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A Snæfellsnes Road Trip From The Sea To The Sky
Snæfellsnes is oft called the “Iceland in miniature,” a name that refers to the fact that a day trip there…
Sumardagurinn Fyrsti: Iceland Celebrates The First Day Of Summer Today!
It’s April 19th and the sun is shining. Laugavegur has been converted into one giant water slide. If you are…
Museums in Strange Places Podcast #15: The Industry Museum
Hey there. I’m Hannah. I’m an American museum professional and Fulbright Fellow living in Reykjavík, and I’m the host of…
Memoirs Of A Spring Breaker, Or How To Catch Feelings For Reykjavík
Spring has come to Reykjavík, and with it spring breakers: a seasonal phenomenon as invasive as lupine and ineluctable as…
Warm Temperatures In Iceland All Week Long
Iceland will be blessed with balmy temperatures this week, but the sun may prove elusive for some parts of the…
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…
The Winter Ring Road Pt. 2: Driving Route One In Iceland’s Stormy Season
by John Rogers
This is part two of The Winter Ring Road: our five-day ring of Route One—and the people we met, and…
The Winter Ring Road Pt. 1: Driving Route One In Iceland’s Stormy Season
by John Rogers
Route One is Iceland’s main highway. Completed in 1974, it loops the country, carving a path through tracts of farmland…
A Land Of Ice And Sun
Although the scent of summer is already in the air here in Iceland, winter still clings on to us like…
Island Life: Ski Season, Privacy Laws And Iceland’s Beloved Plover
A little-known ruling for the Data Protection Authority (DPA) could have far-reaching consequences for Iceland. Last month, they ruled that…
Tourists In Grave Danger During Rock Storm At Black Sand Beach
Tourists were in great danger yesterday morning, when the windstorm at the black sand beach of Reynisfjara acquired such strength…
Storm Warning For South Iceland Today, Part Of Route 1 Closed
This afternoon, high winds are expected to tear through south and southeast Iceland. Winds will in fact be so bad…
Photos: Flying Over Iceland For A Road Trip In The Snowy East
by John Rogers
This week, we flew out to the east side of Iceland for a four day road trip through Egilsstaðir, Borgarfjörður…
The Weekend Edit: 5 Things To Do In Reykjavík This Weekend
According to the forecast, the weather will be unusually misericordious during the weekend, with no rain hitting the capital area…
Reader’s Letter: Angry Anna And Reykjavik’s Icy Pavements
Dear Grapevine, The weather has been very nice here in Reykjavík lately, the sun is shining and so on, but…
Of Black Beaches And Treacherous Snow: Down South We Go
It‘s been snowing for days when the BusTravel Iceland shuttle picks us up in downtown Reykjavík for a day-long excursion…
Volcanic Eruption May Have Encouraged Icelanders To Become Christian
A new research paper contends that the 10th century eruption of the Eldgjá volcano may have encouraged Icelanders to take…
Island Life: Iraqi Refugees, Head On Collision, Rural Rock & More
East Iceland will welcome some 19 Iraqi refugees this month, who will be settled in Reyðarfjörður and Neskuapstaður. The first…
Travel Warning! Storms Are Back
After two weeks of beautiful sunny days, we were almost tricked into thinking that summer was just around the corner….
Enter The Underworld: Lava Tubes And Ghosts In South Iceland
by Jessica Peng
It was just another day in Iceland in February. Heavy rain was pouring down, with howling winds reaching an impressive…
Museums in Strange Places Podcast #12: The Icelandic Aviation Museum
Hey there. I’m Hannah. I’m an American museum professional and Fulbright Fellow living in Reykjavík, and I’m the host of…