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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.
Actor and director Benedikt Erlingsson won three awards at Gríman 2007, the Icelandic Theater Awards, on Friday. He was chosen the Playwright of the Year, Actor of the Year and Director of the Year.
Erlingsson won the first two awards for his solo act Mr. Skallagrímsson, a telling of Egils saga, staged in the Settlement Center in Borgarnes, near Reykjavík, Morgunbladid reports.
Erlingsson won the third award for directing Ófagra veröld (The Wonderful World of Dissocia) by Anthony Neilsson, staged at Reykjavík City Theater.
Erlingsson’s wife, Charlotte Böving, also won an award on Friday for Best Supporting Actress in Ófagra veröld. The play received four awards in total.
Dagur vonar (“A Day of Hope”), staged at the National Theater and directed by Hilmir Snaer Gudnason, was chosen as Play of the Year and Edda Björgvinsdóttir received an award as Actress of the Year for her role in the play.
Source: Iceland Review (www.icelandreview.com)