Author: Elías Þórsson
Bæjarins Beztu Hot Dog Stand Moved For 1st Time Since 1937
For 80 years Bæjarins Beztu–probably the world’s most famous hot dog stand–has stood in the same spot on the corner…
Electro Scandi-Pop Princess Hildur: Iceland’s Catchiest Rising Star
Spanning influences that include Portishead, Björk, Grimes, Rihanna and Kanye West, Hildur is an Icelandic musician who makes what can…
Narcotics Market Getting Rougher: Increase In Prices, Prostitution And Crime
According to figures from SÁÁ, the National Centre of Addiction Medicine, the underground world of narcotics, pushers and drug dealing…
Temperatures Burning Up To 25°C Today!
Finally you can bring out the shorts, grab that book you told everyone you bought and never read, start day…
Blood Bank Desperate For Donations
The Blood Bank has called upon every available person to donate, as its reserves are dangerously low, reports visir.is. With…
Finally Jökulsárlón Becomes A Nature Preserve
The icy lagoon Jökulsárlón will become a protected area and turned into a nature reserve that is part of the…
Don’t Pick Up! Police Warn Of Phone Scammers
Yesterday, the Reykjavík Police Department wrote a Facebook post warning people of phone calls from a foreign number, which has…
The Sunshine Week: Over 20 & Sunny!
The Icelandic Met Office has good news to brighten up your Monday—this week is gonna get sunny as shit. Across…
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,…
Discover Iceland: Your Gateway Drug To Icelandic Music
The Icelandic music scene outgrew the country’s physical borders a long time ago. But for people unable to attend concerts…
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…