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About Iceland
Iceland is a refreshingly unconventional travel destination. The Icelandic nature is unspoilt, exotic and mystical with its spouting geysers, active volcanoes, tumbling waterfalls, towering mountains, vast lava plains and magical lakes. Iceland’s fjords, glaciers and highland plains present visitors with some of the most beautiful and enchanting places they will ever see, as well as a rare feeling of utter tranquillity.
For travelers on a quest for action, Iceland’s pristine nature offers great potential for outdoor activities such as snowmobiling, horse riding, cave exploring, hiking, swimming, skiing, river rafting, kayaking and mountain safaris on modified four-wheel drives, to name but a few. Iceland supports a surprisingly diverse Nordic flora and fauna and is an ideal place for ornithology enthusiasts, while also offering some of the world’s best whale watching destinations.
About Reykjavik
Reykjavík sometimes feels like a cosmopolitan capital and a tiny seaside village - all wrapped up in one. But Reykjavík has the best of both worlds; the qualities of a modern, forward-looking society complemented by a close connection to Iceland‚s beautiful and unspoilt nature.
Reykjavík’s legendary nightlife is bolstered by plentiful cultural and social happenings in addition to an abundance of first-class restaurants. The size of Reykjavik city centre is also limited enough to allow for easy navigation by foot. Reykjavík has been described as a young and daring city that is characterized by strong contrasts. Conveniently small, clean and safe, it is more or less free from the major problems that haunt many other capitals. Big city events are frequent, the winter lights festival finished recently with thousands of participants and more tourist at this time of the year than we are used to.
Icelandic electro-pop band GusGus is to play in Reykjavík venue NASA on April 21, as an addition to their concert on March 24. After the concert GusGus will embark on a European tour to promote their new album Forever.
Forever is GusGus’ fifth studio album and was released by Pineapple Records in February 2007. Apart from the three band members Biggi Veira, Earth and President Bongo, several other artists participated in the album.
Former GusGus member Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson sings “The Moss” and X-Factor judge Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson performs in the songs “Need in Me” and “Hold You.”
Other artists who participated in Forever include electronic music producer Aaron-Carl from Detroit, USA, and Icelandic guitarist Ómar Gudjónsson.
GusGus’ concert in NASA will be its last in Iceland before embarking on a European tour.
This summer the band is scheduled to perform at the MayDay festival in Germany, the Europa Vox festival in France, the Visur festival in the Netherlands, the Glastonbury festival in the UK and the Benecassim festival in Spain.
Tickets for the concert in Reykjavík are available on www.midi.is. For further information about the band visit the website, www.gusgus.is.
Source: Iceland Review (www.icelandreview.com).