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From speeding over black sand beaches to walking behind waterfalls, descending into volcanoes, hiking on glaciers or driving across the wild Highlands: read about our Iceland travels within.
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Abandoned Iceland #11: The Laugavegur Hike Day 1
Stretching 54 km between the geothermal hot pools of Landmannalaugar and the luscious Þórsmörk valley, the Laugavegur trail is Iceland’s best-loved hikes. So we decided it was high time a group of Grapevine adventurers took on the challenge. Tune in for snow…
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Seven Peaks In Seven Days: A 40-Year-Old Icelandic Man’s Quest For Bodily Destruction
Seven peaks in seven days, I decided. Why? Mostly to prove to myself that I could still beat the mountains which I had traversed so easily in my youth. In a way, I was looking to remind myself of who I once…
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Arepas & The Midnight Sun: Helen Cova’s Perfect Day
Helen Cova is a Venezuela-born author. Most recently, she published a children’s book—‘Snulli likes being alone’—in English, Icelandic and Spanish. Here’s how her perfect day in the city would unfold. Early morning I am gently woken up by the sunshine leaking through…
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Abandoned Iceland #10: Mount Esja
One mountain, three reporters and a tin of baked beans – what could go wrong? In this episode of Abandoned Iceland, Valur, Poppy and Polly battle the elements to scale the mighty Mount Esja. Who will survive? You’ll have to watch to…
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Abandoned Iceland #9: Skaftafell National Park
Svartifoss, the most gothic waterfalls of them all in Skaftafell, south of Iceland. The waterfall inspired the architect, Guðjón Samúlesson, to use stuðlaberg or columnar basalt for his design of the national theatre as well as Hallgrímskirkja. As you would expect in…
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Abandoned Iceland #8: Golden Circle—Geysir
Sam travels back in time to April 2020 to explore how things were at Geysir Hot Springs area during COVID-19. Sound off in the comments below and tell us where you want us to go next! Thanks to GoCar Rental for providing…
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Abandoned Iceland #7: South Road Trip
Valur Grettisson and his trusty companions, Art Bicnick and Polly, the chief morale officer, travelled from Reykjavík to Jökulsárlón in the middle of COVID-19 and found surprisingly many travellers as well as beautiful nature. We also stopped at the wonderful Fosshotel Glacier…
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Abandoned Iceland #6: Icelandic Forest—Heiðmörk
In this edition of Abandoned Iceland, Hannah Jane Cohen and photography editor Art Bicnick pay a memorable visit to Heiðmörk, a place of incomparable beauty. One of the oldest jokes about Iceland is that “if you get lost in an Icelandic forest,…
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Ghosts On The Wind: The Eerie Beauty Of Snæfellsnes
Snæfellsnes is often touted as “Iceland in miniature,” and not for nothing—in a single day’s drive north from Reykjavík, you can experience heaths, beaches, lava fields, mountains and glaciers. It’s easy to forget, however, just how special this place is when you’re…
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Perfect Day: Summertime With Berglaug Petra Garðarsdóttir
Artist Berglaug Petra Garðarsdóttir has probably taken photos of every interesting person in the city. Check out her work at @berglaug on Instagram and read on to learn how she’d spend the perfect day in Reykjavík.. First thing in the morning I…
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Abandoned Iceland #5: Jökulsárlón—Glacier Lagoon
In this edition of Abandoned Iceland, we visited Jökulsárlón and found a handful of Icelanders, expats and one seal roaming around. No one else. It was truly incredible. Thanks to GoCar Rental for providing the vehicle for our tours in Iceland and…
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Rediscovering Paradise: The Unexpected Side Effects Of Covid-19
It was 2010 when Eyjafjallajökull erupted. I went with a group of friends from work (I was working for the biggest private media company in Iceland at the time) and we decided to climb Hvannadalshnjúkur, the highest mountain in Iceland, a few…
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Abandoned Iceland #4: The Snæfellsnes Peninsula
In this edition of Abandoned Iceland, news editor Andie Sophia Fontaine and her lovely wife Ada travel with photography editor Art Bicnick to beautiful, mysterious Snæfellsnes. They pay visits to some of the more popular spots on the South Coast, speak to…
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Abandoned Iceland #3: Around The Golden Circle Part I
In this episode, Sam and his wife tour the area around Fluðir, Reykholt and Skálholt. They visit Faxafoss and Sam tries the freshest Bloody Mary ever made at Friðheimar. They also talk to a horse, and visit the loneliest chapel in the…
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Bifröst: The Bridge Between Humans And Gods
In Norse mythology, Bifröst is the burning rainbow bridge that extends between the realm of mortals and the realm of the gods. In reality, Bifröst is a quiet town, with not much going on around it. I am told it is a…
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Completely Not Ever Been Done Before: Andrean Sigurgeirsson’s Perfect Day
Andrean Sigurgeirsson is a dancer-extraordinaire who you can often see gracing the stage of the Iceland Dance Company and performing with Hatari. Here’s how his perfect day in the city would unfold: First thing in the morning Since I’m in a long-distance…
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Abandoned Iceland #2: Grundarfjörður
We journeyed to Grundarfjörður in the time of COVID-19 and instead of tourists, all we found was a lot of wind, rain and of course, Kirkjufelll, one of West Iceland’s most famous mountains. We had a conversation with a local we met…
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Get Medieval With It: 1238 Museum Puts You In The Shoes Of A Viking
Far in the northern reaches of Iceland, nestled in between Mount Tindastóll and Laxárdalsfjöll Mountain, in a town called Sauðárkrókur, lies the 1238 Museum. Since opening last year, the 1238 Museum seeks to immerse visitors in the experience of the Icelandic Civil…
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Abandoned Iceland #1: South Coast
In this episode of COVID-Cast, Hannah Jane visits some of the more popular tourist destinations, which are pretty much empty now. She also talks about news surrounding the pandemic, with a focus on the positive side. Note: Due to the effect the…
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A Visit To Reykjanes Is Just What The Doctor Ordered
It’s flu season, which means that you or someone you know is likely to come down with some form or another of the plague. And I’m talking about the normal kind of flu—let’s not even broach the topic of coronavirus. I, too,…
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Gym, Swim, Sing & More: Birna María Másdóttir’s Perfect Day
Birna María Másdóttir, or MC Bibba, is a radio personality at Útvarp 101 and fitness influencer. Here’s how her perfect day in Reykjavík would shape up. First thing in the morning The first thing I’d do is get a cup of coffee,…
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Museums, Records, and Ramen: Logi Leó Gunnarsson’s Perfect Day
Logi Leó Gunnarsson is a young artist in Reykjavík who designed the cover art for the band Hjalti Kaftu, which is a part of the wonderful Post-dreifing grassroots collective. First thing in the morning My radio alarm wakes me up at 06:40…
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Sandstone And Reverence: The Ancient Caves Of Hella
The caves of Hella are a wonder to behold. Nobody knows for sure how old they are, but many historians date them back to the early/mid-9th century, right before the Viking Ingólfur Arnarsson cast two carved pillars into the sea off the…