Author: Gabrielle Motola
Home On The Range: A Blissful Farm Getaway In The Far Northeast
Reykjavík is not Iceland. It more closely resembles a tiny overpriced Europe without the vast architecture or convenience. It takes…
Iron To The Core: Guðný Ósk Gottliebsdóttir Tackles Klaustur Off Road Challenge
The first time I met Guðný, she was a voice on a telephone. I’d called a postural clinic and she…
Driving In Iceland: We Can Do Better
Along with economic prosperity, the unprecedented growth of Iceland’s tourism sector over the past two decades has plainly brought a…
Airwaves Day 4: I Think I’m Turning Japanese
Iceland Airwaves isn’t just a music festival, it is an endurance sport. The events are: drinking, seeing music, dancing, playing…
Lunch At Sea Baron With Bo Ningen, Jófríður And kimono’s Alison
I though it would be a good idea to have Icelandic bands (or members) take visiting bands out for a…
Airwaves Day 3 – Part 2
The day started out with ‘The Show of Shows’ which I wrote about here. Next I saw William Tyler‘s deft…
Airwaves Day 3: Part 1 – The Greatest Show
Yesterday, aside from being one of the hardest days to stay conscious in my life, was worth every woozy painful…
Airwaves Day 2: WTF?
Okay so if day one was a blur then today is like reliving that Prodigy video, Smack My Bitch Up….
Airwaves Day One: Bass Religions
I’m sitting at the breakfast table with three other laptops, one of which is mine. We’re all working. Mr. Silla…
Walking The Donut Gauntlet
My first memory of a Dunkin’ Donuts (aka DnD) involved banking, Iceland. Yes, banking. Almost every Saturday, my father would…
I Want My Amazon TV
I should probably begin by explaining the title to those of you who were born to a different generation. It’s…
By The Better Angels Of Our Nature – Eddie Izzard Stops Over in Iceland
Saturday night Eddie Izzard took the Harpa Eldborg stage in a flash of winning combinations. Suave and camp; girl and…
New York, Old Tools, Timeless Jewels: A Visit To Orri Finn Design’s Studios
The couple behind Orri Finn Design—Orri Finnbogason and Helga Gvuðrún Friðriksdóttir—have a different, yet complementary, training in the art of…
Welcome To Iceland, We’ll Get You Naked
… And clean as a whistle“Do we have to shower naked at this one or can we get in it…
An Off-Road Virgin’s First Time
I own two motorbikes in London, one for looks, the other for speed and comfort. Neither of these bikes nor…