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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.
Award winning singer Norah Jones will perform in concert in Laugardalshöll music hall with her band, The Handsome Band, in Reykjavík on September 2. Jones has never appeared in concert in Iceland before.
Jones is currently promoting her latest album Not Too Late, released in January. It was produced by Lee Alexander, a songwriter and bassist who also participated in Jones’ previous two albums Come Away With Me and Feels Like Home.
Jones’ debut album Come Away With Me received world-wide attention when it was released in 2003. Jones received five Grammy Awards for the album and has since received three other Grammys.
The singer’s albums are released by the music label Blue Note, which specializes in jazz and has earlier published work by Miles Davis and John Coltrane. Despite her young age, 28, Jones has sold more records than any other Blue Note artists.
Tickets for Norah Jones’ Iceland concert are not available yet.
Source: Iceland Review (www.icelandreview.com).