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  • Ask An Expert: Why Are Icelandic Houses So Colourful?

    Ask An Expert: Why Are Icelandic Houses So Colourful?

    If you’ve ever walked down Hverfisgata, or any street in Iceland for that matter, you’ve probably noticed a wide range of house colours. Vibrant greens, blues, purples—you name it, there’s a house in that colour. While we appreciate the architectural rainbow, we…

  • Fashion, She Wrote: A Look Into The Colourful World Of EYGLO

    Fashion, She Wrote: A Look Into The Colourful World Of EYGLO

    “I’d like a cortado, please.” That’s a good start. Eygló Margrét Lárusdóttir, the woman behind the eponymous fashion label EYGLO, certainly knows her coffee, and I appreciate that. With long legs clad in a simple semi-camouflage Vivienne Westwood jumpsuit and a fresh,…

  • Iceland On Instagram: The Winner Of #GVPics

    Iceland On Instagram: The Winner Of #GVPics

    Another week, another Instagram competition! Except this week, we have an amazing prize. Two tickets to the Improv Iceland show, May 10th. You do not want to miss this. We recommend looking through all of the photographs under the hashtag #GVpics to…

  • Movie-Star, Painter, Man Of The World: The Story Of Muggur

    Movie-Star, Painter, Man Of The World: The Story Of Muggur

    “From Iceland’s Frigid Shore, Where Women Vote, Come Wondrous Fairy Tales.” Thus read a headline in the Evening Sun on November 3rd, 1915. The occasion was the first visit by Icelandic painter Guðmundur Thorsteinsson, or Muggur, to New York City. He was…

  • PHOTOS: Spectacular Aurora Display Last Night

    PHOTOS: Spectacular Aurora Display Last Night

    Last night’s Northern Lights were magical! All of the different colours and forms this natural phenomenon holds were beautifully documented in photographs under the hashtag #northernlights on Instagram. We had a blast going through them and wanted to share our favourites from…