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For The Hikers: Four Fine Summits
From the hundreds of mountain hikes and climbs (both equipped and un-equipped) Iceland has to offer, I have chosen to…
An Unfamiliar Home
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
After four decades of resistance, one of the most iconic houses from the eruption of Vestmannaeyjar recently collapsed under the…
Running Off With The Circus
by Rex Beckett
“This is the biggest tent, Eyjafjallajökull,” says Ilmur Dögg Gísladóttir, PR & Project Manager of the Nordic House, as we…
Where Are The Glowing Rocks?
As you would expect, many visitors to Iceland are more than eager to view the country’s famous volcanoes. They may,…
Top Hits At Grapevine.is
The following are the most viewed stories at grapevine.is since we started keeping track in 2009. It’s clear. Our readers…
Exploring The Reykjanes Peninsula
You may have noticed while looking at a map of Iceland that the Reykjanes Peninsula, where the Keflavik International Airport…
Game Of Thrones Returns To Iceland
by Alda Kravec
Iceland will again serve as a key set in the next season of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones,…
The Simpsons Go Iceland (feat. Sigur Rós) almost-LIVEBLOG!
As a nation, Iceland has suffered some hardship over the past few years (after a few pretty sweet ones, oh,…
My Way Or The Highway
by Rex Beckett
I am mere steps into the Gálgahraun lava field before I forget the bustling highway just to the east, connecting…
Fee To See Dettifoss
by Alda Kravec
The owners of Reykjahlíð in the Mývatnssveit area plan to charge tourists to visit some of the region’s most popular…
Fork Talk
By the time I finally set foot in Reykjavík, I had been traveling for about 24 hours and was running…
Peaks Are Not For Conquering
Ari Trausti Guðmundsson is a prolific writer whose collection of short stories ‘Vegalínur’ (“Road Lines”) received the Halldór Laxness Literature…
Charlie Sheen Celebrated Easter In Iceland
Actor, winner, and tiger blood enthusiast Charlie Sheen paid a short visit to Iceland to celebrate the Easter holidays, bringing…
Unusual Seismic Activity In Mount Hekla
by John Wilkins
The National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police (NCIP) has heightened the level of surveillance of the Hekla volcano to “uncertainty…
Not The Knee-Jerk Reaction – Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl on Illska
by Snorri Páll Jónsson Úlfhildarson
Raised in Iceland by Lithuanian parents, Agnes is a history student writing her thesis on today’s right wing populism and…
Growing Old, French Style
The magic is gone, but once upon a time things were better. Perhaps this is a natural conclusion for filmmakers…
The International Students Rocking Up In RVK
by Mark O'Brien
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Erasmus programme, which promotes student exchanges all over the world. The Reykjavík…
Icelanders Commemorate Heimaey Eruption
by grapevine
Icelanders in the Westman Islands commemorated the 40th anniversary of the 1973 volcanic eruption on Heimaey. RÚV reports that a…
Hello! Offers Interesting Take On Iceland
by grapevine
The online version of Hello! magazine has run an article on Iceland, contending among other things that the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull…
Iceland: The Thing To Fear In 2013
by grapevine
Two different television shows from the US Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) have recently depicted Iceland as a time bomb waiting…
Winter Fun for Everyone
by Rex Beckett
Clear sunny skies, crisp maritime air and crunchy snow underfoot—when winter finally takes off in Iceland, it’s truly a treat….