Atlantica - 01.11.2002, Qupperneq 5

ATLANTICA is produced for
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ATLANTICA is published in Reykjavík, Iceland,
by Iceland Review a division of Heimur Ltd.
Editor:
Jón Kaldal
Deputy and picture editor:
Páll Stefánsson
Staff writers and translators:
Andrea Ósk Jónsdóttir
Anna Margrét Björnsson
Edward Weinman
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CONTENTS
5 DESTINATION ICELAND
Address from Icelandair president and CEO Sigurdur Helgason.
7 AIRMAIL
This and that from here and there.
12 JUST MUSIC DREAMING AND A NINE-TO-FIVE JOB
Get up close and personal with Sigur Rós bassist Georg Hólm.
By freelance writer Örlygur Thór Örlygsson. Photos by Páll Stefánsson.
18 EXPLORING THE RIVER SEINE
With so many monuments, museums and funky neighbourhoods to see in Paris,
where should visitors begin their journey? By the Seine, writes Edward Weinman.
Photos by Páll Stefánsson.
26 AN ARTY THREESOME
Corporate art? “Not so fast,” protest the eccentric ladies who make up the
Icelandic Love Corporation. By Edward Weinman. Photos by Brian Sweeney.
30 SILENT NIGHT
Discover Iceland’s sometimes bizarre Christmas traditions.
By Anna Margrét Björnsson. Photos by Páll Stefánsson.
37 ICELAND BUSINESS NEWS
A regular Atlantica supplement on Iceland’s top business stories.
43 I-SITE
Info and ideas in Iceland.
56 ATLANTICA INQUISITION
If there’s a major event taking place in Iceland, chances are model and
entrepreneur Thórey Vilhjálmsdóttir has organised it. Edward Weinman sits down
with this talent magnet. Photos by Páll Stefánsson.
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67 WELCOME ABOARD
In-flight films & 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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