PHOTO GALLERY: Birth And Death Of Meradalir
An eruption started in the valley called Meradalir on the Reykjanes Peninsula on the afternoon of August 3. Photographers, tourists, scientists, and the ever-present search and res
PHOTO GALLERY: Meradalir At Night
Art headed over to the volcano to shoot these beautiful pictures of Meradalir at night. If we hadn’t seen the moon ourselves that night, we would think it was photoshopped!
PHOTO GALLERY: Meradalir At Twilight
The fissure at Meradalir has now formed a crater that continues to gush lava, filling up the valley. Authorities continue to monitor the so-called Meradalir pass, which, if the lav
PHOTOS: The 2020 Grapevine Music Awards Party!
Last Friday at Röntgen, trophies were given. Viking beers were chugged. And lives were irrevocably changed forever, as the awards for the 2020 Grapevine Music Awards were bestowed
PHOTOS: ReykjavÃk Pride Parade 2019
The annual ReykjavÃk Pride Parade was held last Saturday and there, up to 100,000 guests celebrated the rights of all LBGTQ+ individuals. This was the 20th time that the Pride [&h
PHOTOS: The 2019 ReykjavÃk Grapevine Design Awards
Icelandic DesignMarch is almost here and Grapevine kicked it off with a bang last night at our annual ReykjavÃk Grapevine Design Awards. With a program full of everything from lec
In Photos: ReykjavÃk Lights Up For Christmas
Yup. It’s Christmas. ReykjavÃk 101 is pretty famously a very cosy and pleasant to be at Christmas time. It’s dark and gloomy and cold, sure. But, all the more reason [
Life In Pictures: Ink & Rap With JóiPé & Króli
When you think of fun things to do on a weekend night in ReykjavÃk, you probably think about waiting in line for an hour to get into B5, where you […]
Life In Pictures: Football In The Faroes
This summer, as the World Cup was hitting its peak, we were out on a road trip driving the winding fjords, mountain passes and endless tunnels of the Faroe Islands. […]
Life In Pictures: Roller Derby Smashes Down In ReykjavÃk
On September 15th, ReykjavÃk’s resident Valkyries, the Ragnrök roller derby team, took on the Honky Tonk Heartbreakers from Texas in the ultimate clash of the titans. While our
Life In Pictures: ReykjavÃk Pride
From August 7th to August 12th, Pride took hold of ReykjavÃk in its loving hands to celebrate the variety of life and the beauty of inclusiveness. The biggest event of […]
Life In Pictures: A Day At LungA Arts Festival
The LungA Arts Festival, held in the beautiful east Iceland seaside town of Seyðisfjörður, is an event like no other. Rather than focussing on drinking, partying, and live music
PHOTOS: Detox, Heklina, Drag-súgur & More Bringing You PRIDE
On August 7th, ReykjavÃk Pride teamed up with Drag-súgur for a drag extravaganza the likes of which has never been seen before in ReykjavÃk. International superstars joined loc
Life In Pictures: Head Banging, Heavy Music And Beer Yoga
Each year in mid-July around 2000 fans of the metal, rock and indie music scene find their way to the small town of Neskaupstaður at the end of road 92 […]
PHOTOS: Sunny Day Out In ReykjavÃk
Today was the first and hopefully not last sunny day in ReykjavÃk. Naturally, we had to head out and document the rather rare occurrence. What follows are photos of long-familiar
Life In Pictures: Children Know Better
Children are the miracle of life. Within no more than nine months, humans have the ability to give birth to a new life that will last many decades. Isn’t that […]
PHOTOS: The First Winter Swim Of The New Year
As per tradition, some Icelanders took to NauthólsvÃk beach on New Year’s Day to go for a swim – some even bathed in the more frigid waters outside the heated [&helli
PHOTOS: New Year’s Eve In Iceland’s Capital
From bonfires to fireworks, ReykjavÃk was a city in the throes of celebration as Icelanders rang in the new year. Icelanders love New Years Eve. Fireworks can be legally purchased
PHOTOS: ReykjavÃk’s New Year’s Run
The ReykjavÃk New Year’s Run took place at Harpa Concert Hall yesterday, with runners sprinting up the seaside highway of Sæbraut and then returning for refreshments. As ca
Snow, Sunsets, Cats & Romance: Our 2017 Instagram Top Ten
We have a lot of fun documenting Icelandic street life, culture and travel on our Instagram account, whether it’s a violent snowstorm, a particularly luminous sunset, an expl
Photos: The Iðnó Social Hall Re-Opens With Style
The classic ReykjavÃk social hall Iðnó re-opened its doors last night, and Icelanders turned out to celebrate with panache. Iðnó, that charming 3-story house by Tjörnin pond