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Don’t Ask Nanna: About Icelandic Skyr
Hey Nanna, What’s with all the skyr hype? I don’t get it. I mean it’s OK, I don’t hate it or anything, but I was expecting a lot more given the way people go on about it. Keep up the good work!…
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Don’t Ask Nanna: About Kids
Dear Nanna, My husband and I were visiting Iceland recently with our six year old son and we all really fell in love with it. Where I’m from it’s pretty normal for parents to get complimented for traveling with well-behaved kids but I was…
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Don’t Ask Nanna: About Icelandic Elves
Dear Nanna, Do Icelanders really believe in elves? Best, If-It-Elves-It-Sells Dear If-It-Elves-It-Sells, Hold on a second, I just need to call about 325.000 Icelandic people to double check. I can’t remember if we really believe in elves or if we just pretend…
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Don’t Ask Nanna: How To Survive Icelandic Animal Attacks
Kære Nanna, How do you survive if you meet wild animals in your country? Tak! A Friendly Danish Neighbour Dear Friendly Danish Neighbour, Please refer to this guide I have made to help you survive Icelandic animal encounters. Hæ Nanna, I think…
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Sour Grapes & Stuff: Issue 3, 2015
Say your piece, voice your opinion, send your letters to: letters@grapevine.is The Loveliest Letter! To the editor of the REYKJAVIC GRAPEVINE. Dear sir or madam would you be kind enough to publish an email letter of mine in your journal. I am…
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Don’t Ask Nanna: The Best Time For Northern Lights
Dear Nanna, I am planning a trip to Iceland in July but I really hate other tourists. They’re like loud, photo snapping lemmings! Any advice for a Nordic music loving foodie like me who might want to stay away from all that…
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Don’t Ask Nanna: Advanced Icelandic, 3 More Words
Dear Nanna, Your video about speaking Icelandic in three words was interesting but very misleading. Try to think about the people who take it seriously, you have done them a disservice and embarrassed them when all they wanted was to speak to Icelandic…
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Don’t Ask Nanna: The Sónar Edition
Dear Nanna, I hooked up with this really nice guy at Sónar last weekend. Anyway, we were both pretty drunk and a bit careless and I’m not sure we used protection. I’m pretty sure… but not sure sure. Should I call him…
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Don’t Ask Nanna: Icelandic Swimming Pool Etiquette
Dear Nanna, I’m heading to Iceland soon and am looking forward to checking out the “swimming pool” culture. Any do’s and don’ts I should be aware of? Fish In The Water Dear Fish In The Water, Actually yes, a visit to an…
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Sour Grapes & Stuff: Issue 2, 2015
Say your piece, voice your opinion, send your letters to: letters@grapevine.is The Loveliest Letter! Hi, My name is Joe. Me and my partner William are trying to fund a trip to Iceland to photograph the beautiful country. We are both teenagers and…
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Don’t Ask Nanna: What To Bring On Your Holiday To Iceland
Dear Nanna, I would like to visit from Canada. What items should I bring along that I can’t get in Iceland? Cheers, Travelocity Dear Travelocity, If at all possible bring lots of smoked lamb, a few bottles of cod fish liver oil, as…
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Don’t Ask Nanna: How To Speak Icelandic Using Only 3 Words
Dear Nanna I’ll be coming over to study in Iceland for a few months this autumn and I was wondering if it’s really as hard to learn Icelandic as they say? Best, Lost in Translation Dear Lost in Translation, No actually, it’s…
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Don’t Ask Nanna
Dear Nanna I’m confused about the Icelandic practice of using the -dottir and -son suffix instead of last names. Does that mean you guys change your last names for every generation? How do you keep track of who’s who? Thanks, Son of…
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Sour Grapes & Stuff: Issue 1, 2015
Say your piece, voice your opinion, send your letters to: letters@grapevine.is Most Awesome Letter of the Issue! A big thank you Dear Reykjavic Grapevine, My wife and I stopped over last week and wish to share with Iceland’s public and your readers…
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Sour Grapes & Stuff: Issue 18, 2014
Say your piece, voice your opinion, send your letters to letters@grapevine.is Most Awesome Letter of the Issue: In the last couple of days I witnessed how Biggi Lögga degraded from being sort of a mascot of the Icelandic police force, with his…
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Sour Grapes & Stuff: Issue 17, 2014
Say your piece, voice your opinion, send your letters to letters@grapevine.is Most Awesome Letter of the Issue: When I read the Reykjavík Grapevine’s article Closed Doors, Empty Stomach, Desperate Measures about a Jewish-Iraqi refugee seeking asylum in Iceland after having hard time…
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Sour Grapes & Stuff: Issue 16, 2014
Say your piece, voice your opinion, send your letters to letters@grapevine.is Most Awesome Letter of the Issue: Dear grapevine, I was reading the article ‘Americans Love Iceland’ by Teresa Bergen (Issue 15/2014), and found myself incensed by the account of american travel…
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Sour Grapes & Stuff: Issue 15, 2014
Say your piece, voice your opinion, send your letters to letters@grapevine.is Most Awesome Letter of the Issue Hello The Reykjavik Grapevine Editor, I just saw a Facebook post on Ban Thai review. Interesting review I must say although I wish I could…
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Sour Grapes And Stuff: Issue 14, 2014
Dear Grapevine, My name is Diana and I am German but living in Ireland. I love Iceland and will visit your beautiful country next week which I’m very excited about. My best friend’s daughter in Germany who is 5 next week has…
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Sour Grapes & Stuff: Issue 13, 2014
Say your piece, voice your opinion, send your letters to letters@grapevine.is Most Awesome Letter of the Issue Dear Grapevine. I have recently returned from another visit to your beutifull country. I have family conections there and visit regularly. This time I was…
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Readers’ Huldu-fólktales
Since our Hidden People issue came out on Friday, readers have been submitting their own elf-encounter tales left and right. Here are a couple of the submissions we’ve received so far; send us yours at grapevine@grapevine.is and we’ll add to the collection!…
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Sour grapes & stuff: Issue 12, 2014
Say your piece, voice your opinion, send your letters to letters@grapevine.is Most Awesome Letter of the Issue ELVES! The headlines said the Iceland elves Played a big role in where they delved Putting a road where there was none Would surely please…
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Sour Grapes & Stuff: Issue 11, 2014
SOUR GRAPES!!! We stopped in Við Höfnina today for the lunch buffet. We were told that it cost 1690 ISK. A little pricey, but my husband had it anyway. I did not as I did not want to pay that much. My…