Atlantica - 01.06.2001, Side 9

ATLANTICA is produced for
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ATLANTICA is published in Reykjavík, Iceland,
by Iceland Review.
Editor:
Jón Kaldal
Deputy and picture editor:
Páll Stefánsson
Staff writers and translators:
Anna Margrét Björnsson
Jennifer McCormack
Edward Weinman
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Erlingur Páll Ingvarsson
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Raymond T. Meaney
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Einar Sigurdsson, Assistant to the
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ATLANTICA JULY-AUGUST 2001
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On the cover: From Iceland. See pages 22-26. Photo by Páll Stefánsson.
CONTENTS
9 AN AIRLINE WITH A DIFFERENCE
Address from Icelandair president and CEO Sigurdur Helgason.
11 AIRMAIL
This and that from here and there.
18 DISTINCTLY ODD
Norwegian kitsch painter Odd Nerdrum speaks to Anna Margrét Björnsson about his
inspirations and visions. Photos by Páll Stefánsson.
22 ICELAND FOCUS
Photographer Páll Stefánsson goes walking through a sulphur desert (south Iceland),
fishing along the Vídidalsá river (north Iceland) and returns to the capital for Reykjavík’s
cultural evening.
28 FABULOUS FRANKFURT
Time to visit Frankfurt. Edward Weinman drinks some applewine and then takes readers
on a guided tour of Europe’s financial capital. Photos by Páll Stefánsson.
36 SWIMMING FREE
Will he or won’t he? Freelance writer Roberta Ostroff reports on Keiko’s chances to live
in the wild. Photos by Michael Agel.
42 HIDDEN PLACES
Photographer Páll Stefánsson heads down the road less travelled to some of Iceland’s
most treasured, and most missed destinations.
52 WHALING AROUND
Jump aboard and go whale watching off the shores of Húsavík. By Edward Weinman.
Photos by Páll Stefánsson.
57 FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Volvo days are here. Read on.
63 I-SITE
The sights and sounds of Iceland’s summer.
98 THE ATLANTICA INQUISITION
Talk about beautiful. The newly crowned Miss Iceland flashes her smile for Atlantica’s camera.
By Edward Weinman. Photos by Brian Sweeney.
103 TAX- AND DUTY-FREE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
The shopper’s stop at Keflavík International Airport.
109 WELCOME ABOARD
In-flight films and music, company notes, destination information, domestic route map/facts
about Iceland, US immigration and customs information, international route map, flight bar.
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