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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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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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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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From the beginning of December onwards the Icelandic Touring Association (FÍ) will offer free guided walks on weekdays in the vicinity of Reykjavík. The idea is to give those who are unemployed an opportunity to exercise and socialize.
From Grótta on Seltjarnarnes. Photo by Páll Stefánsson.
“By walking outside new ideas are born and one starts executing things that have been postponed for a long time. It has very good physical and mental influence on everyone, regardless of whether they are unemployed or not,” managing director of FÍ Páll Gudmundsson told Morgunbladid.
People don’t have to be unemployed to participate in FÍ’s walks. Everyone who is interested in light exercise and being outside in good company is welcome. “It is within reach and suitable for all. Each walk takes one to two hours and we provide a guide, light warming up exercises and information,” Gudmundsson said.
The popularity of outdoor activities has increased in the past years and Gudmundsson said these everyday walks are a response to this increased interest. “Somehow everyone becomes equal outside in nature, people from different generations come together and all titles are forgotten.”
The walks begin at 12 noon on Tuesdays and 2 pm on Thursdays and will take place in the vicinity of Reykjavík, for example in the forested area of Heidmörk and Grótta in Seltjarnarnes. The odd hike is also included, to the summit of Mt. Esja, for example.
For further information, contact FÍ. The touring association Útivist is also offering similar walks.
Click here to watch an audio slideshow about Heidmörk and here to watch a slideshow about hiking on Esja.
Click here to read more about unemployment in Iceland.
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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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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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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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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New subscribers to the quarterly Iceland Review magazine will receive the photography book Puffins, which contains a wealth of information about this colorful bird, as a gift. Additionally, all subscribers will enter a draw to win a trip to Iceland. Click here to subscribe to Iceland Review. The new issue will be out next week!
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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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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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“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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