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February
09
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Waiting in Airports
As a kid I thought airports were the most romantic places in the world. Now, while other airports destroy my jet-setting romanticism, Keflavík aptly revives it.
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February
01
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Roe and Liver Season
Click on the picture to observe how to prepare a traditional Icelandic meal of roe and liver (hrogn og lifur). At this time of year, egg pouches are harvested from female fish, mainly cod and haddock, and sold in fish stores around the country along with the liver. The egg pouches may not look appetizing; just remember that caviar is fish eggs too.
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January
04
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Village Profile: Fjallabyggd – A Skier’s Dream
Fjallabyggd (“Mountain Settlement”) is a skier’s dream. Its slopes are perfect for slaloming and there are also tracks for telemark skiing. Winter sporting enthusiasts can also go ice skating or rent snowmobiles. In summer, Fjallabyggd turns into a paradise for hikers. Read this special promotion about one of Iceland’s best hidden gems.
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22/03/2006 | 12:05
Horses dragging Hollywood stars away from Iceland
Filming for the Hollywood movie "Stardust" starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro will start in Iceland next weekend.
Substantial parts of the movie were to be filmed in Iceland but it seems that horses might keep the movie stars away..
Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes, Sienna Miller and Charlie Cox are among the stars in this Matthew Vaughn-directed adaptation of Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel.
Morgunbladid reports that horses also have a major role in this Paramount project but unfortunately it is illegal to import horses to Iceland.
"This really puts a spanner in the works," said Helga Margrét Reykdal, managing director of movie production company TrueNorth, local partner for the "Stardust" team.
Helga said that they had spoken to "relevant parties" but it appeared that the Icelandic horse was especially vulnerable to disease because it had been isolated for so many centuries and therefor people were afraid to import horses.
"This will be the first day of filming. They are coming to film winter scenes and will then continue filming in the U.K. Regarding future filming, they are interested in shooting most of the film in Iceland but horses play a big part in the movie and transporting them to the country is not allowed. That is why people are weighing the alternatives. At the moment we do not know if the project has a future here in Iceland."
"Maybe they will be forced to find another solution, other then coming to Iceland, even though this is their dream place," said Helga.
The filming will take place near Höfn in Hornafjördur. For this round of filming none of the star-studded crew will come to Iceland.
Substantial parts of the movie were to be filmed in Iceland but it seems that horses might keep the movie stars away..
Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes, Sienna Miller and Charlie Cox are among the stars in this Matthew Vaughn-directed adaptation of Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel.
Morgunbladid reports that horses also have a major role in this Paramount project but unfortunately it is illegal to import horses to Iceland.
"This really puts a spanner in the works," said Helga Margrét Reykdal, managing director of movie production company TrueNorth, local partner for the "Stardust" team.
Helga said that they had spoken to "relevant parties" but it appeared that the Icelandic horse was especially vulnerable to disease because it had been isolated for so many centuries and therefor people were afraid to import horses.
"This will be the first day of filming. They are coming to film winter scenes and will then continue filming in the U.K. Regarding future filming, they are interested in shooting most of the film in Iceland but horses play a big part in the movie and transporting them to the country is not allowed. That is why people are weighing the alternatives. At the moment we do not know if the project has a future here in Iceland."
"Maybe they will be forced to find another solution, other then coming to Iceland, even though this is their dream place," said Helga.
The filming will take place near Höfn in Hornafjördur. For this round of filming none of the star-studded crew will come to Iceland.
February
09
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Iceland’s Government and Opposition Agree on Icesave
The government of Iceland and the opposition in Iceland’s parliament reached an agreement yesterday on a discussion point to use in renegotiations with British and Dutch authorities on the Icesave obligations.
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February
09
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Icelandair Wants to Open Casino in Iceland
Icelandair has submitted a request to the Ministries of Justice and Industry that operating casinos be legalized in Iceland. The company is interested in opening a casino at the Hilton Hotel Nordica on Sudurlandsbraut in Reykjavík.
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February
09
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President of Iceland on Liberian Stamp
Icelandic stamp collector Magni R. Magnússon recently found a rare stamp sheet from Liberia portraying President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson in a collector’s store in Belgium. Liberian post authorities issued stamps with almost 200 world leaders in 2000.
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February
08
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Iceland’s Shanghai World Expo Pavilion Presented
The Icelandic pavilion which was designed for the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai was presented to the representatives of the Foreign Ministry and the committee preparing Iceland’s participation at the Reykjavík Art Museum – Hafnarhús on Friday.
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February
08
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Leak at the Icelandic Institute of Natural History
February
08
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Icelandic State Wants to Acquire Savings Bank
February
08
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Is a New Political Crisis Impending in Iceland?
February
08
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Icelanders Choose 2010 Eurovision Entry
February
08
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Paris Hilton Wears Icelandic Shoes
February
07
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First Icelandic Gaming Industry Awards Underway
February
07
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New Exhibition Opens in Artótek Gallery
February
07
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Elíza Newman Celebrates New Album with Concert
February
06
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New Exhibitions Open at ASÍ Art Museum
February
06
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Iceland’s Largest Travel Fair Opens in Reykjavík
February
06
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Icelandic Car Production at Innovation Center Expo
February
05
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Bank Sells Icelandic Commercial Enterprise Hagar
February
05
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Police Resume Sale of SPRON Stock Investigation
February
05
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Norway Considers Granting Iceland Icesave Loan
February
05
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Ex-Iceland Central Bank Chief Confirms Wellink’s Story
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REVIEWS
February
08
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A Story Untold: Legend by Fiann Paul
When I first heard of the photographic book Legend by Fiann Paul, portraying people dressed in Viking-style in Icelandic landscapes, I imagined it would depict scenes from Norse mythology. However, the idea with the book is to tell a story of how “The Seeker” finds “The Legend” and it feels like a wishy-washy self-help book.
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February
08
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Feature of the Week: Passion and Delight
Fresh back from Brazil, where she was one of 28 international judges at the ‘Cup of Excellence’ awards, Kaffitár founder and owner Adalheidur Hédinsdóttir sat down with Atlantica’s Mica Allan in Kaffitár’s Bankastraeti cafe to talk about her passion and delight: coffee.
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February
08
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Event of the Week: “Lucy”
“Lucy” is a video and music installation by Dodda Maggý (1981), the 15th artist to exhibit in Reykjavík Art Museum’s D-gallery project in the Hafnarhús exhibition hall. In “Lucy” the artist explores the idea of the “acousmetre,” a film character portrayed only by voice, never in body, omniscient and ubiquitous.
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