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The Jólabókaflóð

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You might not have heard of it, but Iceland has a yearly flood. It’s not like the monsoon where the…

Troll’s Cathedral

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Trolls´Cathedral (original Icelandic title Tröllakirkja) is the first part of an acclaimed trilogy by author Ólafur Gunnarsson (the two other…

100 Crazy Things (Apparently)

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A far cry from Icelandair’s notorious ‘Dirty Weekend in Reykjavík’ ad campaign a few years back and the Bangkok of…

100 Crazy Things (Apparently)

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50 Crazy Things to Taste in Iceland lists, well, fifty crazy things to taste in Iceland. It is obviously aimed…

A Gap In Iceland’s Literary Landscape

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Sources claim that Forlagið, Iceland’s largest publishing house, is looking for a chick lit author. Apparently there is a gap…

Stumble, an Icelandic Troll Story

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Brian Pilkington, a Liverpool native living in Iceland since 1977, is one of the country’s most beloved children books’ illustrators….

A (Slightly Outdated) History of Iceland

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As the title clearly states, this book is a very brief account of the history of our small nation and…

On why there are so many cats in downtown Reykjavík

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Haruki Murakami attended The Reykjavík International Literary Festival. The following year, he published an article about his visit in the…

Too Cute To Eat?

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Working at a seafood restaurant in Reykjavík has taught me one thing: a lot of tourists (and, for some reason,…