Author: Elías Þórsson
Gunnar Nelson Pokes UFC With Appeal, Demands ‘No Contest’
Haraldur Dean Nelson, father of MMA fighter Gunnar Nelson, told visir.is this morning that they have submitted an official appeal…
Identity Of Man Who Fell Into Gullfoss Revealed
Police say that the man who fell into Gullfoss Wednesday is 22 year old Georgian national Nika Begades. Despite an…
Jun Jun Dead, What Next For Westman Islands?
Last month, the Grapevine reported on plans to import three beluga whales to an enclosure in the Westman Islands, as…
Man Who Fell Into Gullfoss An Asylum Seeker
The police in the south of Iceland have sent out a press release in which they claim that the man…
7 Week Old Diagnosed With Whooping Cough
A newborn girl has been admitted to hospital after being diagnosed with Pertussis or whooping cough as it is more…
Man Falls Into Gullfoss: 145 Emergency Personnel Take Part In Search
At around 18:00 Wednesday, police got a report that a man had fallen into the Gullfoss waterfall. Since then around…
Mysterious Horses Gallop Freely Around Town
Last night, police were notified of a harass of horses that were prancing about on the road Reykjanesbraut in Kópavogur….
25°C Up North Today, Reykjavík Get Ready For Saturday!
If you currently find yourself up north east, then you already know that the weather is really good, but if…
Kitten Calamity: Shelter At Cat-pacity
Pandemonium has ravaged the cat shelter Kattholt this summer as the number of homeless cats arriving in recent weeks has…
Let The Smiting Commence: France You Are Next!
Tonight, the Icelandic female national team will take on France in their first match at the 2017 Euros in the…
Pictures Show Ponzinibbio Poking Gunnar Nelson In The Eye
Last night, Icelandic bad ass, hard as nails, dances with wolves MMA fighter Gunnar Nelson got knocked out by the…
Birna Brjánsdóttir Murder Case Hearings Delayed
Main hearings in the case agains Thomas Möller Olsen, the man suspected of killing 20-year old Birna Brjánsdóttir last January,…
Man Denied Citizenship For Speeding Ticket Gets Verdict Overturned
Last month, Bala Kamallakharan, who has lived in Iceland for the past eleven years, had his application for citizenship turned…
Kinder Sides Of Violence: The Slow But Sure Rise Of Mammút
Few bands make it past the decade mark—even the Beatles just scraped the milestone—but Mammút have been around since 2004….
Things To Do Outside Of Reykjavík: Hiking Hornstrandir, The Baldur Ferry & Festival Fun
Whether you’re a first time visitor who wants to get off the tourist trail, or a seasoned Iceland adventurer looking…
Missing French Tourist Found Safe And Sound
Louise Soreda, the French woman who was reported missing yesterday has been found, reports RÚV. The police sent out a…
Murder Suspect Puts Newspaper Editor As Facebook Profile Picture
Yesterday, Sveinn Gestur Tryggvason, who is currently in custody for being a suspect in last month’s murder of Arnar Jón…
Police Request Help Finding French Tourist Missing Since July 5
Update, July 13: The woman has now been found safe and sound. The police in Suðurnes in the southwest of…
Tourist Cancellations Hitting Industry Hard
In recent months, the tourism industry has started to experience something unheard of just 12 months ago—mass cancellations. The main…
Things To Do Outside Of Reykjavík: A Highland Trail, Epic Hike & Westfjords Town
by John Rogers and Elías Þórsson
The Highlands are open for the summer once again, so if you want to get away from it all in…
Number Of Foreign Tourists Treated At Hospital Increases 193%
The number of foreign tourists seeking medical attention at the Landspítali national hospital increased by 193% between 2013-2016, reports mbl.is…
Upwards Of 150 Whales Saved
Rescue workers fought to keep between 100-150 long-finned pilot whales from beaching themselves on Snæfellsnes in west Iceland last night,…
72 Year Old Farmer Visits Reykjavík For The 1st Time
Yesterday, RÚV reported on a momentous event in the life of Guðmundur Ármansson, a cattle farmer from Skriðdalur in east…
Tourists Cut Lamb’s Throat
Yesterday, police in east Iceland charged a group of nine tourists with stealing and killing a lamb, reports RÚV. Locals…
Inside Sticky Records, Iceland’s Only Pro-Bono Label
The cliché goes that record labels are run by stuffy men in suits who make decisions about the future of…