Author: Hrefna Björg Gylfadóttir
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…
Happening Today: Improv Iceland
Joy to the world, Improv Iceland will now be held in English! The renowned improv theater company started in 2015…
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!…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
#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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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,…
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…
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…
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….
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…