Gourmet Magazine
May 2003
Iceland has two inseparable souls. One is water, the other
the grasses of the river valleys.
MSNBC News
February 24, 2003
Don’t let the fact that Icelanders consume more Coca-cola
per capita than any other nation ib the world fool you; their
palates are sophisticated uncompromising when it comes to
fresh ingredients.
New York Post
February 18, 2003
But Reykjavik, no farther by plane than San Francisco, is
one of the fashionistas’ best-kept secrets. That’s
because prices on designer labels are about 30 percent cheaper
here than in the United States.
Gotham Magazine
February 2003
Very romantic. Don’t bring the long johns. In a country of
thermal springs, you won’t be surprised to learn that steam
pipes run under the sidewalks. Shop, explore and snuggle.
Like we said, a tosty place.
ISLANDS
December 2002
No matter what your mode
of travel, you’ll set off into spectacular terrain created
by a combination of Arctic freeze and impressive volcanism.
Smithsonian
September 2002
The Blue Lagoon is an artificial lake by surplus water from
the geothermic power station at Svartshengi on Iceland's Reykjanes
Peninsula, a volcanic region filled with natural hot springs.
Rich in mineral salts and organic matter, the Blue Lagoon's
warm waters are renowned for their curative properties.
Time Magazine
August 26, 2002
Blessed by nature, Iceland aims to create the world’s
first hydrogen economy.
The New York Times Magazine
July 7, 2002
Since Iceland derives much of its energy from geothermal springs
and burns relatively little fossil fuel, its atmosphere is
largely uncorrupted, and shellfish, cod, haddock and other
fish abound in its clean waters.
Natural History
The Magazine of the American Museum of Natural
History
June 2002
In southeastern Iceland, some 4,500 feet above sea level,
lies Vatnajökull - the largest temperate-zone ice cap
in Europe. On the last day of September 1996, the ground beneath
the glacier began to shake. The trembling indicated that a
volcanic eruption, destined to be among the biggest recorded
in twentieth-century Iceland, had started beneath the ice.
The Boston Globe
June 30, 2002
However, bathing outdoors at the one-of-a-kind Blue Lagoon
- especially in icy temperatures, when the sleet makes your
hair freeze and a masseuse caresses your shoulders and neck
- is several orders of magnitude more exotic than the average
hot pot.
Outside
June 2002
Only on this remote North Atlantic island do you find such
glorious quirks as tolting ponies and entire villages of sleep-deprived
puffin chasers.
International Herald Tribune
Friday, May 24, 2002
A great way to sample the delights of Iceland is a 24-hour
stopover package that includes hotel, transfers and sightseeing.
Flights from the United States land in Reykjavik at 6 or 7
a.m., giving you enough time to visit the volcanic springs
of the Blue Lagoon before taking off for Europe in the late
afternoon.
Newsweek
April 22, 2002
It took the skins of 113 calves to record "Flateyjarbok,"
the thickest of Iceland's ancient sagas. The 14th-century
manuscript and scores of others like it tell the stories of
the ancient Norse cultures in the barren landscape better
than any history book could.
Newsday
March 21, 2002
The North Atlantic seabed coughed up Iceland 20 million years
ago in a fit of volcanic burps. And ever since, this Nordic
island nation, which has about the same square miles as Kentucky,
has proven itself quite the eccentric.
Blue
Magazine
February/March 2002
In an ongoing quest to explore the changing world of travel,
BLUE has compiled a roundup of the best places to escape politics
and propaganda. If you'd rather find icebergs than anthrax,
check out: 1. ICELAND: 2. PATAGONIA: 3. ANTARCTICA: 4. NEW
ZEALAND: 5. ALASKA: 6. BRITISH COLUMBIA.
………..I would always recommend that people go
to Iceland. True, it has a low population density and is remote
from terrorism, but that's not why I would recommend Iceland
now. I'd go there to find nature, simplicity of life, to be
aware of the world but, at the same time, distant. It's a
very neutral peaceful place. There are few human-made problems.
And technically, it's only five hours from New York. In a
way, it's the closest remote place to go.
THE
SOPHISTICATED TRAVELER
New York Times Magazine
March 3, 2002
So in mid-August, just as New York was swamped by one of the
nastier heat waves in resent memory, we took off for a week
on the Laxa I Adaldal, a river that is said to hold some of
the biggest salmon in Iceland.
Boston
Sunday Herald
July 29, 2001
Golf is quite the rage in Iceland too. There are many Courses, and snow
and ice notwithstanding, it's played almost in any weather. Salmon fishing
is also popular, as are bicycling, whale watching, snow-mobiling and -
in summertime - riding Super Jeeps on the nearby glacier.
The
Denver Post
July 15, 2001
Only in Iceland could we Witness one of Earth's newest landmasses struggling
to come to grips With its geological destiny. During resent centuries,
Iceland has endured a major eruption approximately every five years, making
it one of the most volcanically active - and certainly one of the hottest
- spots on Earth.
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
July 8, 2001
Blue Lagoon
Just as you're getting used to the Icelandic landscape - Volcanic rubble
here, stunted shrubs there, often only lichen brave enough to try the
topsoil - you have another surreal prospect before you.
The
New Hampshire News
July 1, 2001
After a day seeing the sites, we were eager for some action.
Iceland's choice of outdoor activities runs the gamut from
fishing, hiking, biking, rafting, mountain climbing and kayaking
to whale watching. My favorite was riding through the lava
fields on a personable Icelandic horse.
Food Arts
May 2001
Cosmopolitan cafes are vital to the new cool scene in Iceland, suddenly
a hot travel destination.
Esquire
May 2001
When all else fails, there's always Iceland, the last, best
place on earth.
The
New York Times Magazine
April 22, 2001
Fifteen, twenty minutes north of Reykjavik, along the coastal
Ring Road that circumscribes the whole of Iceland, the last
of several small, suburban developments gives way to an elemental
vastness just this side of the ineffable.
March 2001
Joan Tapper, Editor in Chief, Islands Magazine, March 2001
issue "SOME ISLANDS LANDSCAPES ARE SIMPLY AWE-INSPIRING. Iceland
fits that profile. It's a jaw-dropping, eye-popping accumulation
of geological wonders that would leave most of us speechless.
Happily, Kenneth Brower, who deliberately left himself open
to the island's penchant for serendipitous surprise, rises
to the descriptive occasion... But what vitalized the writer
most was the landscape itself, with its iceberg lagoon and
glacial plains and thundering waterfalls."
TIME MAGAZINE
March 26, 2001
THE UNFROZEN NORTH.
Who needs sun and surf? With its thermal springs and hopping
club scene, Iceland is the hot gateway.
TRAVEL
HOLIDAY
December/January 2001
John Owens, Vice President/Editor
in Chief, Travel Holiday Magazine, December/January 2001 issue
"It's no secret that a summer trip to this island of volcanoes,
glaciers, waterfalls, and midnight sun is like stepping into
Nature's Special-Effects Department. Bus as my wife, daughter,
and I found on a long weekend last February, winter can be
just as inviting if you're in the mood for an offbeat, super
soft adventure. In fact, I'd say that no matter what else
you do this winter (run for the sun, cruise, ski, cocoon at
an inn), try and save a few days for a trip to Iceland."
Food & Wine
September 2000
But aside a few strange Viking delicacies, I discovered an
emerging food scene in which nature and culture play off each
other in delicious and memorable ways.
The Toronto
Star
May 27, 2000
Swelling from provincial backwash to a "European City of Culture"
in less than 60 years, Reykjavik boasts an amazing cultural
community for its size; university, opera house, symphony,
orchestra, dance company, plus a score of art galleries and
museums.
Live Broadcast from Iceland
May 12, 2000
Matt Lauer... and it really is a land of contrasts, you have
the steam rising from these thermal waters, you have glacier-covered
mountains as well, and by the way, this is one of the safest
places you travel to, the police here don't even carry guns.
March 2000
The women look like either Uma Thurman or Patsy Kensit, and
every third man resembles Brad Pitt... Reykjavik has acquired
such wholesome reputation for good looks - and such subsequent
notoriety as party town, a winter Ibiza.
CNN Traveler
Spring 2000
It is not just an impression. Iceland remains in large part unspoiled
by mankind's excesses, and population, out of necessity, have a greater
than usual respect for the environment.
