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Town Guide: Amazing Nature In Tálknafjörður, A Peaceful Westfjords Hideaway

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The tiny town of Tálknafjörður sits tucked away in the fjord of the same name, just off Route 63. It’s…

Perfect Day: Motorcycles, Vaping And Contemporary Art With Erling T.V. Klingenberg

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Erling T.V. Klingenberg is a visual artist, motorcyclist and a founding member of the Kling & Bang gallery and art…

Wild Creature: Umer Consumer Takes On A Life Of His Own

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Ýmir Gíslason stands on a narrow causeway, watching a bright yellow demolition truck tearing down an old metal industrial tank….

Photos: Iceland’s Smiters Train For World Cup Combat In Reykjavík

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Ahead of their first ever foray into a World Cup tournament, the Icelandic men’s national team held an open training…

Iceland Airwaves Update: 2018 Edition Adds Eclectic International Names

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After eye-catching announcements including Fever Ray, Blood Orange, Cashmere Cat and Tommy Ca$h, Iceland Airwaves today announced a raft of…

Are You A Proofreader? The Grapevine Needs YOU!

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Do you know your em-dash from your hyphen, centre from center, and Seyðisfjörður from Seydisfjordur? Do you have feelings about…

#SmiteTheWorld: Iceland World Cup 2018 Football T-shirt Now On Sale!

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Our 2018 World Cup #SmiteTheWorld t-shirt is now on sale. After many battles, the Icelandic Viking horde has emerged victorious,…

Music News: Bræðslan Lineup Announcement, New Festival, 12 Tónar Anniversary

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The Bræðslan festival, which takes place annually in a fish factory in the remote East Iceland town of Bakkagerði in…

#IcelandSmites: One Minute To Midnight On World Cup Doomsday Clock

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As the world footballing community shivers with anxiety at the forthcoming Icelandic onslaught, things have been pretty chill at Camp…

The Breakfast Club: Morning Snacks & Decadent Brunches In Reykjavik

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It’s 7am on a Saturday morning. You’re up early, or maybe you’ve just arrived in Reykjavík, and you’re walking down…

Artist Playlist: SYKUR’s Kristján Eldjárn

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Kristján Eldjárn rose to prominence as one of the producers behind SYKUR, one of Iceland’s most explosive electronic pop party…

Another Iceland: Spring Snowstorms In The Wild Westfjords

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Around 200 kilometres from Reykjavík, somewhere near Kleifar on Route 60, the rolling landscape of western Iceland starts to change….

Limelight Is Liquid: Örvar Smárason Steps Centre Stage

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“It bores me so much to talk about the Icelandic sound,” says Örvar Smárason, his eyes flashing. “I have an…

Photos: A Springtime Road Trip to The Westfjords

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Two weekends ago, not long after the official first day of Icelandic spring, we took a road trip up to…

The Horde Assembles! Iceland’s World Cup Squad Announced

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It was the moment we’ve all been waiting for. At a press conference today at the Icelandic Football Association (KSÍ)…

The Wild Things: Enter The Surreal World Of Gabríela Friðriksdóttir

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Gabríela Friðriksdóttir arrives at Hverfisgallerí on a sunny afternoon, bright-eyed and smiling. The sky is clear and blue as the…

Hack The Vote: #IcelandSmites For The 2018 World Cup Team Bus Slogan

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FIFA today unveiled the three options for the slogan that will be stencilled onto the Iceland team’s World Cup 2018…

Music News: Airwaves, Indriði, And The $1,000,000 Festival Ticket

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Iceland Airwaves has released a new round of acts who’ll be performing at the festival this year, including eye-catching names…

Bakkagerði Town Guide: Mountain Views & An Elf City In Borgarfjörður Eystri

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Borgarfjörður Eystri is home to Bakkagerði, the remote town of around 100 people that’s well-known for it’s hiking routes and…

#IcelandSmited: Aron Gunnarsson Undergoes Surgery As World Cup Approaches

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As Russia sits buried under unseasonably heavy snow, Iceland’s key players are battling injury, all as Argentina’s players resign the…

Premiere: Indriði’s Ode To Dark “December”

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Icelandic solo artist Indriði has unveiled the second track from his forthcoming album ‘Ding Ding’. It’ll be Indriði’s second album,…

Reykjanes: Windswept Wonders On The Reykjavík-Adjacent Peninsula

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Reykjanes is the picturesque peninsula where most visitors enter Iceland when they land at Keflavík. However, the majority of people…

Grey Stone And The Red Peninsula: Hiking In Northeast Iceland

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Route 85 turns suddenly from tarmac to gravel somewhere around Þórshöfn. We trundle over the dusty track that connects the…

#SmiteTheWorld: We Will Smite Them On The Beaches – Football News

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With gangs training for all-out brawls in the forests of Russia, the injury curses flying thick and fast, and clubs…

Town Guide: Arts, Crafts & Organic Produce In Egilsstaðir

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Iceland’s eastern capital of Egilsstaðir is an administrative and travel hub for the area, situated directly on Route One. There’s…