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Touching Moss: Easy Day-Tripping From Reykjavík

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Shake off your Airwaves hangover with a day trip that avoids the crowds Whenever Iceland Airwaves blows into town, it’s…

New In Town: KLEI Atelier & Skálda Bókabúð

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If you missed our recent print issues, here are some new spots in town you might not know about. Whether…

Three Cheers For Skál! Reykjavík’s Upstart Eatery Is All Grown Up

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Skál! was an early trailblazer in Reykjavík’s food hall boom. An outlier and prodigy from the start, it brought fine…

The Haul: More Than Enough Film Buff Stuff

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September is cinema season in Reykjavík as the annual RIFF film festival rolls into town. From a stamp card for…

Do Shit: Pass As An Icelander

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If you’ve been following the Do Shit series for a while, you should be able to do a lot of…

Editorial: Everything Everywhere All Of The Time

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Making this issue of your Reykjavík Grapevine was a whirlwind. As we were calling across the time zones to chase…

The Haul: A Bag Full Of Smelly Things

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From the fine aromas of Fischer, to earthy scents of up-and-coming perfumier Ilmur og Sjor, to the pungent reek of…

Seriously Ill Palestinian 11-Year-Old’s Deportation Halted At Keflavík Airport

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A seriously ill Palestinian 11-year-old had his deportation halted today after public protests. Yazan Tamimi, who needs a wheelchair and…

Grafarvogur Is Not Iceland’s Black Widow Capital — It’s Garðabær

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Since the discovery of a Northern Black Widow spider in a bunch of grapes last week, Grafarvogur has become known…

The Survivors: Never-Changing Institutions In The Ever-Changing Downtown

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They say that you’re a New Yorker once you lived there long enough to remember what was in that spot…

Don’t Block The Street With An E-Scooter, Please

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Electric scooters are a fairly recent addition to downtown. And they’re pretty useful, especially for people who really set on…

Do Shit: Move House, And Live To Tell The Tale

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Welcome to the latest episode of our ongoing útlendingar’s guide to getting shit done. Moving fucking sucks, and there’s no…

Premiere: Oyama Return With New Song ‘Cigarettes’

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Shoegaze is a genre that never goes out of style. Oyama are an Icelandic quintet who started making dreamy guitar…

The Old Ways: A Road Trip Along The Historied Southwest Coast

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When people talk about road tripping along the south coast, they’re most often referring to a certain dramatic stretch of…

Editorial: The Limits Of Trust

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Trust is an important part of how any society runs. Every time we stand at a pedestrian crossing waiting for…

A Day Trip To Hveragerði, Southwest Iceland’s Garden Oasis

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The road to Hveragerði is like a miniature tour of Iceland’s topography. Passing the broken red rocks of the Rauðhólar…

A Sonic Adventure: Mary Lattimore Leads The Line At Extreme Chill 2024

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Extreme Chill is an annual festival whose roots extend to coil around a certain set of underground sounds and vibes….

Culture Night Craziness: How To Spend Your Menningarnótt

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Have you been yearning for a day of free waffles, street parties, mylar balloons, candy floss and frightened dogs in…

Lesser Known Falls: A Short Hike To Helgufoss

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The valley of Mosfellsdalur is a 20 kilometre stretch of rolling farmland that sits just beyond the edge of Reykjavík….

The Haul: A Let’s-Get-Real Summer Shopping Guide

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If you’re a regular GV reader, then 1) you’re clearly very smart and tasteful, and 2) you may have noticed…

Do Shit: Have A Life Laundry

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I dunno about you guys, but I’m a bit of a hoarder. Not the living-in-a-junk-cave, stepping on plates, sleeping under…

Home On The Rangá: Friðrik Pálsson’s Oasis Of Countryside Luxury

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Hotel Rangá is one of southern Iceland’s travel institutions. Located in the southwest near the small town of Hella, it…

The Paint Witch: Caitlin Ffrench’s Earthy Art

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A single visit to Iceland can turn into something bigger. For some people, this country exerts a magnetic fascination that…

Editorial: Video Games Are Growing Up

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There’s a certain stigma attached to being a gamer. And I mean… I get it. For a lot of Gen…

Let The Games Begin: Inside Iceland’s Rising Video Game Development Scene

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It isn’t often that an entirely new cultural medium is born. But over the last few decades, video games have…