Author: Hrefna Björg Gylfadóttir
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The Music Nerd’s Guide To Spending A Day In Reykjavík
Reykjavík Roasters Brautarholt 2 Start the day off with a cup of “Kaffismiðjan” and a croissant at Reykjavík Roasters. Pick…
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Happening Today: Improv Iceland
Joy to the world, Improv Iceland will now be held in English! The renowned improv theater company started in 2015…
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The Winner Of This Week’s #GVPics!
So many amazing entries in this week’s Instagram competition making choosing only one extremely difficult. Thank god we have runners-up!…
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PHOTOS: ‘Ytri Höfnin’ Graduation Exhibition
The graduation exhibition by bachelors students in design, architecture and fine arts from the Iceland Academy of the Arts is…
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Iceland On Instagram: The Winner Of #GVPics
Another week, another Instagram competition! Except this week, we have an amazing prize. Two tickets to the Improv Iceland show,…
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VIDEO: Pascal Pinon Perform ‘Jósa & Lotta’
Looking back at the dark and short days of Iceland’s winter one can’t help but feel thankful for the warmer…
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Reykjavík’s Newest Rap Clan: Krakk & Spaghettí
Ever since the release of bangers such as Spenfrelsi (e. Nipple freedom) and Hóra Kapítalismans (e. Capitalist’s Whore), the rise…
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VIDEO: Benni Hemm Hemm Performs At Swimming Pool
As summer approaches and the days become brighter one can’t help but recall the times when winter depression harried. Now…
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#GVPics Contest: Iceland’s First Days Of Summer
Looking out the window and seeing folks enjoying the sun in April is a rare sight. The sun that is,…
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Happening Today: Children’s Culture Festival
The Icelandic Children’s Culture Festival is a platform for creativity, culture, art and, above all, having fun—all fields in which…
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The Winner Of This Week’s #GVPics Competition
This week’s competition was amazing with so many beautiful photographs made choosing only ten extremely difficult. It’s amazing to see…
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Garage Session With Hórmónar
The light-haired punk rockers of Hórmónar come together for an impromptu jam session in their garage, a cosy space crowded…
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Happening Tonight: Foxing / Teitur Magnússon / Markús And The Diversion Sessions
The Missourians of Foxing bring the fresh breeze of spring to Iceland with their 90s indie rock and different styles…
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And The Winner Of This Week’s #GVPics Instagram Contest Is
Another week has passed which means more travel, more photo opportunities and a lot more sun! Now is the time…
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Starting Today: Nordisk Film Festival
A cinematic feast for Scandinav-o-philes and movie enthusiasts can be found at the Nordic House during the Nordic Film Festival….
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The Winner & Runners-up Of This Week’s #GVPics
The sky is clear, the sun is shining and our readers have captured the country in its most beautiful attire,…
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VIDEO: Icelandic Rapper, GKR, In A Grocery Store
Austrian video journalists Sarah Brugner and Michael Luger of the music website THEY SHOOT MUSIC visited Iceland last winter when…
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The Icelandic “Spring” On Instagram: Winner Of This Week’s #GVPics
Spring is upon us, or so we thought. The country’s flowers had just started to bloom when the snow came…
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Iceland On Instagram: This Week’s #GVpics Champion
We’ve had a steady stream of Instagram photographs marked #GVpics that continually amaze us, and this week was no exception….
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Brauð & Co: 101’s New Bakery
by Hrefna Björg Gylfadóttir and Jóhanna Pétursdóttir
Denizen of the crowded 101 Reykjavík have a new reason to celebrate, as Brauð & co, situated on Frakkastígur 16,…
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The Best Photos From This Week’s #GVPICS
Each week we pick ten photographs from our #gvpics Instagram competition we find interesting, funny, or beautiful. This week’s entries…
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Design March 2016: Friday’s Must-See Events
Yesterday’s opening at Hafnarhús was amazing. So many interesting jewellery and furniture designs were exhibited, by both foreign and Icelandic…
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DesignMarch Is Here! Our Guide To Thursday’s Events
DesignMarch is upon us! That festival where swanky elites, fashionistas and hipsters come together wearing their wackiest outfits to enjoy…
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Iceland’s Week On Instagram: Our #GVpics Winner Is…
The sun is coming out here in Iceland with the slow change of seasons, meaning the light is getting better…
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PHOTOS: Spectacular Aurora Display Last Night
Last night’s Northern Lights were magical! All of the different colours and forms this natural phenomenon holds were beautifully documented…