Author: Valur Grettisson
RVK Newscast #27: Broken Ice And Banned Educational Video
Icelandair attempts to get 20 billion ISK in a stock offering, and the government is trying their best to make…
RVK Newscast #26: Two Icelandic Girls Shamed And Accusations Of Bullying In The Polish Embassy
In today’s Newscast, we have the weird shaming of two young women who visited Covidiots from England’s national football team….
Autumn Activity Guide: Or At Least The Closest Thing Iceland Has To Autumn
Before we enter the pitless dark and windy nightmare of winter, we have…well, the pitless dark and windy nightmare of…
Well, You Asked: Celebs, Music And Spitting
You asked, we answered. Here are your burning questions about music, celebs, and “The Big C”. What was the best…
Just Sayings: “Hollari er húsbruni en hvalreki á fyrsta ári”
How to explain this? The idiom goes like this in English: “It’s healthier that your house burns to the ground…
Outdated Comment Sections
When I began working as an editor-in-chief at The Reykjavík Grapevine in 2017, my news editor asked me a simple…
RVK Newscast #25: Footballers Breaking Quarantine And Trans Jesus
In today’s Grapevine’s Newscast, we visited Bali at Álftanes. In today’s news: there were zero COVID-19 cases on Sunday in…
Grapevine Playlist: Lions, Dog Runs And Some Eerie Minimalistics
Supersport! – Dog Run (EP) Just what the summer needed: a shiny new EP from Reykjavík’s most charming indie pop…
RVK Newscast #24: The Clock Will Not Be Changed And Massive Unemployment
Over 8,000 people lost their jobs, but no one is at the hospital because of COVID-19. Flights are being cancelled…
RVK Newscast #23: Historic Recession And Border Mess
And you thought your day was hard. Recession, Kapelluhraun, COVID-19 and regular collective redundancies in today’s Reykjavík Grapevine newscast. But…
RVK Newscast #22: My Voices Have Tourette’s
In this episode, Sam interviews Dan Zerin about his show “My Voices Have Tourette’s” and the new podcast with the…
RVK Newscast #21: A Conversation With The British Ambassador To Iceland
For today’s episode, we met up with the British ambassador to Iceland, Michael Nevin, who showed us his favourite place…
RVK Newscast #20: Paints Icelandic Mountains From Memory In Las Vegas
The Reykjavík Grapevine visited one of most promising artist in Iceland these days, Elli Egilsson, who paints Icelandic mountains from…
(In)Sane, Stay Inside: How To Keep Calm During The Second Wave
So how does one stay sane in the slowness of the second wave of COVID-19? To be honest, we have…
Abandoned Iceland #14: The Laugavegur Hike Day 4
by Poppy Askham and Valur Grettisson
The fourth and final day! There’ll be canyons, caves, hot pools and gulp the last glacier river. Will we make…
Abandoned Iceland #13: The Laugavegur Hike Day 3
by Poppy Askham and Valur Grettisson
Ever wanted to see two Grapevine writers cross a glacier river and make a big ol’ fuss about it? Well…
Abandoned Iceland #12: The Laugavegur Hike Day 2
by Poppy Askham and Valur Grettisson
On day 2 we traverse 12km from Hrafntinnnusker in the snowy highlands to the stunning lakeside campsite, Alftavatn. There’ll be…
The Laugavegur Trail Diaries: A Tale Of Snow, Steam And Sunburns
by Poppy Askham and Valur Grettisson
Stretching 54 km between the geothermal hot pools of Landmannalaugar and the luscious Þórsmörk valley, the Laugavegur trail is something…
Abandoned Iceland #11: The Laugavegur Hike Day 1
by Poppy Askham and Valur Grettisson
Stretching 54 km between the geothermal hot pools of Landmannalaugar and the luscious Þórsmörk valley, the Laugavegur trail is Iceland’s…
Seven Peaks In Seven Days: A 40-Year-Old Icelandic Man’s Quest For Bodily Destruction
Seven peaks in seven days, I decided. Why? Mostly to prove to myself that I could still beat the mountains…
Reykjavik Newscast#11: The Kári Testing Drama Continues, Just Play Ja Ja Ding Dong Already
In today’s Newscast, we go over the Kári Stefánsson situation: the CEO of deCODE Genetics has now announced that the…
Travel Like A Tourist: Journeying Through Iceland Like An Icelander
by Hannah Jane Cohen and Valur Grettisson
Presenting: The Ultimate Grapevine Travel Iceland Guide. Scroll down for our favourite places in the north, east, south, west and…
Just Sayings: “Fleira má bíta en feita steik”
So, you’re looking to explore cannibalism with your best friend but aren’t sure how to broach the subject? Don’t worry—we’ve…
Abandoned Iceland #10: Mount Esja
by Poppy Askham and Valur Grettisson
One mountain, three reporters and a tin of baked beans – what could go wrong? In this episode of Abandoned…
Biggest Economic Contraction In The History Of The Independence
Statistics Iceland predicts that the gross domestic product (GDP) of Iceland will reduce by a staggering 8.4% this year, meaning…