence yet] damn cold.   

[Surferdude]

I make it 18 deg. With clear blue skies and a gentle SW ruffling the leaves.

Ah, Queensland. Beautiful one day, perfect the next.

[clackerz]

at 5am it was 2c and at the moment its only 9c. im on a weeks holiday but had to take my oldest son to work this morning [hes only 17,so no licence yet] damn cold.   

Yup damn cold this morning.
Not gonna get any better either.  Sunday is supposed to be low of 2 and high of 12

[2i30s]

i just checked out the barometer outside and its only 12c.

[agentr31]

I make it 18 deg. With clear blue skies and a gentle SW ruffling the leaves.

Ah, Queensland. Beautiful one day, perfect the next.

LOL QFT!!!

[bumpkin]

You guys crack me up

Only 9C and 12C   Sheer luxury

[2i30s]

but brian,can you spend half the year in a tee shirt.?   

[bumpkin]

Yes, 9C is T-shirt weather in Scotland

[2i30s]

 

[babis_xo]

but brian,can you spend half the year in a tee shirt.?   

And the other half in a tea shirt

[clackerz]

Yes, 9C is T-shirt weather in Scotland

IS that with or w/o a kilt?

I saw a bloke in stubby shorts, a tee shirt and thongs (the kind you wear on your feet) tonight and it was blowing a gale at 8 degrees.......
Maybe he was on his way home from the pub, had his fill and was running on whiskey....

[eye30]

Rain and 16C tonight

[SRT Metro]

25C and blue sky...