Well You Asked: Out Of This World
How is Icelandic Pizza Hut so much better than American Pizza Hut? I’ve been asking myself that one for almost two years. Elven magic, troll spit and, of course, baking [&hel
Sour Grapes: HYPOCRISY!
To Catharine Fulton I read your ramblings about how badly you believe Icelanders treat the environment. You are a person who gets paid for producing huge stacks of paper, sent [&he
Reader’s Letter: Angry Anna And Reykjavik’s Icy Pavements
Dear Grapevine, The weather has been very nice here in Reykjavík lately, the sun is shining and so on, but still there is something I can’t stop thinking about and […]
Reader’s Letter: Popcorn Lungs
Hey Grapevine Editorial Team! My name is Phyllis and I am an independent writer. Currently, I specialise in drug rehab, addiction treatment and health issues. I could provide an in
Readers Write: Australian Seeks Beautiful Artists
Hi there, Love your blog. Iceland has intrigued me for years. I am a fan of so many Icelandic artists from Of Monsters of Men (sic) to Ólafur Arnalds. I […]
Readers Write: On Doomed Partnerships
Dear Sir, I am in distillery/liquor co for last 35 years. I have worked in leading groups of india, burma-union of Myanmar, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and free town-sierra leone. My area [
Readers Write: Becoming A Grandfather
Dear Grapevine, I am happy to share with my Icelandic friends that I am in the hospital waiting for my daughter Stefani to give birth to her first child, and […]
Reader’s Letters: Your Icelandic Healthcare System Is Stupid
I just skimmed an article written by Ms. Davidson in early 2016, lauding Iceland’s national healthcare system that she immigrated into in favor of the expensive American most
Reader’s Letter: Tourists, Tourists, Tourists
Hey, I am Greek. I love Icelandic nature and I have a lot of friends in Iceland. My boyfriend is Icelandic. My message is in relation to your recent post […]
Readers Letter: How Dare You Demand Me To Be Naked?
Dear Grapevine, I’ve just returned back to Kansas after a wonderful stay in Iceland, except from one shocking and offending incident. When visiting one of the local pools, I got
Readers Write: Travel Booking Needed
Hi there, I would like an international flight booking, can you help me with it? If yes, I would also like to know the payment methods you accept. I hope […]
Readers Write: Dear Nuclear Weapon Scientists
Dear Nuclear Weapon Scientists, I have some doubts that need to be addressed for the sake of science. In my view “I have nuclear weapons” is a wrong sentence to […]
Readers Write: Sad Democrats Don’t Want To Talk About Trump
Dear Grapevine First, my wife and I love Iceland! We are having a really good time here, and everyone has been super friendly. Just one thing bothers us: each and […]
Reader Letters: What Do Icelanders Eat?
Hey Grapevine! I visited Iceland last month and really enjoyed the nature and the city. But when we ate it seemed like there were loads of burger joints like back […]
Reader Letters: Where Are The Locals?
Dear Grapevine, I’m from London and recently came to Iceland for the first time. Me and my boyfriend stayed in an Airbnb (I know, I know) on Grettisgata. I never […]
Reader Letters: The Whale-Hunting Debacle
Hi, I just read on your site that more minke whales will be killed because of the demand of some tourists. I am certain that a vast majority of tourists […]
Reader Letters: An American Reader Returns After 15 Years
Dear Grapevine, I visited your lovely island back in ’99 and there weren’t that many menus in English, let alone shopkeepers who were willing to engage in my native tongue [&he
Reader Letters: Probably Our Only Turkish Subscriber
Dear Reykjavík Grapevine, I’m probably the biggest fan of your magazine and Iceland itself in the world. I love Iceland more than any other thing in the world, and I [&helli
Reader Letters: Missing Star Wars Character Uncovered
Dear The Reykjavík Grapevine, I am Ben Cawdor. I am writing to you because I ‘d like to talk with you about a Star Wars character that since 1977 has […]
Sour Grapes & Stuff
Dear Grapevine, Does anyone know who these children [in the above photo] are? Who they became? What happens when “the image of happiness” grows up? I am in the process
Sour Grapes & Stuff: Issue 2, 2016
Say your piece, voice your opinion, send your letters to: letters@grapevine.is. — This issue’s most awesome letter! — Just returned from a weekend in Reykjavik. Amazing snow