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aEditor: Krista Mahr. Deputy and picture editor: Páll Stefánsson. Staff writers: Sara Blask, Daniel Heimpel, Eliza Reid, Edward Weinman. Contributing writers Scott Berman, Rory Maclean, Adam
Key Raney. Designer: Erlingur Páll Ingvarsson. Contributing photographers: Scott Berman, Lissa Gotwals, Adam Scott Copy editor: Alda Sigmundsdóttir. Illustrator: Lilja Gunnarsdóttir. Icelandair
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Cover photo, San Francisco. By Páll Stefánsson.
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The Real Magical Mystery Tour
A group of hippies take the road less traveled through India.
By author Rory Maclean.
PS Iceland
Atlantica and Iceland Review Photo Editor Páll Stefánsson brings
you views from his latest book.
The Short Cut
A walk in the woods, brought to you by photographer Adam Scott
and stylist Bjarni Einarsson.
Mud, Steam and Spokes
The heroes and the wannabes of Iceland’s mountain-biking world.
By D. Heimpel. Photos by Lissa Gotwals.
Your Guides to Reykjavík

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 and flight bar.
Room for Improvement
Address from Icelandair President and CEO Jón Karl Ólafsson.
Airmail
The Vespa turns 60, the state of whaling, and USD 39 worth of stamps.
Medicine Man
The mystery behind Scottish crime writer Ian Rankin. By D. Heimpel.
On the Fly
Behind the scenes of your flights’ soundtracks, and talking to a man who
has made a business of the Mile High Club in Atlanta, Georgia.
A Bottle of Red
California’s Napa Valley has emerged as one of the premier winemaking
regions in the world, surpassing the vineyards of Bordeaux and Burgundy.
By Edward Weinman. Photos by Páll Stefánsson.
Personal Best
Norway sparkled during the 1994 Winter Olympics. Sara Blask jets to
Oslo and Lillehammer searching for past glory, and winds up riding a
bobsled. Photos by Páll Stefánsson.
The House that Ruth Built
Freelance writer Scott Berman visits the venerable Yankee Stadium.
Photos by Scott Berman and Páll Stefánsson.
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