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Monster or Martyr
Hannah Kent’s “Burial Rites”Based on the real story of Agnes Magnúsdóttir, who in 1830 became the last person to be…
Looking Back, Looking Forward
by Alex Baumhardt, Gabríel Benjamin and Larissa Kyzer
Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, Geophysicist and 2012 presidential candidate What was the biggest shock of 2013? “The incompetence and lack of…
Eyjafjallajökull: The RomCom
by grapevine
Possibly the world’s first romantic comedy with an Icelandic volcano as a central character will be shown at the French…
Katla Calming Down, Hekla Heating Up
by grapevine
Although Katla was once the favourite in terms of Icelandic volcanoes set to erupt, it has since calmed down –…
Sour Grapes & Stuff: Issue 1
by You Guys!
Most Awesome Letter Carol Plunkett I gazed in awe and wonder as God’s pyrotechnics played Across a pale Icelandic sky…
60 Minutes Covers Eyjafjallajökull
by grapevine
In a new episode of 60 Minutes, Eyjafjallajökull is paid a visit, and the drama was high. In the segment…
UK Scientists Preparing For Next Volcanic Eruption in Iceland
Scientists in the UK have launched a project to create the first comprehensive civil contingency plan in the event of…
To The Vík-tor Go The Unspoiled Spoils
“There were only six people in my year at school,” says Eiríkur Vilhelm Sigurðarson, who is possibly Vík’s most familiar…
Airwaves Off-Venue: Italian Pianist Bruno Bavota’s Iceland Debut
As well as extra chances to catch well-known names in a relaxed daytime setting, the Iceland Airwaves off-venues can offer…
Zola Jesus Embraces The Cold
Zola Jesus, aka Nika Roza Danilova, went a long way in a short time. From art-school-solo-project beginnings, her early lo-fi recordings…
Three Years Ago
Hooray! We turned ten this year. For a humble street rag like Grapevine, turning ten is a pretty big deal—we…
Below The Promotional Realm
by Snorri Páll Jónsson Úlfhildarson
Now, in the midst of the repercussions of Edward Snowden’s exposé of mass-surveillance directed against individuals and institutions worldwide, it’s…
So What Are These Sandstorms I Keep Hearing About?
People tend to forget that Iceland is about 25% desert, or more, depending on what you consider the line to…
Hiking In Kerlingarfjöll
The fine group of peaks known as Kerlingarfjöll were named after a high rock pillar that is said to be…
Horsing Around In Steinholt
In the kitchen at Steinsholt, Kari Torkildsen is stirring up a delicious lamb soup. She and her husband, Gunnar Marteinsson,…
Blue Ice: Svínafellsjökull, Veronica And Elves
by Carol Devine
Birta Jóhannesdóttir is helping my daughter Veronica strap crampons over her boots. Our minibus parks in a lot minutes from…
Hiking Fimmvörðuháls, South Iceland’s Greatest Hiking Trail
by John Rogers
Fimmvörðuháls is an old hiking trail in Southern Iceland that’s flanked by two glaciers, Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull. The name means…
Eyjafjallajökull: Chasing Volcanoes With Veronica
by Carol Devine
I can’t believe I am in front of the silent, even beautiful, volcano Eyjafjallajökull. You’d never know the chaos it…
COME SEE OUR NEW HOTELS!
Five thousand metres somewhere above Colorado, I was sitting on an Icelandair plane called Askja and it struck me that…
Iceland Is Gloomy
by Carol Devine
I’m exploring Iceland with my daughter. Veronica is in her ninth winter, as age is measured in Egil’s Saga. While…
A Breath Of Fresh Air In Þórsmörk
Tourists have been striking yoga poses in front of Icelandic scenery since time immemorial—or at least since time Instagram-memorial. Clearly,…