Death Hikes, Berserker Lava Fields, Hag Mountains and Desolated Islands:
We have three different maps in the car, each with circles and notes from Icelanders suggesting different spots in Snæfellsnes that one should never miss: or at least, that used [
Reykjavík City Hostel: Green, Budget, Easy to Use
The Reykjavík City Hostel hostel is neatly located in the Laugardalur valley (“Hot Spring Valley”), the sports and recreation area of the town of Reykjavík. Next door you’l
Outside Reykjavik: All Tourist Sites Bow to the Power of THE GOLDEN CIRCLE
When my father left the North American continent for the first time in his life to visit his expatriate son, I knew that I had to take him on the […]
Comfort: The Reason You See Scandinavians at Hotel Frón
What is it that the traveller really needs? Spending a few nights in places such as in a good old cosy tent in Þorsmörk after 20 kilometre hike from Skógar, […]
Radisson with Local History
When I was invited to come check out the new Radisson SAS 1919, I had two immediate replies: 1) It’s a Radisson SAS, I think I know what’ll be there; […]
Every Square Metre Merits a Photo: Four Days on the Ring Road
Whenever the urge hits you to pull over on the Ring Road, or Highway One, which circles Iceland, you should take it. Even if you haven’t slept, even if you’re […]
The Floating Sculpture Garden
“I like coming to work. Every day the lagoon is completely different. I work in a different setting every day,” Hanna Dís, our young transplanted former Reykjavík bartender g
Multi-tasking at Hótel Skaftafell
Southeast Iceland has two gems: the Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon and the Skaftafell National Park. Both of these sites are stunningly beautiful; the former for the fantastically s
The Salvation Army Guesthouse
There is only one Salvation Army Guesthouse in the world, and it’s located in downtown Reykjavík, just across from the oldest house in the city, former home to Jón Sigurðsson.
Come for the Whales; Stay… As Long As You Can
Whenever you talk whale watching in Iceland, you hear the stories about Húsavík. It is not atypical to come across the blue whale on the tours there, and their hit […]
Home:
Agnar Agnarsson’s new upper-range hotel, Home, obviously draws influence from Ian Schraeger’s living art approach to temporary housing, but what is even more impressive, he has
Next Winter’s Food, Today
A total of 19 sharks were being taken off of three ships and loaded onto an open trailer, and they were enormous – about three metres long – which we […]
CRADLE OF INSPIRATION
Nature was at its best on the way there, bright blue spots in the sky and the dullness of winter withdrawing for the neon green moss and grass. Nature looked […]
Fire, Grease and Beer Breath
Time lurches forward in fits and starts when you work in the kitchen at Fjörukráin, the Viking Restaurant. I know, I survived a year working there. One moment I’m standing [&he
WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAVE
I contacted Georg shortly after and as with most surfers you come across, he was very approachable and more than happy to help me. Georg, I found out is a […]
How to truly immerse yourself in the local works of art
If you tuned in last issue, we told you were the beautiful people take off their clothes, and where the less beautiful people go to do jumping jacks in steam […]
THE MOST FUN YOU CAN HAVE IN REYKJAVÍK WITH YOUR CLOTHES OFF
What would be so fun that it would be worth shoving your wedding tackle about in front of a mass of strangers? (That is assuming you don’t just enjoy the […]
TOURING THE RING ROAD
The Grapevine asked Harris Schaer, University of Iceland physics graduate student and alternative energy researcher, to tour the Ring Road and give us his take on the experience. B
“We Are Not theEnemies of the Seal”
The people of Húsavík attracted the seals with smoke. They hunted the seal in nets and had a box of old grass (moð) at each end of their camping location. […]
Traditional Icelandic Sheep Chaos
These are some of the ingredients of the Icelandic sheep round-ups that are going on all over the country these months. When the sheep give up and just lie there […]
IF YOU LOVE SOMEONE SET THEM FREE
Is it noble to kill? Healthy, unpolluted Icelandic rivers have provided years of sport for fishermen here and overseas. It’s been good for the economy, as its created income for