Articles by: Freyr Thorvaldsson
Freyr hates rental cars. He abandoned Iceland for a "better" life in the UK and has — appropriately — developed worse teeth hygiene.
Free Business Idea: Necropants
Friday afternoon at The Reykjavík Grapevine offices. Waiters circulate with trays of Kir Royales and vol-au-vents. “We’ve done a lot…
Free Business Idea: Open A Food Hall
From Hlemmur to Selfoss, food halls owners are raking it in We’ve been reliably informed that in less literate households…
Free Business Idea: Open A Lagoon
Make big money from hot water I’ll be the first to say what we’re all thinking: these days you’re looking…
What It Means To Lose A Cod War: Visiting Hull 50 Years After The Decline Of Fishing
Growing up in Iceland, you will at some point become aware of the Cod Wars. This awareness is comfortably nestled…
Free Business Idea: Harness Christmas Fads
Get down to business this holiday season Occasionally, as we’re waiting for the driver to bring the car round, we…
Country Wisdom Saved The Reykjavík Airport
When treetops closed the city airport’s runways, help came from Eskifjörður Iceland is not known for its abundance of trees….
Free Business Idea: Crime Lite
Make crime pay by skirting the edge of legality The Reykjavík Grapevine, noting the threadbare jackets, unkempt hair, and haggard…
Free Business Idea: Start A Budget Airline
Fourth time’s the charm Before we reached the delirious heights which The Reykjavík Grapevine now enjoys, with our marble staircases,…
Red Carpet, Orange Man
What Britain’s strange week means to Iceland Recently Donald Trump flew to the United Kingdom on an official state visit….
Beer Ban Years: Why Was Beer Banned For 74 Years?
And why was hard liquor allowed? It’s hard to believe now, with ale flowing from every tap and with beer…
Free Business Idea: Vistarband
1490-1894 — Those were the days! The Reykjavík Grapevine’s editorial meeting was nearing its conclusion and, as usual, the cigars…
Free Business Idea: Paid Parking
The subtle art of getting money for nothing The Reykjavík Grapevine, concerned about the sad financial state of our readership,…
Free Business Idea: Deep Networking
Make money fast in true Icelandic fashion Money is a lot of things. Sometimes it’s no object. More often it…
A Tale Of Two Pools
The separate worlds of pools and lagoons As far as these things go, Iceland is a great country in which…
Free Business Idea: Nithing Pole Craft Kit
Make money fast with ancient magic The Grapevine, deeply worried about the global economy, has commissioned a series of articles…
Bring Back The Bans
Is now the time for experimental bans? On June 17th, a man in Reykjavík was charged with disrespecting our flag…
Ten Years of Fear
Looking back at the relentless spread of biting midges It’s early summer 2015 in Hvalfjörður, a deep fjord 30 minutes’…