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It’s Pronounced Breiðavík not Benidorm: A “Tropical” Westfjords Getaway
by Poppy Askham
Bienvenido to the Costa de Westfjords. Swap sandals for hiking boots, bikinis for anoraks, and ice-cold sangria for flasks of…
Huge Landslide On Ring Road
by Nico Borbely
A huge landslide occurred along the Ring Road this morning between Höfn and Djúpivogur in eastern Iceland, leading to the…
Yellow Weather Warning For The South And East
A yellow weather warning has been issued by the Icelandic Meteorological Office for the south coast of Iceland and parts…
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…
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…
RVK Newscast #13: Laugavegur By Night
by Poppy Askham
In this episode we take a stroll down the busy Laugavegur highstreet at 23:00 – the time bars and clubs…
Herb Your Enthusiasm: Foraging Forays With Anna Rósa
by Poppy Askham
Anna Rósa has almost thirty years of experience as a herbalist and skincare specialist, and most notably for our purposes,…
Heavy Rain And Winds Raise Warning Level To Orange
Heavy rain and winds coming in from the northeast have caused the Icelandic Meteorological Office to issue an orange level…
Stormy Weather Ahead
A storm front is expected to sweep across the country tomorrow, coming from the Greenland sea, that will determine the…
Iceland’s Weekend Forecast: Warm And Sunny, Then Warm And Rainy
The weekend forecast is looking good, as far as weather in Iceland is concerned. A temperature of up to 20°C…
Mýrdalsjökull Glacial Melt Warning Issued, Potential For Gas Pollution
by Poppy Askham
The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) has issued a warning over conditions at Mýrdalsjökull glacier in southern Iceland. An unexpected amount…
“Guide To Guiding”: A Fringe Show About When Engagements On Glaciers Become Pedestrian
Oh, you thought just because there’s not much international travel right now that Reykjavík Fringe Festival would be cancelled? WRONG! It’s back…
That’s Some Good F”#$% Weather: Your Reykjavík Sunny Day Guide
When you’ve lived in Reykjavík long enough, you learn that the moment the sun comes out and the temperature goes…
Up To 22 Celsius Today
by Nico Borbely
Today the forecast is calling for a strong northeasterly wind in the northwest of the country, as well as in…
Up To 21 Degrees Today
by Nico Borbely
Today the forecast is predicting a low temperature of 8°C and a high temperature of 21°C, being the warmest in…
20 Degrees Celsius and 22 Meter-Per-Second Winds
by Nico Borbely
There will be a southerly wind everywhere on the northern edge of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula and the mountain roads of…
Wasps Will “Definitely Come Again”
by Nico Borbely
Exterminator Steinar Marberg Egilsson says that there could be many explanations for there being fewer wasps compared to this time…
Editorial: The Coronavirus Is Not War
For an Icelander, with almost no historic ties to war, to analogize the fight against COVID-19 to a war seems…
Best Of Reykjavík Activities 2020: Best Tech Exhibition
So, you finally checked one off the bucket list and arrived in Iceland. Velkomin! But what now? Reykjavík is bustling…
Ghosts On The Wind: The Eerie Beauty Of Snæfellsnes
Snæfellsnes is often touted as “Iceland in miniature,” and not for nothing—in a single day’s drive north from Reykjavík, you…
Perfect Day: Summertime With Berglaug Petra Garðarsdóttir
Artist Berglaug Petra Garðarsdóttir has probably taken photos of every interesting person in the city. Check out her work at…