The Best Way To Hit 12 Bars In 12 Hours!
We at the Grapevine do not encourage people to drink to excess, but if you ever wanted to have 12 drinks at 12 bars in 12 hours, we’ve mapped out […]
Við Erum Best!
But you don’t have to take our word for it...At last count, there were 326,340 people living in Iceland. That’s .0045% of the world’s population and while it isn’t really [
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Part IX: The Casualties of Institutionalized Intimacy[Continued from Ungoo: Part VIII] Combined, these faults admittedly sound like the joke about that restaurant: two friends go o
Best Vintage Stores
Vintage shopping can be one of the most thrilling life experiences for fashion lovers out there. Nothing compares to the joy and excitement of rummaging through a treasure trove of
For A Better Society
It seems that in every mention of Icelandic women by the foreign media, Iceland is praised as a feminist utopia where women are completely equal to men on all fronts, […]
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Part VIII: Facebook Quarterly[Continued from Ungoo: Part VII] Which brings us back to Facebook. You may or may not know that a government agency called Promote Iceland has based wh
What Brings Face Hunter To Town?
Yvan Rodic hasn’t been in the same place for more than two weeks in the last five years. He says he takes an average 170 flights per year. He’s like […]
Best Of Reykjavík 2014 (Photo Gallery)
Once a year, we like to take a step back and celebrate our little city. It’s not that Reykjavík is a city without problems, or that it’s a place that […]
The Ghosts Of Best-Ofs Past
Compiling the BEST OF REYKJAVÍK has always been, at best, a half-absurd proposition. As much as we love our city, it is a tiny one, a miniscule one. It is […]
What’s The Best Thing About Reykjavík In One Or Two Sentences?
Alda Sigmundsdóttir Author and blogger The first thing I think of is Grótta with the lighthouse, in Seltjarnarnes, near the golf course. It’s a really nice place to go for [&he
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Part VII: Photographer Shoots Starling! Pictures Inside![Continued from Ungoo: Part VI] The most recent attempt to create a common venue for cultural commentary and debate is Stara
Best Of Reykjavík 2014: Shopping & Commerce
Once a year, we like to take a step back and celebrate our little city. It’s not that Reykjavík is a city without problems, or that it’s a place that […]
Best Of Reykjavík 2014: Activities & Fun-Times
Once a year, we like to take a step back and celebrate our little city. It’s not that Reykjavík is a city without problems, or that it’s a place that […]
Best Of Reykjavík 2014: Reykjavík Institutions
Aka ‘The Untouchables’Through compiling our second annual best of list back when, we reached the conclusion that some of these places are so firmly established as local favouri
Best Of Reykjavík 2014: Dining & Grubbing
Once a year, we like to take a step back and celebrate our little city. It’s not that Reykjavík is a city without problems, or that it’s a place that […]
Best Of Reykjavík 2014: Drinking & Nightlife
Once a year, we like to take a step back and celebrate our little city. It’s not that Reykjavík is a city without problems, or that it’s a place that […]
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Part VI: Cluck Around the Clock[Continued from Ungoo: Part V] Radio program Víðsjá, run by state broadcaster RÚV, is in fact a tower within Iceland’s cultural panopticon.
Make Yourself at Home
Community Spirit at Bargain-Prices!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Hs0C2UvVBY Air-bnb has announced its future vision —and a new logo. Supposedly composed from a heart, a locati
Democratic Principles —the Machiavellian B-sides
“The president will not discuss statements made in an election campaign, during his term in office.” So said the President’s spokesman in response to RÚV’s
Best Of The News
In reviewing the past year in news, you will see certain patterns emerge: certain public figures, events and topics that seem to ignite social media and office break room conversat
Sour Grapes & Stuff: Issue 10, 2014
Most Awesome Letter of the Issue Hello Grapevine! I am a wedding photographer from Richmond, Virginia, and I’m travelling to Iceland in late August to do some shooting. IR