Author: Catharine Fulton
Word Of The Issue: Okay, Byeeee!
We already went over the greeting góðan daginn in a previous issue. It means “good day,” in case you weren’t…
Do Shit: Paying It Forward (To Yourself)
The Útlendingur’s ongoing guide to getting shit done Pensions. Hey, wake up, it’s not that boring! In fact, if you…
The Wreck Walk: A DIY Tour Of Reykjavík’s Derelict Houses
Reykjavík is a quirky place; a fishing village posing as a city that is replete with colourful iron-clad homes lining…
Editorial: Don’t Hold Your Breath For The Housing Market
Everything is too damned expensive in this country. It’s a fact that is reportedly dissuading some would-be tourists from flying…
Do Shit: Figuring Out Labour Unions
The Útlendingur’s ongoing guide to getting shit done If you are working in Iceland you’re likely aware of the existence…
Word Of The Issue: The Infinite Uses Of Jæja
The Grapevine’s guide to sounding Icelandic, one word at a time Jæja. Have you ever met a more versatile word?…
The Good’Ol Golden Circle: Taking another spin on the classic travel route
Whether you live in Iceland, you’ve visited Iceland before, or you’re simply Googled “Iceland” in anticipation of one day travelling…
Word Of The Issue: Don’t Be Such A Buttface
The Grapevine’s guide to sounding Icelandic, one word at a time If you spend any time around a leikskóli, you’re…
Do Shit: Get Your Kid Into Leikskóli
The Útlendingur’s ongoing guide to getting shit done Is there anything as wildly wonderful and simultaneously stressful as being a…
The Stuff That Powers Iceland
An educational visit to a power plant is just what you need “What’s that smoke?” is a common question pondered…
Do Shit: Get Checked For Cancer
An Útlendingur’s ongoing guide to getting shit done It’s often touted as rude to ask a lady her age, but…
Word Of The Issue: I Said Good Day, Sir
The Grapevine’s Guide To Sounding Icelandic, One Word At A Time Icelanders aren’t generally a smiley, friendly, greeting strangers in…
Round And Round We Go
The Reykjavík Wheel has arrived and we have thoughts It was back in 2017 that the idea of a ferris…
There’s Space For Everyone In The Greenhouse
Litla Gróðurhúsa Familia and the Pikknikk concert series provide a platform for all It’s no secret that Reykjavík is a…
Reykjavík Real Estate Continues To Be Really Expensive
Over 85% of homes in the capital area have a property value over 60 million krónur (US$432,000, €403.000), according to…
Do Shit: Get Out There And Protest
An Útlendingur’s ongoing guide to getting shit done It may still be cold in Iceland, but it sure feels like…
Get On Your Bikes And Ride: The Tweed Ride brings fancy dress and classy bikes to Reykjavík
I distinctly remember the first time I spotted the Tweed Ride. Sitting in a window seat of a downtown café,…
Review Opened Into Police Clash With Pro-Palestine Protesters
Minister of Social Affairs and Labour Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson (Left-green MP) has launched a review of police conduct during a…
Police Use Force, Pepper Spray On Pro-Palestine Protesters
The Reykjavík Metropolitan Police broke up a peaceful anti-war and pro-Palestinian protest on May 31 with the unprecedented use of…
The Glacier That Would Be President
It may not have made the ballot, but this isn’t the end for Snæfellsjökull Icelanders will head to their local…
An Eruption Has Begun North of Grindavík
by Catharine Fulton and Jóhannes Bjarkason
An eruption began between Stóra Skógfell and Sýlingarfell at 12:45 this afternoon, sending a curtain of lava spewing 50 metres…
Don’t Feed The Ducks — Seriously, Don’t Do It
It’s happening! The ducks that make their homes on and around Reykjavík’s central pond, Tjörnin, are welcoming their babies. While…
Enough. Stop. Now.
How many dead children is too many dead children? There’s a sentence I never thought I would be thinking on…
It’s Time To Shake The World: Inside the Free Palestine Movement in Iceland
“The whole world knows we have been under occupation for more than 70 years — after a few days will…
The Eruption Is Dead; Long Live The Eruption
The eruption that began March 16 between Hagafell and Stóra Skógfell has been declared over. Having erupted for 54 days,…