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Welcome to Our ‘Hood: Austurvöllur

It’s hip to be square. 
Every city has a centre; a hub around which all activities seem to spin. Austurvöllur has served as Reykjavík’s heart since the first settler, Ingólfur Arnarson, established his farm just around the corner (two doors down from the strip club… next to the Subway restaurant).
Called the “east field” in honour of where Arnarson’s […]

25 September 2007 – 15:15 | By Erik | Also posted in iceland, nightlife, Bars in Iceland, 101, food, skyr, shopping, clubs, kókómjólk, nasa, nudity | Comments (1)

Welcome to Our ‘Hood: Skólavörðustígur

If Laugarvegur is Reykjavík’s High Street, then Skólavörðustígur is as close as Iceland gets to Portobello Road.
In this soon-to-be recurring feature, we’ll give you an insider’s look at places we live and like. If you need to find the closest hotel to the Blue Lagoon, get a guide book. If you want to see locals in their natural […]

10 July 2007 – 10:49 | By Erik | Also posted in iceland, reykjavik, 101, shopping, 12 tónar | Comments (3)