Author: S. Alessio Tummolillo
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Helgafell: The Holy ___ Hike
You have one more day in Reykjavík. Later in the night you plan on going out and getting drinks. You’ve…
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IKI: IKI
Nine girls walk into a studio and improv for seven hours, using only their voices. What do you get? A…
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ALASKAN “WOLF” INVADES ICELAND
Invasive species or non-native plants present a problem all over the world. For instance, the ragweed in Europe can cause…
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Hjartatorgið
Tómas Magnússon and his wife Tanya Pollock saw an area calling for help one day when walking their child through…
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Reykjavík’s Secret History
When Hilmar Magnússon decided to create the Reykjavík LGBT History & Culture Walk this summer, he admits that he wasn’t…
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Afrocubism Harping at Harpa
Afrocubism graced the stage at Harpa on June 28 to a packed theatre, and musically did not disappoint. Unfortunately, when…
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Laying Over in Akureyri
With an hour and a half layover in Akureyri before a flight to Reykjavík, Grapevine’s photographer and I were frustrated….
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Eyjafjallajökull: Walking On Clouds
Utter the word ‘Eyjafjallajökull’ to many non-Icelanders and you’ll get a cringe and a travel horror story as a response….
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Grímsey: There And Back Again
A trip to Grímsey—Iceland’s northernmost island—from Reykjavík seems less than appealing at first. In order to get there, you have…
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Æringur Art Festival
A month of poetry and art outside of ReykjavíkThe international art festival Æringur opens on July 2 in Bolungarvík this…
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Grapevine Grassroots #29
Singing, dancing, poetry, instrumental music, movies, paintings…come see all or some of the above at the 29th Grapevine Grassroots. While…
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The Noise Revival Orchestra: Songs of Forgiveness EP
The Noise Revival Orchestra seem to have moved away from their experimental orchestral work in the EP ‘Songs Of Forgiveness’….
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A Dream Realised By Accident
Afrocubism is a project that began as a dream thirteen years ago. Nick Gold’s idea was to fuse the sounds…
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Glacier Hiking: Ice Axes, Blood, And Rainbows
Glacier hiking and ice climbing, like many things in Iceland, are once in a lifetime opportunities for most travellers. Many…
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The (Hidden) Wonders of Reykjanes
“Have you ever been to the Reykjanes Peninsula?” our tour guide asked. I thought to myself: “Of course, I took…
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Solaris 2.0
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Krakow writer Stanislaw Lem’s novel ‘Solaris’, and this should be…