Iceland review - 2013, Blaðsíða 90

88 ICELAND REVIEW
sPECIAL PROmOTION
a Scaled Friend for Life
Water resistant, stronger than animal leather and incredibly fashionable. These are
the qualities of the fish leather Hulda Kristinsdóttir uses for her refined HULD Design
bags and accessories. Hulda mainly uses three types of leather for her hip designs:
perch, salmon and wolffish, either natural or dyed. The leather is a by-product of the
Icelandic fisheries industry.
Before turning to designer bags, Hulda was one of the finest dressmakers in Iceland
but says she wanted to try her hand at something else. She learned the craft of bag
making in London and has since been working on her own line.
All her bags are named after her female friends and relatives and bear strong Icelan-
dic names. The only accessories in her line that bear male names are her extraordinary
key wallets. The enduring quality of her bags and accessories is such that they make
perfect scaled friends for life. huld.is

Beautiful iceland online
Livefromiceland.is is the most visited travel website in Iceland. In 2012 the website
had 3.5 million visits and over 11 million page views. This year the number of visits
stands at 1.8 million while page views total 4.3 million. Míla operates several webcams
situated around Iceland, which can be viewed live 24/7 on livefromiceland.is. The loca-
tions are Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon, Gullfoss waterfall, Geysir hot spring area, Hekla
volcano, the sub-glacial volcano Katla, Akureyri, the largest town in North Iceland,
Reykjavík, Austurvöllur square in the heart of the capital where the parliament and
cathedral stand, the Reykjavík Pond, Eyjafjallajökull glacier-volcano and Þingvellir
National Park. Livefromiceland.is is specifically designed for webcams, including infor-
mation about the locations, Míla and information for prospective advertisers. Míla’s
webcams had proven popular before livefromiceland.is was launched, but the new
website enables the company to manage the cameras even better.
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Quality Clothing and Souvenirs
The Viking Store is situated in one of Reykjavík’s most famous old buildings, the
Falcon House on Hafnarstræti. It carries quality outdoor clothing designed to protect
you from the harsh Icelandic climate, fine wool sweaters, gloves and hats, a range of
souvenirs, the most renowned Icelandic photo books and postcards.
The Viking Store is well situated in the center of Reykjavík and has another outlet
on the main street of Akureyri, the capital of the north. With friendly service and
an excellent selection of smart goods, you’re almost guaranteed not to leave empty
handed.