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Monthly Archives: December 2006

Bad Santas

In which we celebrate the original Icelandic version of that jolly old Coke-drinking elf. If countries get the Santa Claus they deserve, you might be forgiven for wondering what we in Iceland did to deserve ours. While other countries have a jolly old Coke-sponsored fat guy with a penchant for gift giving and flying reindeers, [...]

21 December 2006 – 18:17 | By valgeir | Posted in Christmas in Iceland, iceland, skyr | Comments (3)

Price, price, baby

Icebreaker Update: Return flights to Iceland from Berlin, Copenhagen and London, from €199 / £139 / DDK 1,595 Hear ye, hear ye: Announcing a special Icebreaker offer on return flights with Iceland Express to Reykjavík from selected European cities. Routes: To Iceland and back, from Berlin Schönefeld, Copenhagen and London Stansted. Travel Period: 5 January [...]

15 December 2006 – 12:04 | By valgeir | Posted in iceland, london | Comments (0)

Something for the Weekend: The Usual Suspects Edition

A round-up of things to do in Reykjavík this weekend, as prepared by your unusually suspicious editors. Poetry might be dead, but somebody didn’t get the memo. The cool cats of Nýhil will be reading, like, poetry, between acts at Grand rokk tonight. The usual suspects are playing: Mr. Silla & Mongoose, Pétur Ben, Reykjavik! [...]

14 December 2006 – 18:19 | By valgeir | Posted in 12 tónar, Christmas in Iceland, concerts, iceland, mr silla, National Art Museum, Nýhil, Skakkamanage | Comments (0)

Icelandic Drummer of the Month: Danni

The first entry in an occasional series spotlighting the rockers no self-respecting groupie will go out with, unless all the others are taken. Our first little drummer boy is Danni Þorsteinsson, and we assure you this choice has absolutely nothing to do with nepotism (stop blinking Danni). He’s been hitting the skins in the Icelandic [...]

11 December 2006 – 15:25 | By kitty | Posted in drummers, Ghostigital, Icelandic bands, icelandic music, Maus | Comments (1)

Something for the Weekend: The Almost Christmas Edition

A round-up of things to do in Reykjavík this weekend, as prepared by your anxiously-awaiting-the-holiday editors. If you’re a proper Iceland nerd, you should be familiar with Valgeir Guðjónsson. This time, he’s playing in a church. Concert starts at 8 tonight in Seltjarnarneskirkja. Let’s hope he plays the “Peeing Outside Song”. More eccentric Icelandic music [...]

7 December 2006 – 20:56 | By Annie | Posted in 101, Bars in Iceland, Christmas in Iceland, DJs, iceland, Icelandic bands, icelandic music, ingólfstorg, music, sirkus | Comments (0)

Wanted: Genuine Icelandic Grandmothers

There’s no point in wearing a traditional Icelandic jumper unless you can say, “What, this old thing? Oh, my genuine Icelandic grandmother knitted it for me years ago. Of course, I’ve had it since before they were in fashion.” It may look like an unwanted Christmas gift to your foreign eye, but here in Iceland [...]

4 December 2006 – 21:54 | By Annie | Posted in designers, iceland, Icelandic clothes, icelandic sweaters, products, shopping | Comments (7)