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Perfect days and various other guides to doing things in and around Reykjavík
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Poetry, Swims & Sunsets: Ragnheiður Harpa’s Perfect Day in Reykjavík
Ragnheiður Harpa is an artist, musician and poet. She was recently published in an Icelandic-language book with four other poets that has gained notable attention. The book is called “Ég er fagnaðarsöngur,” or “I am a song of celebration,” in English. Here’s…
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Art, Fischer, Dancing, & Atlas The Dog: Lilja Birgisdóttir’s Perfect Day In Reykjavík
Lilja Birgisdóttir is an Icelandic artist, which means an all around “þúsundþjalasmiður” (“jack of all trades”). She’s part of the Kling & Bang gallery, and a photographer, designer, choir member and, more recently, a store owner at Fischer. Here’s how she’d spend…
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City Guide: The Reykjavík Underground
As repeat visitors to Reykjavík often remark, the Laugavegur strip has evolved into an open-topped puffin mall over recent years. So: where the cool kids at? Concerts Reykjavík’s underground music scene is thriving. If you enjoy noisy guitars, shouting, or weird experiments,…
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Perfect Day: Motorcycles, Vaping And Contemporary Art With Erling T.V. Klingenberg
Erling T.V. Klingenberg is a visual artist, motorcyclist and a founding member of the Kling & Bang gallery and art collective. Visit Kling & Bang in The Marshall House at Grandagarður 20. First thing The best thing for starting the day is…
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The Breakfast Club: Morning Snacks & Decadent Brunches In Reykjavik
It’s 7am on a Saturday morning. You’re up early, or maybe you’ve just arrived in Reykjavík, and you’re walking down Laugavegur amidst the detritus of last night, complete with a few post-party zombies that haven’t gone to bed yet. But you don’t…
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Perfect Day: Squats, Death Drops, Gains & Glamour With Deff Starr
Neville J. Ingley is better known as Deff Starr, one of the most prolific queens of Reykjavík’s thriving drag scene. Here’s how he’d spend a perfect day in Reykjavík. For breakfast I usually start my morning with a cigarette and sitting on…
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Selma Reynisdóttir’s Perfect Day In Reykjavík
Selma Reynisdóttir is a dancer and a member of the REAL Dance Collective. Here’s how she’d spend her perfect day in Reykjavík. First thing I have the best roomie in the history of roomies (the award-winning Kristlín Dís Ólafsdóttir). So the first…
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City Guide: A Goth Day In Reykjavík
Travelling as a goth is always a struggle. Your metal chains get caught in airport security, hotels serve up floral duvet covers, and minibars lack absinthe. What’s a ghoul to do? Never fear though, fellow saturnine sightseers. Here’s a day in Reykjavík…
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Swimming, Songwriting, Snacking: Unnsteinn Manuel’s Perfect Day In Reykjavík
Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson is a musician and TV personality who rose to fame as the frontman of Retro Stefson. He was also a judge on the Icelandic version of ‘The Voice.’ Here’s how he’d spend his perfect day in Reykjavík. First thing…
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Music, Walks & Classic Eateries: Albert Finnbogason’s Perfect Day In Reykjavík
Albert Finnbogason is a guitarist—often seen performing with sóley, JFDR and a variety of other bands—and a producer at the Iðnó recording studio. Here’s how he’d spend a perfect day in Reykjavík. First thing A perfect day starts with a morning. Bright…
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Lotions & Potions: Your Guide To Icelandic Skincare
With the unpredictable weather and harsh conditions of Iceland, it’s no wonder the women here have had to get creative to save their skin. With a rich beauty history of using unusual ingredients like barley, lanolin, seaweed, and silica, Icelandic skincare brands…
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Coffee, Concerts & Escaping Zombie Mode: Bára Gísladóttir’s Perfect Day In Reykjavík
Bára Gísladóttir is a contrabass player and composer who recently won the Léonie Sonning Talent Prize in Denmark, as well as a “Shout Out” at the last Grapevine Music Awards. “I haven’t lived in Iceland for some years,” she says, “but when…
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“Wine Not?” A Guide To Reykjavík’s Top Wine Bars
It’s no secret that Icelanders like a drink—or, more specifically, a beer. Or ten. Wine, on the other hand, often gets overlooked. But lately, the local drinking culture appears to be evolving, perhaps partially to cater to the vast and ongoing tourist…
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Korean Chicken, NFL & Plútó DJ Crew: Steinþór Helgi’s Perfect Day In Reykjavík
Steinþór Helgi is a music professional, promoter of Sónar Reykjavík, new father, and general well-known flaneur and man-about-town. Here’s how he’d spend a perfect day in Reykjavík. First thing in the morning I just had a son. He‘s only 2 months old…
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Line The Nest: Reykjavík Homeware Shops To Cosy Up Your Place
When there’s a fierce storm rattling the windows and the ten-minute walk to your favourite bar feels like a Frodo-esque mission, it’s sometimes nice to just bail on the world, close the curtains, turn up the radiators, and fire up Netflix. It’s…
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The Cocktail Crawl: Reykjavík’s Fanciest Happy Hours
Few words look better together in the English language than “cocktail happy hour,” especially in Reykjavík, where liquor comes at a premium. With an ever-growing cocktail culture, and a strong tradition of bars and restaurants having after-work (or during work, for that…
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Silja Glømmi’s Perfect Day In Reykjavík: Brunch, Cats, Cooking, Vinyl
Silja Glømmi is a DJ often found spinning atmospheric tunes at various top downtown bars. Here’s how she’d spend a perfect day in Reykjavík. First thing in the morning On my perfect day, I would wake up early so I would have…
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Steinunn Jónsdóttir’s Perfect Day In Reykjavík
Steinunn Jónsdóttir is a musician in Amabadama and RVKDTR. This is how she’d spend a perfect day in Reykjavík. First thing in the morning? I wake up early feeling fresh and rested. That’s not something that happens often because I tend to…
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One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer: Bargain Boozing In Reykjavík
You hear it everywhere you go every single day: “Iceland is so expensive!” Especially in relation to alcohol. No one gave you the heads up to hit the airport duty-free store upon your arrival, so now you are faced with exorbitant beer…
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The Winter City: Enjoying Reykjavík In The Dark Months
‘Tis the season to… be jolly, sure, but also to clip snow cleats onto your shoes so you don’t slip and break a tibia as Reykjavík becomes a slippery ice sheet of death. But hey, as well as being potentially hazardous, it…
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A Cheapskate’s Guide To Romance In Reykjavík
A romantic getaway in Reykjavík, oh wouldn’t it be heaven? But everything costs a fortune here and let’s face it, since your dad’s British Aerospace shares went kaput money has been tight. Romantic activities like bathing in the Blue Lagoon–as if you were Jon…
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Reykjavík Guide: Quick Food On The Move
Despite the wide range of places to go out for dinner in Reykjavík, finding good spots to eat when you’re in a hurry can be a daunting task. Lunch breaks are the worst, but even late nights snacks or a quick pick-me-up…
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Kaspars Bekeris’s Perfect Day In Reykjavík: Cake, Drag, Dancing
Reykjavík-based photographer Kaspars Bekeris has worked as a TV reporter and a writer in various media for more than ten years. He started making documentary photographs to accompany his own stories, and for the last nine months has become known for his…