Maybe it would be best for both Jón Bjarnason and the whole country if he were to move to Grímsey, an uninhabited island in the West Fjords.
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The 11th annual Night of Lights festival begins today in Reykjanesbaer municipality in southwest Iceland. Tomorrow and Saturday night, many of the country’s best bands will play in Reykjanesbaer and on Sunday local choirs will entertain guests.
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Click on the picture to watch an audio slideshow of a hike to Hraunsvatn lake in Öxnadalur valley in north Iceland, which lies at a height of 490 meters, interlocked between two steep mountains and a small glacier with a view of the majestic Hraundrangar peaks.
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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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Welcome to our new promotion section for Icelandic businesses where you can learn all about the history, character, products and services offered by both rooted and sprouting companies in Iceland. The first Business Profile is of our very own Iceland Review.
A quarterly publication, the print edition of Iceland Review is the longest running English-language magazine on Iceland, celebrating its 45th birthday this year. It’s an important source of information for readers who are looking for first-hand information on Icelandic culture, society and nature.
“Iceland Review was born the same year I was—in 1963. It’s one of the oldest magazines in this country and has always been a quality publication,” says editor Bjarni Brynjólfsson. “The magazine offers insightful features on life in Iceland, profiles interesting Icelanders and spotlights amazing photographs like it has done for so many years.”
Iceland Review is delivered to subscribers all over the world with readers in more than 100 countries and a circulation of almost 20,000.
“The magazine is really a window into Icelandic society. We cover culture and the working life of the nation as well as its wonderful but harsh nature,” explains renowned photographer and deputy editor Páll Stefánsson, who has been with Iceland Review for over 25 years, complementing the editorial content with his stunning photographs of Iceland’s landscape and people.
“Most of our stories are written by English-speaking journalists who have become experts in all things Icelandic. They also provide critical insight into our society because outsiders often see things with a clearer vision than natives,” comments Brynjólfsson, who took over the editorship one year ago.
“Many travel agents who plan trips to Iceland are devoted readers as the magazine is a reliable source of information,” says Brynjólfsson. Iceland Review can also be found in most of the better hotel rooms in Iceland as well as in selected bookstores in North America.
All subscribers are part of Iceland Review’s annual draw to win a trip to Iceland.
Click here to subscribe to the magazine and here to purchase a gift subscription.
Iceland Review, Heimur Publishing
Borgartúni 23, 105 Reykjavík
Tel: +354-512-7575
Email: icelandreview@icelandreview.com
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The second issue of the print edition of Iceland Review 2010 has just been published. Entitled “Under the Volcano” the magazine dedicates 20 pages, words and pictures, to the volcanic eruption in Eyjafjallajökull glacier which made headlines all over the word. New subscribers will receive the book 2010 Eruptions as a gift and all subscribers are part of a draw to win a trip to Iceland. Click here to subscribe to the magazine.
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Dadi Gudbjörnsson's art with its smiley faces, Aladdin's lamps, gleaming hearts, blue mountains and psychedelic flora of unearthly origin reminds me of the cheesy R.E.M. song “Shiny Happy People”. The sugar-sweet naivety fails to amuse me but I must admit it infects my mood with delirious joy.
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Former President of Iceland Vigdís Finnbogadóttir turned 80 on 15 April this year and Mayor Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir—in making her an Honorary Citizen of Reykjavík to mark the occasion—observed that Finnbogadóttir’s life was interwoven with that of Reykjavík. In June 1980 Finnbogadóttir made history when she became the world’s first democratically elected female head of state.
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Today, August 30, and tomorrow is your last chance to visit the exhibition “Eau De Parfum” by Andrea Maack at the Spark Design Space in Reykjavík. In the exhibition space, Maack introduces three perfumes that are the result of her collaboration with French perfumery apf aromes & parfums.
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