Author: Charlie Winters - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Horotropes: The Fates and the Furious

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Racers, start your engines! This is it! The big race you’ve been training for, the one that’ll clear your family’s…

Destination Vacation: Charlie’s Packs Some Sun Cream & Hits The Road

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A local masseuse tends to a far richer customer who’s lying comfortably in a shezlong. The wind sends faint ripples…

The Many-Splendored Joys Of A Trip To ÚTL

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The couches give way till you can feel the lumps underneath. The long queues are managed by a workforce too…

Speedrunning Therapy: Charlie Is Thera-pissed

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You’ve been sitting in this ugly room for roughly an hour. You’ve rambled about your problems at work and personal…

Musings On The Beast of Búrfellsgjá

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Just when you thought it was safe to explore nature… No one believes me, but I know what I saw…

True Crime in the Countryside

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Charlie’s latest musings take a dark turn … toward murder most foul You’re rumbling around in a beaten down jeep….

These Are The Days Of Your Lives

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You have some nerve showing your face around here — may as well read your horoscope Previously on Horotropes: After…

A Heist Worth a Million Fjall-króna

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Every year, the Lady of the Mountain walks out onto stage decked out in the most expensive costume this island…

Give’Em The Old Razzle Dazzle

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And a 5, 6, 7, 8… will you hit your mark or fall flat? The curtain rises. The stage is…

Horrortropes: Wild West Woes

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Slap some bacon on a biscuit and let’s go! We’re burnin’ daylight! WOOOoooOOOooOOOOO. Waaaa waaa waaaaaa. Welcome to Reykjavik, the…

There’s an election happening!?

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Charlie is here to help you cast your ballot right You’ve been keeping to yourself; haven’t really gone out much….

Horrortropes: The End is Noir

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Horoscopes can’t be all bad, but these come the closest Case-4-24, it’s been sitting on your desk for a while….

Austentatious Predictions on Love

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Will you swoon or sink in the month ahead? It’s all in the stars. It is a truth universally acknowledged…

I’m Starting a Cult: Really, How Hard Can It Be?

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In the woods of Iceland, a figurehead stands at a podium wrapped in gold-adorned silk. The congregation kneels before them…

What a Drag: A maiden voyage into the wild and wonderful world of drag

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The lights are burning straight into my eyes. One wobbly step at a time I click-clack onto the stage like…

Horrortropes: Fantastical Fortunes

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Don’t fear your fortune (or do, it’s up to you) The Dark Lord Skuggamyrkur’s armies are beating down the forces…

Blue Lagoon 2: The Lost World™

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The evolution of luxury tourism is just one eruption away The azure waters wash over you. The innate healing properties…

Still Single, Hoping to Mingle: Bad advice for finding queer love

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When you arrive the first thing that you notice is that the sun never sets on this queer little island….

A Thinkle For Your Tinkle

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On public toilets and public decency in Reykjavík We’ve all been there, running around with a wide-eyed look using all…

I’m Mad: Let Me Count The Ways

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You say to yourself, “Slow breaths… in through the nose… out from the mouth… þetta reddast… it’ll all be fine.”…

Vampires! They’re Back!

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Dear reader, you are in danger. For they have returned. Ready your garlic, your stakes, your pitchforks, your torches. They…

Ready for the Airwaves Shaka Brah

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A helpful guide to concert etiquette The pounding baseline echoes in your chest. You can catch glimpses of the stage…

Thrifted, Bought, Stolen: The Halloween costume advice you seek is here

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Witches cackle as they exchange snus on the corner of Hverfisgata. A werewolf tries to charm the sexy nun under…

At The Route Of The Problem

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Uncovering the physics and intrigue of Reykjavík’s transit system Time doesn’t seem to pass as you hold your phone to…

A Story of How Iceland Fell

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The end of days in the North Atlantic Day 5012 since the great disappearance. The metal shell of this braggi…