Author: Jonathan Baker Esq.
No Tents Please
It started with a conga line, entwining the reasonably sized audience of friends into a daisy chain of drunken merriment…
Lost in Translation
I couldn’t believe it; the goddamn front door to Sódóma was closed! I had thought I was an hour late,…
“My Ka-róna”
Money, money, money is certainly funny, or in Iceland’s world at least. The local currency – known as the króna…
Sundhöll Reykjavíkur
Stunning and unforgettable – the primary way to describe Sundhöll Reykjavíkur on Barónsstígur, Reykjavík’s longest running (and only) indoor swimming…
Girls Moderately Aloud
HOT. The only word that needs be used in order to fully describe the atmosphere when my colleague and I…
Fancy a Beer?
Welcome to Iceland, folks! Did you enjoy some tasty Skyr and watch FRIENDS re-runs on the plane? God, that Joey’s…
Girls Just Wanna Have RIGHTS
June 19, 1915. Icelandic women had struggled for years, pleading their case for suffrage, pleading their case for some semblance…
Free Minke – Whale Watching With Elding
What a lovely day to be out, the sun shining for once with a crisp sea breeze. Perfect conditions to…
The Dark Night
Getting soaked in the rain is always the best start to an evening. So much for the summer! I walked…
Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones But Ink Will Never Hurt Me
Loved by many and hated by mothers all across the world, tattoos are an ever-growing fashion accessory in popular modern…
Stuff We Like!
Us at the Grapevine, in conjunction with Gogoyoko are throwing you lucky boys and gals a shoe gaze/post-rock extravaganza! At…
Nordic Sludge At It´s Best
I had to weave past the drunks spewed at the bar and the drunks gambling their last króna on fruit…
Passion, Not Just Fashion
During my uneventful trek to Kaffi Hljómalind, my hardcore-dar was expecting the very worst surrounding this evening, due to a…