Anti-Whaling Campaign Features Prominent Icelanders
An anti-whaling campaign emphasises local attitudes about whaling, and its impacts on the tourism industry. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has launched a campaign
On The Road: Rútshellir
On the southern Ring Road, near Skógafoss, sits the curious site of Rútshellir—a man-made cave carved into a huge chunk of rock. During the early 20th century a stone barn [&he
Iceland Again World’s Most Peaceful Country
Iceland is once again at the top of the Global Peace Index, as the world overall during the past 10 years has become more violent. According to the findings of […]
Discovering Þríhnúkagígur: Árni B. Stefánsson’s Descent Into A Volcano
During our recent visit to the Þríhnúkagígur volcano, the magma chamber was a hive of activity, with workmen busily preparing the space for the season ahead. The man leading th
A Moment’s Pause: Callum Innes Creates A Space In Time
Callum Innes sits in the lounge area of the i8 gallery, looking at a flyer while he thinks. He picks up a pen, and unconsciously presses it to the card, […]
Smelter Emissions May Have Sickened Horses
Fluorine pollution from a nearby aluminium smelter may be causing horses in the area to be getting ill. RÚV reports that Ragnheiður Þorgrímsdóttir, who takes care of the horse
Happening Today: Markús and The Diversion Sessions Concert
Make your way over to Tjarnarbíó this evening to view what frontman, Markús Bjarnason, calls “one of the biggest concerts of my life.” Indie-folk and splendid fanfare, two
102 Year Old Woman Shrugs At Death, Ready Whenever
Guðný Baldvinsdóttir is 102 years old and says she’s never done a damn thing to reach this impressive age. “I never drank cod liver oil, never worked out, never went
Hanna Birna Has Quit Politics
Former Minister of the Interior Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir has announced she will not be running for parliament this autumn. RÚV reports that Hanna Birna, who is currently an M
Half Of Tourists Want To Visit Power Plants In Iceland
About half of the visitors to Iceland who took part in a Gallup poll at the request of Landsvirkjun, Iceland’s largest power company, expressed an interest in visiting these
Stay Apartments Has Employee Bathroom Now
Labour supervisory authorities have approved the break room and toilet Stay Apartments have at last provided their cleaning staff. RÚV reports that the Administration of Occupatio
Bubbi Booed For Supporting Wrong Candidate
Legendary Icelandic musician Bubbi Morthens was met with a cold reception at his 60th birthday concert – from one attendee in particular, anyway. Last night, Bubbi held a con
Airwaves Announce More Bands
Airwaves have announced more names for the 2016 festival lineup this November 2-6. With some great names already announced (PJ Harvey! Warpaint! Julia Holter! The Sonics!) the line
This Week’s #GVpics Winner!
Come one, come all! Here we have an entirely new set of glorious Instagram photos for your viewing pleasure (don’t say we never gave you nothing). Remember to continue diligently
Unions Investigating Stay Apartments
The labour union Efling is now investigating a tourist apartment company which fired eight cleaning workers for wanting their own bathroom and break room. Tryggvi Marteinsson of Ef
Wants To Export Icelandic Water To Asia
An Indian entrepreneur hopes to bottle water in East Iceland and get it on the market in Asia. RÚV reports that Pawam Mulkikar, an architect and entrepreneur from India, hopes [&h
Government Unites Behind Reforestation Of Iceland
All of the separate projects to grow more trees in Iceland have now been united under a single government reforestation agenda. Austurfrétt reports that all voting MPs voted in fa
Uncertainty Still Surrounds Public Toilets Project
The government has taken one more step closer to setting up some 30 badly-needed toilets at tourist spots around the country. MBL reports that parliament recently passed a resoluti
#GVpics: Albino Lupine Edition
On our way to the Glacier Lagoon (Jökulsárlón) we passed many fields filled with the known Alaskan Lupine. Every now and then, however, in these big purple fields, you’ll
Scenes From The Heat Wave
In case you’ve missed it, Iceland is currently going through a heat wave. On this scorcher of a June day, when temperatures in the capital reached 14°C, the Grapevine set
New Poll Round-Up For Presidency And Parliament
Kjarninn has released the results of a new aggregate poll of the presidential and parliamentary candidates. According to the results of the parliamentary aggregate poll, the Indepe