Letters
Dear Grapevine, Where are all the foreign cars in Iceland? A week ago I brought my car to Iceland for the summer on the ferry from Shetland. Since arrival in […]
THE RETURN OF THE PAGANS
These days, it seems, no one outside of North America and the Middle East takes religion seriously. So perhaps it was inevitable that these areas would come into conflict. Icelande
Is Woman Still The Nigger Of The World?
“How much more respectable is the woman who earns her own bread by fulfilling any duty than the most accomplished beauty!” When an early British feminist, Mary Wollstonecraft,
ONLY SWEDES AND HORSES
In Iceland, the people are big and the horses are small. Sometimes, it feels as if someone is mocking us. We were just getting the paper into print when an […]
Reykjavík Outdoors
Grasagarður Reykjavíkur The Reykjavik Botanical Garden In the heart of Reykjavik in a valley called Laugardalur is a glorious botanical garden called Grasagarður Reykjavíkur wh
The Media
Did you ever hear the one about the politician, the actress and the White House dog? Well, the year was 1992, the location Washington. Casper, the politician, was being indicted [&
JACKBOOTS ON ICE
“Nato base, restricted access,” said the sign. As we had secured an invitation beforehand, we felt bold enough to drive on regardless. A soldier came running towards us, double
THE SUPERLEAGUE
Sports tend to get dull, let’s make them interesting!!! In the world of sport, you constantly hear of drug abuse and performance enhancing methods that are forbidden. Athletes go
The Name Game
Þóra and Gunni were just your average carefree shopaholic Icelandic couple. Theirs was a tender love story that had now produced a child. After much discussion and many wild sugg
A Politically Conscious Drunken Weekend In Reykjavík
So! you’ve marched in Seattle and you’ve protested in London, you’ve been teargassed in Rome and shot at in Gothenburg. For whatever reason, you find yourself mar
Vote P For Promise
Last may 10th, the Icelandic national elections took place with an impressive turnout of almost 90% higher than in most countries (in the last American presidential elections only
An Introduction To Local Politics: No, We Don’t Get It Either
Parliamentary democracy in Europe does not come much older than in the proud republic of Iceland. In fact these sophisticated island folk are credited with having the oldest parlia
Letters
Dear Grapevine, Greetings from an Alaskan, here cycling through Iceland for two months. Upon my arrival in Reykjavik I happened to pick up a copy of the first edition of […]
WHALES, HARPOONS AND OTHER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
The ferry sailed past the summit, and we could see seagulls nesting on the cliffs below the underground hangars used by the US Airforce, probably soon to become vacant. The [&helli
“Yeah! Rock ‘n Roll”
Shopping street Laugavegur, the only shopping street in Reykjavik, has its ups and downs, though of course ups and downs depend on what you’re looking for and where your interest
ICELAND KILLER SHEEP SIGHTINGS
Danger is lurking out in the wild, where people with no respect for the wilderness and sheep and with no respect for people are slowly but surely closing in on […]
FEELING BORED? GO JUMP OFF A CLIFF
It was supposed to be just another hangover day at Vitabarinn. I was in the process of ordering up a blue cheese and garlic burger, and was considering the option […]