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Sour Grapes & Stuff: Issue 10, 2014
Hello Grapevine! I am a wedding photographer from Richmond, Virginia, and I’m travelling to Iceland in late August to do some shooting. I’m super stoked about exploring your wicked beautiful country and doing all the amazing things you write about in your…
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Sour Grapes & Stuff: Issue 9, 2014
Hi! I just finished reading the Grapevine’s Big Ass Bar Guide 2014 and was dismayed by the fact that there was not one big ass mentioned in any of the reviews. Must be all that low fat Skyr you eat! Anyway I…
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Sour Grapes & Stuff: Issue 8, 2014
Most Awesome Letter of the Issue In may 2013 my partner and I traveled around Iceland. I am mildly obsessive about litter collecting, especially in beautiful and unspoilt areas of natural beauty. I have collected litter throughout the Islands and Highlands of…
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Sour Grapes And Stuff: Issue 5, 2014
Hello, Just a quick note of thanks: I’ve just arrived back in London after my first trip to Iceland, with which both myself and the friend with whom I was travelling have fallen totally in love. We also found Grapevine—both in print…
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Hello, I just read your article, 9.8.2013 [“Reykjavík’s War on Street Art”], about the street art in Reykjavik. A year or two ago, I travelled with my son to Iceland. I felt a particular connection to the people and land of Iceland.…
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Sour Grapes and Stuff: Issue 3, 2014
From: Jacob Kruse <krusja03@luther.edu> To: [The Icelandic Association of Chicago] To the Icelandic Association of Chicago: Hello, my name is Jacob Kruse and I am excited to share with you that I have been chosen as a 2014 Snorri participant! I am…
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Orenda
Orenda (n.): a mystical force present in all people that empoweres them to affect the world, or to effect change in their own lives. I am in a frenzy. Standing naked in front of artists for hours on end, partying with feminists,…
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Sour Grapes And Stuff: Issue 2
Most Awesome Letter Dear john gnarr, (Great photo!) I enjoyed your address in ‘the grapevine’ on the life of Jesus and agree with some of your humorous comments, but far from being silent, 3 of his disciples did write about their day-to-day…
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Sour Grapes & Stuff: Issue 1
Most Awesome Letter Carol Plunkett I gazed in awe and wonder as God’s pyrotechnics played Across a pale Icelandic sky with crescent moon displayed The ground a frozen wasteland and the sea a crystal braid And all the while Aurora danced her…
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Sour Grapes & Stuff: Issue 18
Most awesome letter If you return from a trip to Iceland with your emotions unscathed, then you are a stronger better man than I, Gunga Din. This is a land of majestic landscapes, waterfalls, which should make Niagra eat her heart out,…
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Sour Grapes & Stuff: Issue 17
Most Awesome Letter Hej! I was in Reykjavik on the 5th of october and I saw a band playing out on the streets in the middle of the day. At first I thought they where playing for tips, but they didn’t seem…
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Sour Grapes & Stuff: Issue 16
Most awesome letter Dear Grapevine: I would like to thank for all the support and help I received during the time Nuk was lost. I am amazed over the way people come together in Iceland and take part. I have met so…
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Sour Grapes & Stuff: Issue 14
MOST AWESOME LETTER Dear Editor, Iceland is a beautiful place. There is no doubt in my mind that this wild landscape is one of the most unique amongst those that I have encountered over the course of the summer. In the past…
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Sour Grapes And Stuff: Issue 13
MOST AWESOME LETTER From the perspective of a tourist, please don’t fill your beautiful city with hotels. One of the things I loved most about Reykjavik was the colorful culture. We eloped last year during Airwaves and we could not wait to…
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Sour Grapes And Stuff: Issue 12
MOST AWESOME LETTER Dear Grapevine I have visited Reykjavik every year for the past 4 years. I love this city, but there is one thing that I despise. Every time I walk by Svarta Kaffið , I get a sharp pain in…
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Most awesome letter Dear Grapevine- My Father, Brother and I are breaking the cardinal rule of familial relations (distance makes the heart grow fonder) by traveling together to your wonderful country this very August. Our logic, which has zero credibility, was that all but a few gnomes and…
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Most awesome letter of the issue Hey people – I’m from the US about to go to school in Iceland, so naturally I posted an ad on your website to find housing. I was excited to find two people contact me in…
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Most awesome letter of the issue Hello, We are Americans, and we wanted to post a comment, but even though I was “logged into” Yahoo, it wouldn’t let me post it. Can you post this as a comment for me, or as…
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Most Awesome Letter of the Issue Love your publication! (I’m currently reading it on my patio at my home in Minneapolis, Minnesota in preparation for my third trip to Iceland on June 14.) However, I would love it even more if I…
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Sour Grapes & Stuff: Issue 7, 2013
Waiting for your urgent response. With due respect to your person and much sincerity of purpose I make this contact with you as I believe that you can be of great assistance to me. My name is Mr.Mike Ouedrago, from Ouagadougou Republic…
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BEST LETTER: ICELANDS BEST KEPT SECRET After having experiencing the most amazing holiday I’ve ever been on and after almost getting arrested at the airport for smuggling Iceland’s Best Kept Secret I guess I’d better come clean and share it with you…although…
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Most Awesome Letter of the Issue ZERO POINTS FOR ICELAND An Open Letter about the Icelandic Eurovision Preselection Sometimes it might be quite nice to have a different view on things from abroad and here are some thoughts from far away Austria…
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Most Awesome Letter of the Issue Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson criticized ex British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in an interview with Sky News whilst at Davos for placing Iceland on Britain’s Terrorism list. Personally I was grateful for Gordon Brown and…