Temperatures Burning Up To 25°C Today!
Finally you can bring out the shorts, grab that book you told everyone you bought and never read, start day drinking and for one great day pretend you don’t live […]
Hannesarholt: The Historic Home Of Iceland’s First Minister Of State
It’s the lunchtime rush. Locals and tourists flood Laugavegur like wildebeests to a watering hole–but I know something they don’t. FAttempting to escape Reykjavík’s busies
Blood Bank Desperate For Donations
The Blood Bank has called upon every available person to donate, as its reserves are dangerously low, reports visir.is. With the long holiday weekend Verslunarmannahelgin coming up
Finally Jökulsárlón Becomes A Nature Preserve
The icy lagoon Jökulsárlón will become a protected area and turned into a nature reserve that is part of the Vatnajökull National Park, reports RÚV. Last winter, the governmen
Don’t Pick Up! Police Warn Of Phone Scammers
Yesterday, the Reykjavík Police Department wrote a Facebook post warning people of phone calls from a foreign number, which has been linked to scammers. The number +88184810428 ha
The Sunshine Week: Over 20 & Sunny!
The Icelandic Met Office has good news to brighten up your Monday—this week is gonna get sunny as shit. Across the country temperatures are going to be in the double […]
Gunnar Nelson Pokes UFC With Appeal, Demands ‘No Contest’
Haraldur Dean Nelson, father of MMA fighter Gunnar Nelson, told visir.is this morning that they have submitted an official appeal to UFC, to get the result of his loss against [&he
Identity Of Man Who Fell Into Gullfoss Revealed
Police say that the man who fell into Gullfoss Wednesday is 22 year old Georgian national Nika Begades. Despite an extensive ongoing search, the man is yet to be found […]
Jun Jun Dead, What Next For Westman Islands?
Last month, the Grapevine reported on plans to import three beluga whales to an enclosure in the Westman Islands, as a part of a large exhibition of sea creatures. These […]
Man Who Fell Into Gullfoss An Asylum Seeker
The police in the south of Iceland have sent out a press release in which they claim that the man who yesterday fell into the Gullfoss waterfall was an asylum […]
7 Week Old Diagnosed With Whooping Cough
A newborn girl has been admitted to hospital after being diagnosed with Pertussis or whooping cough as it is more commonly known. Helena Stefáns, the mother of the 7 week [&hellip
Mumford & Sons To Play Airwaves This Year
The organisers of Airwaves have just announced that the British indie folk band Mumford & Sons will be playing at this year’s music festival. The band is effectively hea
What Does Your Rainbow Look Like?
“I’m not educated in art,” Jóhann tells us at his home in Vesturbær. “At a very early age, when the French New Wave came, the Icelandic cinemas didn’t want to [
Man Falls Into Gullfoss: 145 Emergency Personnel Take Part In Search
At around 18:00 Wednesday, police got a report that a man had fallen into the Gullfoss waterfall. Since then around 150 emergency personnel, divers and 2 helicopters have taken par
Mysterious Horses Gallop Freely Around Town
Last night, police were notified of a harass of horses that were prancing about on the road Reykjanesbraut in Kópavogur. After conducting a thorough investigation of the crime sce
The New South: Midgard, Skyr Mojitos And Everything Volcanic
“Do you trust yourself going on a trip to the South?”, asked Grapevine’s editor-in-chief on the first day of my internship. “Does a bear shit in the woods?”, I thought, [
25°C Up North Today, Reykjavík Get Ready For Saturday!
If you currently find yourself up north east, then you already know that the weather is really good, but if you are say in the grey misery that is 11°C […]
Kitten Calamity: Shelter At Cat-pacity
Pandemonium has ravaged the cat shelter Kattholt this summer as the number of homeless cats arriving in recent weeks has exploded, which has lead to impossible overpopulation in th
River Rafting Up North: Battling The Beast Of The East
As we drive through the magnificent and stunning landscapes of North Iceland, I am determined to enjoy the scenery. But I’m finding it impossible to focus on the mountains an
VIDEO: Understand Icelandic In 3 Words
If you find it too tedious and time consuming to actually learn Icelandic, consider watching this video where we teach you how to pick out three key phrases from conversations [&he