What’s big, burly and grunts a lot… (apart from your grandmother)? An Icelandic Viking of course! For those of you who missed the original Vikings the first time, the town of Hafnarfjörður has brought them back for a best-of reunion tour.
This year, the International Viking Festival takes over the town from 12-16 June. The festival […]
A roundup of things to do in Iceland this month, as prepared by your always-ready-to-satisfy-themselves editors.
As far as official events go, April is a dead month. Spring is in the air and nobody wants to commit to being anywhere, at any time (except, perhaps, the pool — let’s say Saturday at noon?). So here are […]
The search for Iceland’s troop continues. Let’s hope the war keeps going until she can go back!
18 February 2008 – 12:16
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By Erik
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Iceland’s troop finds that her hand-knit wool sweaters are not appreciated in Baghdad.
A round-up of things to do in Iceland this February, as prepared by your sickly-white editors.
Tell darkness to “smell it… smell it… NOW TAKE IT!” 7-9 February at the Winter Lights Festival. Bring a flashlight.
Fight racism with hip-hop at Gauk á Stöng 1 February. Don’t expect to see many Spanish football loyalists.
The Iceland Symphony Orchestra performs […]
You’ve seen the pictures, heard the rave reviews, and now you want to experience them for yourself: the aurora borealis, the northern lights, those elusive, magical, shimmering rows of colour that dance across the Nordic skies in winter.
The northern lights are definitely near the top of sights to see for the majority of tourists that […]
So you’ve come to Iceland intent on sampling its renowned pool culture, but find the Blue Lagoon a bit touristy and the Laugardalslaug a bit hectic. You need something off the beaten track, something wild, something enticing, something to make you feel like you’ve landed in a sci-fi movie from the ’30’s. You need Lýsuhóll.
Also […]
Driving around Iceland’s famous Ring Road might be like flicking through the pages of a geography book, but it’s not all wild and remote — along the way you’ll have to pass through a handful of towns. We’ll just call them “cities” for fun, ok?
Reykjavík, City of Fear
Population 190,000
Your starting point, and the only real […]
Warning: diving in Silfra will give you several moments of clarity.
Iceland may not be the first country to enter your mind when you think about snorkeling or scuba diving — as we’re sure you do, like, all the time. It’s cold and the underwater life hardly rates high on the Attenborough-scale.
Still, there are some remarkable […]
I see you baby, shaking that ass
Dance the somewhat nippy winter weather away, Friday start your evening somewhere very hot indeed. The Icelandic Bellydance Championships are held at Ýmishúsið and begin at 8pm. a mere 1800isk to see 19 ladies (including one of our fabulous editors) flick their hips in a way which ensures you’ll […]
9 November 2006 – 14:40
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By kitty
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Also posted in iceland, nightlife, drinking, reykjavik, Bars in Iceland, 101, music, icelandic music, events, food, DJs, Icelandic bands, designers, Icelandic clothes, Jón Sæmundur, concerts, clubs
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At Kárahnjúkar they give a dam.
According to some tree-hugging hippies, the twin mountains of Kárahnjúkar in the north-east of Iceland are some of the most beautiful examples of the Icelandic Highlands.
However, according to some cold-blooded technocrats, they are also the best place for an absolutely massive dam project.
The technocrats are winning. The dam project […]
At 196 metres, we think Glymur should get some more respect.
Once upon a time, Glymur, the highest waterfall in Iceland, was a pretty popular destination. Not surprisingly, given that it takes less than an hour to drive from Reykjavík to the bottom of Hvalfjörður where you start your hike.
But guess what. Something happened in the […]
