Iceland review - 2013, Qupperneq 5

4 From the editor
6 Culture Club
Books, films, music, art, food, drink, festivals and
street performances.
14 Counting Sheep
Páll Stefánsson tries to figure out how many wooden sculptures
Aðalheiður S. Eysteinsdóttir made for her Réttardagur exhibitions.
18 takk Óli
Almost 40,000 Icelanders gave thanks to their handball hero
Ólafur Stefánsson before he played his last national game
on June 16.
20 For the love oF literature
Book publisher Jóhann Páll Valdimarsson confirms the myth that
Icelanders are a book-loving nation and reveals his affection for
book publishing.
24 iCeland extreme
Maylis Lasserre recounts her experience of being trapped in the
Icelandic mountains for 38 hours and expresses gratitude for the
250 volunteers who went looking for her.
28 kingdom oF the midnight Sun
Eygló Svala Arnarsdóttir heads out to sea with fishermen from
Grímsey, Iceland’s northernmost inhabited island, and learns about
life on the Arctic Circle.
34 horizon
Páll Stefánsson is fascinated by the effect of 24-hour daylight in
different locations across the country.
42 the photographer
A tribute to Sigfús Eymundsson (1837-1911), bookbinder,
bookseller, tourism pioneer and the first commercially successful
photographer in Iceland.
48 an iSland Called home
Every year, Heimaey natives celebrate the end of the volcanic
eruption which devastated their community in 1973.
Eygló Svala Arnarsdóttir attends the festival’s 40th anniversary.
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52 herbal healing
Zoë Robert and photographer Áslaug Snorradóttir discover the
benefits of Icelandic plants and herbs with Áslaug coming up with
an innovative flower-based recipe.
60 running eCCentriCS
The Reykjavík Marathon, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this
year, contributed to spreading the love for running in Iceland.
64 round trip
Photographer Páll Stefánsson follows the progress of the
participants in this year’s WOW Cycloton as they cycle
the 1,332 km Ring Road.
70 the ukulele player
A selection of portraits, reportages and band photos that
sums up the talent of photographer and graphic designer
Hörður Sveinsson.
74 Finding ameriCa, loSing iCeland
Historian Guðni Th. Jóhannesson traces the development of
Icelandic-U.S. relations from the Viking discovery of America to
Homer Simpson teaching Icelanders a lesson.
78 power Struggle
Lowana Veal joins the heated debate on the renewability of
renewable energy, investigating the exploitation of geothermal and
hydropower in Iceland.
91 it iS time...
Discover the wonders of every region and municipality of the
intriguing island called Iceland.
112 laSt page
Páll Stefánsson sees eye-to-eye with an Icelandic horse.
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