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Iceland’s First Cat Café Now Open

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Your wait for a cat café in Iceland is officially over. Last September, we reported that cat cafés were one…

Iceland’s Techno Star Bjarki: трип Down a Road Less Travelled

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Flashing lights. The meditative rhythm of music blaring from stacks of speakers. A sea of people, entranced by the spectacle,…

Search For Missing Man In Iceland Ends In Tragedy

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An Icelandic man was found dead at the site of a newly opened ice cave that had dangerously high levels…

Delight In Detail: Meticulous Meets Locavore Delicious At Nostra

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It’s not every day that a restaurant pushes the established culinary rules, especially in a small city like Reykjavík. But…

Harvesting Sparkles: Kórus Collective Choir Leader Kira Kira Opens Up

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Nestled into the cosy pink suede couch at Emilie & the Cool Kids, Kristín Björk Kristjánsdóttir sips her tea and…

Iceland’s Own Vigilantes

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A small group of amateur detectives, all of them immigrants, have been using their collective experience of being burgled to…

Missing In Iceland: Theme Parks

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Iceland is the number one consumer of antidepressants worldwide. One possible reason for this is the complete lack of theme…

From Crime Fiction To Running The Government: Meet Iceland’s New Prime Minister

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They say everyone in Iceland knows each other, but that’s an exaggeration. I went to visit the President, Guðni Th….

Missing In Iceland: Scrap Metal Merchants

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In many modern cities, you can bring extra bits of copper and aluminium to a scrap metal merchant, who will…

Total Wildness: Peaches And Dan Deacon Ignite Norður Og Niður

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After a quiet and thoughtful start, Norður Og Niður festival turned the fun up to eleven for a spectacular, invigorating,…

Race Against The Sun: The Icy Wonderland Of Skógafoss And Jökulsárlón

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Just over 370 kilometres from Reykjavik, in the far southeast corner of the country, you’ll find the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon….

Yule Lad Butchers Bon Jovi, Steals Spoons In East Reykjavik

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Residents of Reykjavík’s Glæsibær neighbourhood are scratching are puzzled this morning as reports have been rolling in of Icelanders waking…

Missing in Iceland: Corndogs

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Many moons ago, someone said to themselves, “Sure, hot dogs are bad for you, but there must be a way…

First Cat Café To Open In Reykjavík

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In a town so full of cat people, you would expect there to be at least one cat café. Unfortunately…

Missing In Iceland: Roller Coasters

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Want to ride a roller coaster in Iceland? Sorry, it’s not going to happen. If you’re looking for an exhilarating…

US Woman Searching For Icelandic Classmate She Knew In 1962

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An American woman from Ann Arbor, Michigan is currently in Iceland searching for an Icelandic classmate she last saw in…

How The Icelandic Coupon Book Saved My Life

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I stand at BSÍ, a recently arrived tourist to Iceland. What is Iceland? Where am I? Does God exist? How…

Shit Gets Real: Airwaves Wednesday Super Review, Pt. Two

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There were so many shows at Airwaves last night that our team had to fan out across the city to…

No Wristband? No Problem! How To Off-Venue At Iceland Airwaves

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As well as the official wristband-required evening schedule, Airwaves concerts happen pretty much all day every day during the festival…

Missing American Tourist Believed To Be Found Dead

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The American tourist who we reported earlier today was missing has possibly been found deceased. Just past 15:00 today the…

Icelandic Police Search For American Man Last Seen October 13

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Update: Police they have found the man’s body. South Iceland Police are searching for an American man of Indian descent…