Author: Nanna Árnadóttir - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Travellers Ripped Off At Keflavík Airport

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A shrimp salad sandwich and a carton of Kókómjólk is 56% more expensive in the departure lounge of Keflavík airport than at…

Icelander To Direct Broadway Play

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Icelandic actor Gísli Örn Garðarsson’s production of The Heart of Robin Hood is on the road to Broadway, reports RÚV. The…

Double Rainbow Over Reykjavík

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A double rainbow appeared over Reykjavík yesterday morning, reports RÚV. But what does it mean? The rainbow appeared at 8…

Icelandic Drug Market On Facebook

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The Icelandic drug market has made a move to social media. “Really well cut and good coke for the weekend,” one…

Holuhraun: 4 Square Kilometres Of Lava

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Lava exuding from the Holuhraun eruption stretches 3.5 kilometres from the centre of the fissure and measures approximately 1.6 kilometres…

Road To Dettifoss Waterfall Reopens

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The District Commissioner of Húsavík has decided to reopen the road to Dettifoss waterfall on the west side of Jökulsá…

VIDEO: Holuhraun Best Place For An Eruption

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Holuhraun is the best possible location for an eruption, geophysicist Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson has told RÚV. Although the magma flow…

Holuhraun Still Going Strong, Could Last All Year

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The Holuhraun eruption, which began again yesterday with magma plumes as high as 60 metres, is going strong and might…

Mike Leigh Announced As RIFF’s Guest Of Honour

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Acclaimed British film director Mike Leigh has been announced as the Guest of Honour at this year’s Reykjavík International Film…

Eruption Over, Lasted 4 Hours

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Yesterday’s volcanic eruption at Holuhraun lasted only 3-4 hours and the aviation code has been downgraded to orange. “It was…

UPDATED: No-Fly Zone In Effect Over Holuhraun Eruption

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ISAVIA has imposed a no-fly zone over the Holuhraun eruption site and a parts of northeastern Iceland. In a brief posted to…

Breaking News: Eruption Confirmed At Holuhraun

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The Icelandic Met Office has confirmed an eruption has started in Holuhraun, north of Dyngjujökull. This is further backed up by the…

Deutsche Bank Buys Icesave Debt

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The Netherlands has sold its claims on the estate of the failed Icelandic bank Landsbanki to Deutsche Bank, reports RÚV….

Uncertainty Continues At Bárðarbunga

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Uncertainty about what is happening underneath Vatnajökull glacier continues following the appearance of fissures yesterday, reports RÚV. As reported, a flight…

Family Found Wandering On Glacier

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A tourist operator stumbled across a family wandering around on Langjökull glacier yesterday. Langjökull is quite dangerous for those unfamiliar…

Earthquakes Continue To Rattle Bárðarbunga

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Intense earthquake activity continues around Bárðarbunga volcano and Vatnajökull glacier, reports RÚV. Just passed midnight an earthquake with a magnitude…

Police Hunting Off-Roaders

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Police are asking for help finding off-roaders who damaged land by Löðmundarvatn lake, reports Sunnlenska.  As reported, off-road traffic has been causing considerable…

Tourists Attempt To Save Dying Mackerel

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Mackerel have been swimming into Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon in large numbers and dying, upsetting tourists who try to save those…

Air Berlin Cancel Flight To Iceland

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Air Berlin decided to cancel a flight to Iceland yesterday even though the state of emergency has been called off, reports…

1000 Parking Fines On Culture Night

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Over 1000 parking tickets were issued on Reykjavík’s annual Culture Night (Menningarnótt) Saturday, reports DV. Culture Night- which saw roughly 100,000…

Scientists Disagree With Met Office, Say No Eruption

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Scientists aboard the Coast Guard’s radar-equipped TF-SIF surveillance plane flying over Dyngjujökull are contesting the Met Office’s claim that an…

BREAKING NEWS: Small Eruption Reported Northeast Of Bárðarbunga

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A small eruption has been reported at Dyngjujökull glacier, northeast of Iceland’s subglacial Bárðarbunga volcano. RÚV report that Kristín Jónsdóttir with…

Sheep Break Free, Police Called

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The Police in Mosfellsbær, a small town east of Reykjavík, received a call after two sheep at Árbæjarsafn made a…

Icelandic Symphony Orchestra Debuts At BBC Proms

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The Iceland Symphony Orchestra made its Proms debut at the Royal Albert Hall yesterday, reports RÚV. The Symphony performed works by…

Nói Síríusly Looking For Candy Tasters

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Icelandic candy manufacturer Nói Síríus is searching for volunteers for a “tasting panel” for the company’s product development department. The…