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The Race For A Great Summer
In the summertime, Icelanders do anything for a good time Before we left our stinky turfhouses (some as late as the 1960s), winters were a time of quiet consolation when us farmers and fishermen stayed indoors. Ideally, everyone had worked their asses…
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The Haul: A Let’s-Get-Real Summer Shopping Guide
If you’re a regular GV reader, then 1) you’re clearly very smart and tasteful, and 2) you may have noticed this shopping column often acts as a proxy for our somewhat delicate, constantly evolving feelings about how the Icelandic summer is going.…
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KEX Port ’24: Entertainment In The Front, Grilling In The Back
KEX Hostel’s block party KEX Port sees its final iteration Kex Hostel’s block party KEX Port, a regular fixture of the local festival circuit, may very well see its last iteration this year. The festival says its final farewell on July 13…
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Best Of Reykjavík 2023: Best Outdoor Drinking (Summer)
Best Outdoor Drinking (Summer) Bódega Týsgata 9, 101 Reykjavík When thinking of a good place to drink outside in Iceland, the first thing that comes to mind is the question: “Is that possible?” Move over rooftop bars and sheltered yards that keep…
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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 horizon, but that’s just what Vísir.is is promising. In fact, they’re forecasting “glittering summer” weather by the end of the month. It’s…
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The Warmest Summer Temperature Measured Near Húsavík
On August 30, the temperature on the Tjörnes peninsula near Húsavík reached 25 degrees Celsius. This is the highest temperature measured in Iceland this summer, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]The Bargain Chest just opened in Grapevine Store. This is where we’ll be keeping all…
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More Summer Days In Akureyri Than Reykjavík This Year
This summer Akureyri has seen three times the amount of “summer days” than Reykjavík, according to the criteria of Hungurdiskar. The definition of a “summer day” according to Trausti Jónsson, who publishes the results, is a day where there’s no precipitation in…
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Hot Dog Shortage In The East
Tourists and locals alike have flocked to the East, as warm weather and sunshine have been in full force. For many Icelanders, a trip out East is as close to the holiday heat of Spain as they can get. With many campers…
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2,500 Summer Jobs Created For Students
The Minister of Social Affairs announced yesterday that the Directorate of Labor developed 2,500 jobs for students this summer as a part of the Start a Job Campaign, Vísir reports. A broader campaign The Minister of Social Affairs, Ásmundur Einar Daðason, launched…
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Up To 21 Degrees Today
Today the forecast is predicting a low temperature of 8°C and a high temperature of 21°C, being the warmest in the north, RÚV reports. It will be partly sunny, with an easterly wind at 3-8 meters per second, but a northerly wind…
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Autumn Will Have To Wait: Up To 18°C Today, Warm In General Through The Weekend
The autumnal equinox may have already come and gone, but apparently no one told Iceland. According to the latest forecast for the rest of the week and the weekend, the western portion of Iceland could see temperatures as high as 18° today.…
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What Are Icelanders Talking About?: Weather, Wages, All We Need Is A Little Patience!
As we all know, Iceland is currently in the midst of the worst summer ever recorded. But in the last week, spirits were raised as uncharacteristically good weather hit the city with a bang, boosting morale and bringing some much needed Vitamin…
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PHOTOS: Sunny Day Out In Reykjavík
Today was the first and hopefully not last sunny day in Reykjavík. Naturally, we had to head out and document the rather rare occurrence. What follows are photos of long-familiar places, presented in a whole new light – that is, actual sunlight,…
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The Hard Truth That No One Wants To Face: Summer In Reykjavik Is Cancelled
Several meteorologists, including one who asked to remain anonymous, have confirmed that if you want sun this summer, you should head east. DV spoke with several forecasters, including famed meteorologist Páll Bergþórsson, on whether summer will shape up in this country. It…
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Sumardagurinn Fyrsti: Iceland Celebrates The First Day Of Summer Today!
It’s April 19th and the sun is shining. Laugavegur has been converted into one giant water slide. If you are not jumping into the massive swimming pool at Hljómskálagarðurinn, you are getting a sunburn chilling on the sun lounger at Loft Hostel.…
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Arcade Fire Performing In Iceland Next Summer On ‘Everything Now’ Tour
It’s true! Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire will be coming to Iceland in August for a summer concert at the indoor sporting arena of Laugardalshöll in Reykjavík. Concert and theatre production and promotion company H. Örlygur, which brought to Iceland the…
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New Open-Air Food Market Set To Open In Reykjavík This Summer
After these few days of sun and beautiful weather we’re more than ready for summer—and so is the city. We’ve got our cold brew in the fridge and the bikes waiting outside: the only thing that we need right now is a…
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Temperatures Burning Up To 25°C Today!
Finally you can bring out the shorts, grab that book you told everyone you bought and never read, start day drinking and for one great day pretend you don’t live in Iceland–this is the best day of the year. The Icelandic Met…
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The Sunshine Week: Over 20 & Sunny!
The Icelandic Met Office has good news to brighten up your Monday—this week is gonna get sunny as shit. Across the country temperatures are going to be in the double digits and even freezing Ísafjörður is expected to hit 16°C.* In the…
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Get Some Theoretical Summer Sun: A Guide To Parks In Reykjavík
Wanna crack open a brewski and sit in the sun? Us too. Weather permitting, here are a few green and leafy places to do just that. Austurvöllur, Posthússtræti Austurvöllur isn’t so much a rolling, lush park as a flat square of grass…
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Scorching Heats This Weekend
Starting tomorrow, temperatures will finally reach something akin to summer (an Icelandic one at least), with temperatures through the weekend hitting the dizzying highs of 17°C. We at the Grapevine office are somewhat conflicted about the sun and summer. Our office is…
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Spring At Last: Catch It While You Can
First day of summer was falsely declared two weeks go and finally that hollow promise is going to be fulfilled—with the Icelandic Met Office predicting temperatures of up to 20°C over the next couple of days. Those who are most dedicated to…
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“Warm Beach” To Open In East Iceland
In just a couple years’ time, Nauthólsvík will no longer be the only warm-water beach in Iceland. RÚV reports that the owners of the Blue Lagoon and Jarðböðin í Mývatnssveit, along with eleven shareholders, have committed to investing 280 million ISK to…