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There’s the land-a mind-bogging topographic hodgepodge of volcanoes, glaciers, hot springs, and lava fields.</div> <div>  </div> <p><br> </p> <div> Outside</div> <div> June 2002</div> <div> Only on this remote North Atlantic island do you find such glorious quirks as tolting ponies and entire villages of sleep-deprived puffin chasers.</div> <div>  </div> <p><br> </p> <div> Natural History</div> <div> The Magazine of the American Museum of Natural History</div> <div> June 2002</div> <div> 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.</div> <p><br> </p> <div> Baltimore Sun</div> <div> April 28, 2002</div> <div> At the public bath I visit, Laugardalur, on the outskirts of Reykjavik, there were, in addition to a sumptuously warm Olympic-sized pool, five circular hot tubs - called “hot pots” or “gossip pots” - lined up like a soup buffet. All were of different temperatures, ranging from warm to scalding. I never made it past the third, as the waters (and, who knows, maybe the gossip) in numbers four and five were too steamy for me. </div> <div>  </div> <p><br> </p> <div> ISLANDS</div> <div> May/June 2002</div> <div> Iceland may sound cold, but it’s really one of Europe’s hottest destinations, with hot springs, volcanoes, and geysers to prove it - along with mountains, glaciers, and one of the greatest wilderness areas in Europe. </div> <p><br> </p> <div>  Newsweek</div> <div> April 22, 2002</div> <div> 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. </div> <div>  </div> <p><br> </p> <div> Boston Globe</div> <div> April 14, 2002</div> <div> For the past few years, the buzz has been growing about the night life in this Arctic Circle city. A cutting-edge music scene fronted first by Bjork, and more recently by bands such as Gus Gus and Sigur Ros, has helped cement Reykjavik’s reputation as the capital of cool. </div> <p><br> </p> <div>  Newsday</div> <div> March 21, 2002</div> <div> 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. </div> <div>  </div> <p><br> </p> <div> Womans Wear Daily</div> <div> March 20, 2002</div> <div> You should know that such brilliant showfolk as Julie Christie, Sarah Polley and Helen Mirren, part of the cast in the soon due flick, “No Such Thing” (it takes a look at instant gratification and sensationalism), are mad about Iceland. Yes, Iceland. That’s where most of the movie was shot and Christine and Polley especially - speaking of instant gratification - fell in love with the place. </div> <p><br> </p> <div>  Black & White Magazine</div> <div> February 2002</div> <div> Iceland is not only a place to appreciate a unique view of photography but, for camera toting visitors, a great place to create it. </div> <p><br> </p> <div> April 2002</div> <div> Coffeehouses have been part of the Reykjavik social scene since the first espresso was brewed at Mokka Kaffi in the 1950s. Today there are dozens of cafés in town, each with its own personality and clientele. </div> <p><br> </p> <div> THE SOPHISTICATED TRAVELER </div> <div> New York Times Magazine </div> <div> March 3, 2002</div> <div> 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.</div> <p><br> </p> <div>  Blue Magazine</div> <div> February/March 2002</div> <div> 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. </div> <div> ……….. 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. </div> <div>  </div> <p><br> </p> <div> Outdoor Photographer</div> <div> September 2001</div> <div> Iceland is much larger than one might imagine. A circumnavigation of the country on the Ring Road is 900 miles. Photographic opportunities are not only as vast as the country, but at times unusual. In addition to glaciers and waterfalls, Iceland has about 200 volcanoes and more hot springs and solfataras—volcanic vents that spew hot gases and vapors-than any other country in the world. </div> <p><br> </p> <div>  Boston Sunday Herald</div> <div> July 29, 2001</div> <div> 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. </div> <div>  </div> <p><br> </p> <div> Boston Sunday Herald</div> <div> July 29, 2001</div> <div> REYKJAVIK, Iceland - A weekend in Iceland? Why not? It takes less time to fly to Reykjavik from Boston - 4 ½ hours - than to Los Angeles, and there are advantages to flying east instead of west: snowcaps instead of strip malls, 60 degrees average summer temperatures instead of sweltering heat, and absolutely no tipping. </div> <p><br> </p> <div>  The Denver Post</div> <div> July 15, 2001</div> <div> 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. </div> <div>  </div> <p><br> </p> <div> The Cincinnati Enquirer</div> <div> July 8, 2001</div> <div> If you want to meet people in England, you go to a pub. In France, a coffee house. In Iceland, you go to the thermal pool. Iceland is one of the world’s best getaways for spa vacation, where nearly everyone, native and visitor, takes the waters - and takes them seriously. </div> <p><br> </p> <div>  The Cincinnati Enquirer</div> <div> July 8, 2001</div> <div> Blue Lagoon</div> <div> 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.</div> <div>  </div> <p><br> </p> <div> The New Hampshire News</div> <div> July 1, 2001</div> <div> Did I realize Iceland is the swimming pool capital of the world? No, I hadn’t a clue. I thought this island nation of 280,000 was more less a chunk of ice adrift in the North Atlantic. </div> <p><br> </p> <div>  The New Hampshire News</div> <div> July 1, 2001</div> <div> 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. </div> <div>  </div> <p><br> </p> <div> The Post-Star, Glenn Falls, N.Y.</div> <div> June 3, 2001Reykjavik is the most northern of all the capitals in Europe, but it is far from the coldest city. Zurich, for example, is colder in winter, as is New York City here (not to mention Glens Falls). The heat comes From two sources. The Gulf Stream washes Reykjavik’s Shores and the city sits on a Geothermal reservoir. Its large Outdoor thermal swimming pools are used throughout the winter - even in January, when the average temperature is 31 degrees Fahrenheit. </div> <p><br> </p> <div> Food Arts</div> <div> May 2001</div> <div> Cosmopolitan cafes are vital to the new cool scene in Iceland, suddenly a hot travel destination. </div> <div>  </div> <div> March 2001</div> <div> Hotdog Haven. Would you travel 2,754 miles for a hotdog? It would depend on the hotdog, right? Let me tell you about the pylsa in Iceland, where I recently spent a week. </div> <p><br> </p> <div> Letters, May/June 2001</div> <div> I’ve heard that the Appallo astronauts trained in Iceland because its interior resembles the lunar surface. As a matter of fact we were told that Neil Armstrong’s first words when he stepped onto the moon were actually “Hey, this place looks just like Iceland!” </div> <div>  </div> <div> Esquire</div> <div> May 2001</div> <div> When all else fails, there’s always Iceland, the last, best place on earth. </div> <p><br> </p> <div> Doctor’s Review</div> <div> April 2001</div> <div> The Blue Lagoon is an unusual place in an unusual country, and on the night I visited the mood was more madcap than medicinal. </div> <p><br> </p> <div>  The New York Times Magazine</div> <div> April 22, 2001</div> <div> 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. </div> <div>  </div> <div>   </div> <div>   </div> <div>   </div> <div>   </div> <div>   </div> <div>   </div> <div>  </div> <div>    </div> <div>   </div> <p><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <div>  </div> <p><br> </td> </tr> </table> </td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td> <p> </p> </td></tr></table></body>