Whales are a controversial topic by any standard. These gargantuan silver blobs (lets be honest, they are a bit blobby) glide through the water, wailing away. When I was a kid I always revered them with a mix of fear and disdain.
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SHARP, a new exhibition of artist Andrea Maack, opens today.
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Watch Iceland Review Online's special video feature, an interview with managing director of Iceland Music Export (IMX) Anna Hildur Hildibrandsdóttir discussing how music is leading Iceland out of the crisis.
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Located just 40 minutes by car and six minutes from Keflavík International Airport, Sandgerdi (“Sandy Hedge”) is a growing town of 1,700 with a storied history and loads to see. Read this special promotion about the hidden secrets of one of Iceland's most charming seaside villages.
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The January-February issue of Icelandair’s inflight magazine Atlantica has been released and this time its theme is “Cool and Relaxed,” coinciding with Páll Stefánsson’s cover photo of a thermal outdoor swimming pool in Iceland’s snowy winter landscape.
Interviewees include Eirný Sigurdardóttir, who opened Búrid, a deli cheese store in Reykjavík, moments before the crisis hit. Having faith in Icelandic dairy products, Sigurdardóttir discusses the uniqueness of Icelandic cheeses.
Eliza Reid covers the booming Icelandic water export industry in her article “Liquid Gold” and guest contributors Tormod Granheim and Fredrik Schenholm recite their adventurous experience of skiing in Iceland’s pristine landscape in their article “Eyes on Ice.”
Páll Stefánsson presents the results of his search for “Cool Pools” from Borgarnes in the west to Mývatn in the northeast in an amazing photo essay.
Also in this issue, five northern Icelandair destinations around the world, Maximus Musicus—the Iceland Symphony Orchestra mouse who is preparing to conquer the world, cool Icelandic design, the best local restaurants and Iceland’s untouched nature.
Atlantica is published by Heimur Ltd. in cooperation with Icelandair. Passengers are always welcome to take a copy with them from the plane.
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When you look at the cover of Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson’s 2009 photography book, The Little Big Book about Iceland, it feels as if the book is looking back at you. It’s the strangest sensation. If feels as if you’re looking into the icy blue and all-seeing, all-knowing eye of a prehistoric creature that has awoken from its sleep but remains calm and cool—and into the very depths of Iceland.
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Salmon fishing in Iceland in the summer season of 2008 exceeded all records with 88,000 fish being caught on rods in the numerous magnificent, crystal clear rivers. The Atlantic salmon is a remarkable specimen of a fish sought after by anglers from all over the world. It is so remarkable that the Sagas often mention lax, Icelandic for salmon.
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This week familiarize yourself with the contribution of Icelandic women artists to visual art over the last 12 years through the exhibition “Possibilities” at Reykjavík Art Museum – Hafnarhús, featuring the work of artists who have won recognition from the Gudmunda S. Kristinsdóttir Fund for the Arts, established to empower the creation of art by women.
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