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Monthly Archives: December 2008

Jól: It’s Christmas, but not as you know it

Seven things that make Christmas in Iceland a little different. 1. The Jólasveinn is the Icelandic version of Father Christmas. But not really. First of all, there are thirteen of them (we guess you could call them Brothers Christmas). And they come to town one by one on the days before Christmas to do things [...]

A User’s Guide to Reykjavík Restaurants: The Vegetarian Edition

In this first instalment of our guide to Reykjavík eating we explain how being a vegetarian in Iceland is not so much a lifestyle as a constant struggle. Abandon hope all ye vegetarians who enter here isn’t actually a sign in the arrivals hall, but until a few years ago it would have been a [...]