Author: - The Reykjavik Grapevine

We Will Always Love You

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At 3:55pm on the eve of the 54th annual Grammy awards ceremony, Whitney Houston was found in her hotel room…

Seyðisfjörður: Perfect Isolation

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Just a hop, skip and a jump away from the Ring Road is the tiny fishing village of Seyðisfjörður. This…

Egilsstaðir: Austurland’s Little Big Town

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Did you know that eastern Iceland kicks ass? Sea monsters! Trees! Reindeer burgers! What’s not to love? And you don’t…

Our New Neighbours, The Johnsons

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The Johnsons just moved to town! One thousand ISK and a sense of humour grants you entrance to the Icelandic…

Holiday Opening Hours

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Since many of you reading this may be tourists stranded in Iceland over the coming Holiday season, we decided to…

Snorri Helgason: Winter Sun

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´Winter Sun’ is a jukebox of starry warmth, nostalgic romance, and carefree fun.  The album is acoustic simplicity mixed with…

Mouth Cancer Expected To Rise

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Cases of oral cancer are expected to rise as chewing tobacco usage increases around the country, according to RÚV. Selfoss…

Iceland To Export Dairy Products To Russia

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Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs Össur Skarphéðinsson has made a deal with the Russian government to export dairy products to…

Norwegian Hells Angel Arrested At Keflavik

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Norwegian Hells Angel, Jan Anfinn Wahl, was arrested last night at Keflavík Airport for trying to enter the country to…

Oslo Christmas Tree To Be Lit On Sunday

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The Oslo Christmas tree has arrived and Reykjavík’s annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony will take place at Austurvöllur Square on…

Reykjavik City Website Accessible To All

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The Organization of Disabled in Iceland (ODI) certified the Reykjavík city website accessible to people with disabilities on Wednesday. Blind,…

More Noise, Please!

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Grab your battery powered toys, alarm clocks, household gadgets and instruments and get ready to RAWK like a robot. LornaLAB…

Happy Birthday, NASA!

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Saturday night NASA turned ten years old! A solid gold dance-a-thon, this birthday party was one for the books. DJ…

Keeping Your Bling Blingy

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At a motorcycle rally a few years ago a friend bought me a kickass Sterling silver dragon ring which I…

DesignMarch 2012 Dates Announced!

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Mark your calendars! The annual DesignMarch festival, which showcases Icelandic designers, upcoming talent and internationally lauded veterans in the field…

Harpa Will Pump You Up

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Harpa is hosting a weekend of bikinis, speedos and bulging muscles! For three days, some of the world’s most muscular…