The surroundings appear tropical and the gleaming sun makes the illusion complete. I snap out of it as I remember that I’m sitting on the back of a horse.
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Yesterday, the man accused of having killed Haukur Sigurdsson in Reykjanesbaer this spring refused to answer whether he was guilty of manslaughter. He did however admit to have inflicted injury on Sigurdsson, which led to his death.
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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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US weekly Newsweek interviewed Icelandic tenor Gardar Thor Cortes for an issue to be published in mid-April. His agent, Einar Bárdarson, said the interview is an important stepping stone for Cortes.
“The interview is very important, especially because it is not only published in the US but is distributed around the world, which will help us enter new territories,” Bárdarson told Fréttabladid.
Cortes was interviewed by renowned journalist Gianne Brownell in his agent’s office in Soho, London, on March 26.
“We talked for a long time at Einar’s in Soho. […] She came well-prepared; had read a lot about me which was very pleasing,” Cortes said.
Cortes said Brownell had asked about his background, his expectations, his music, his family and his life in general.
The tenor’s new album will be released in the UK on April 16 and he has been interviewed by several UK media outlets, including the Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Mail, in relation to the release.
On March 29 Cortes performed on BBC2’s Friday Night is Music Night, and was backed by the BBC Concert Orchestra. The show has aired for almost 50 years.
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 Puffins 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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Future of Hope is an aptly named documentary directed by Henry Bateman about what some people are doing to shape the future of Iceland, hoping that above all, the crisis will ultimately strengthen the country.
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There can’t be many novels that are heralded as being “a purification for body and soul” recommended to “those who enjoy experimental cookery” (review of November Rain in DV newspaper) and “as beautiful as a painting from the golden age” (review of The Offspring by Danish newspaper Politiken). However, Reykjavík based writer, Audur Ava Ólafsdóttir, has attracted such attention not to mention literary prizes.
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Have a laugh this week by visiting Hafnarborg, the Hafnarfjördur Centre of Culture and Fine Art, where the exhibition “Humor in Icelandic Art” is currently running. The exhibition consists of works by contemporary Icelandic artists from different generations which deal with humor and irony.
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