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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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No negotiation meetings are scheduled with the UK and the Netherlands on the Icesave loan terms this week, according to chairman of the Independence Party Bjarni Benediktsson. However, the Icelandic committee is reviewing certain legal issues.
The Icelandic government and opposition had a telephone conference with the chairman of the Icelandic negotiation committee, American attorney Lee C. Buchheit, at noon yesterday where the progress of the Icesave talks was discussed, ruv.is reports.
Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurdardóttir said after a cabinet meeting yesterday that she is under the assumption that the government and opposition will continue to work together to resolve the Icesave matter.
However, Benediktsson, leader of the opposition, told Morgunbladid that it seems as if their participation in the Icesave dispute become a side issue as far as the government is concerned.
Sigurdardóttir added that it is the government’s priority to arrange a new negotiation meeting between the committees of Iceland, the UK and the Netherlands as soon as possible in the coming days.
The prime minister also said she hoped that the Icesave dispute will not become a bottleneck for the International Monetary Fund’s review of the economic stabilization program for Iceland.
Click here to read more about Icesave and the IMF.
Iceland Review is known for its great photos. Many buy the magazine just for the photos but the articles certainly do not hurt. The daily photo column in Iceland Review was extremely popular during the summer of 2005 and photo features on the web also enjoy great popularity.
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Today, a conference will be held at the Icelandic Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo regarding energy solutions and ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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The new banks, or those profiting from purchasing the assets of the old banks’ money market funds, could be forced to reimburse to the state the amount they spent on the purchases.
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The turnout was massive at the meeting of citizens’ organization Bót, held last night at the Reykjavík City Hall. The organization was founded to fight poverty in Iceland.
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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 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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REVIEWS
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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