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  • Swallowed Whole: Into The Volcano

    Swallowed Whole: Into The Volcano

    It’s easy to forget, basking in the tropical sun of a 9˚C summer morning in Reykjavík, that just outside the city, summer is yet to arrive. But sure enough, one Saturday in May, after pulling on some hiking boots and taking the…

  • Réttir: NO SHEEP LEFT BEHIND!

    Réttir: NO SHEEP LEFT BEHIND!

    Come end of September, the days grow noticeably shorter, the grass turns yellow and it’s time to bring the sheep in for the winter. This is a two-part affair beginning with the act of rounding them up in the mountains—‘að smala’—and ending…