Search Results for: Weather
The Islanders: Hæ Reykjavík, What’s Growing On?
Heather and Matthew Haynsen, a writer and a geneticist, moved to Iceland from the USA. Now they feel at home…
Paddling Around The Arrowhead
by Lea Dörschel
Experiencing Iceland’s most picturesque mountain from a new angle Where are my Game of Thrones fans at? Do you remember…
Movies On The Fjord: A Taste of Skjaldborg
A couple in their seventies strolling towards the cinema, clutching a six-pack of beer. A steadfast group of 10-year-olds always…
Grapevine New Music Picks: Celebs, MSEA, Spacestation & More
This summer’s off to a good start, eh? Although I wouldn’t want to be based in Blade Runner New York,…
Iceland’s Low Carbon Illusion
Exploring Iceland’s efforts to addressing climate change We are living in a time where every aspect of our daily lives…
Birdwatching With A Pro
Learning to “catch and release,” the birder’s way* I vividly remember the moment I met with friends after lockdown. Everyone…
Oh, To Be A Cowboy
Experiencing the unbridled joy of riding Icelandic horses Ah, Iceland — the land of dragons and frozen deserts, where you…
Better Weather Predicted By The End Of May — But First, A Yellow Warning
It feels to soon after Sunday’s wind rain and torrent of hail to trust that fairer weather is on the…
What If… Iceland Had Been Wiped Out By A Volcano?
What if? It’s a pretty open-ended question and one friend of the Grapevine Valur Gunnarsson is applying to eight relevant-to-Iceland…
Reykjavík Closed To Traffic For Council Of Europe Summit
If you find yourself driving around in circles around the perimeter of downtown Reykjavík this week, you can blame the…
Paradise Found: Our First Day Of Summer Adventure
by Iryna Zubenko and Gitte Van der Meersch
Thursday, April 20 07:18 “Are we going somewhere?” — our phones buzz with a notification at dawn. It’s sumardagurinn fyrsti,…
A Look Back at DesignMarch 2023
May 3 to 7 was a busy time for design lovers from all over Iceland as well as abroad. The…
Sweater Weather, All Year Round
Ýrúrarí celebrates 10 years of turning sweaters into characters with a solo exhibition “It would fit well on your shirt….
Grapevine Events: Prins Póló, MSEA, Ýrúrarí & So Much More
Last week’s events roundup was deployed on the first day of summer here in Iceland and today’s is coming at…
A Cross-Country Comedy (a.k.a. Skiing)
We went to Ísafjörður to master cross-country skiing, but successfully failed There are a few things that don’t go together:…
Icelandic Skier Breaks National Record
Andri Teitsson did something productive with his long weekend, breaking an Icelandic cross-country skiing record by skiing 238.9 kilometers in…
The Unforgiving Island: Hlynur Pálmason’s “Godland” explores an intense but conflicted journey to Iceland
Hlynur Pálmason postponed our interview at least four times. I knew he was busy travelling to festivals with his new…
Grapevine Events: Kvikindi Album Release, Deathfest And Post-dreifing Shenanigans
Here we are, in a room full of strangers, enjoying great music and the best bands of today! That’s what…
Grapevine New Music Picks: Xiupill, Sóðaskapur & More
We celebrate this Friday with a brand new issue of The Reykjavík Grapevine and surprisingly warm weather. Who needs Tenerife?!…
Grapevine Events: Eydís Evensen, Sæunn Þorsteinsdóttir And Clown Core
Are you ready for another wild ride through the weekend? Or maybe you want a chill one. Or perhaps you’re…
What If… The Vikings Had Conquered The World?
What if? It’s a pretty open-ended question and one friend of the Grapevine Valur Gunnarsson is applying to eight relevant-to-Iceland…