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The Reykjavík Grapevine’s guides to DIY day trips and other adventures in Iceland.
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Come For The View, Stay For The Food: Laugarás Lagoon Opens On The Golden Circle
It’s no secret that, from east to west, Iceland is sprinkled with spa-like geothermal lagoons catering to every taste. Just a few weeks ago, the latest addition to the country’s lagoon flora opened its doors in the southern stretch of the island.…
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Peace, Perfect Peace
Enjoying the semi-solitude of Fossvogur Cemetery There are few places one can go to be at once surrounded by people and also left entirely undisturbed. If one doesn’t mind that the people you’re surrounded by are not alive, then a cemetery is…
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The Grapevine Guide To Spending A Rainy Day
They’re frequent enough, so may as well have a plan to get through them Summer. What is summer? After a few bright seasons spent in Iceland one learns that “heat” is a relative concept. Soon enough everyone becomes the sun-starved Icelander venturing…
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An Island Unto Themselves: A Solstice Adventure On Grímsey
The island of Grímsey is the only place in Iceland that’s in the Arctic Circle. Getting there was quite the journey. We left Reykjavik at 2:30am to arrive in Dalvík in time for the 9am ferry, which arrived at Grímsey at noon.…