Wonderful Winter EditorialWinter in Iceland is wonderful—dark, very dark, and usually cold. Of course, this is not entirely true. But...
Snowy and Slippery EditorialGood winter tires are likely the most critical factor when traveling around Iceland in winter. While the days...
Vogar and Sund: A Tale of Two Neighbourhoods EditorialLangholtsvegur, the backbone of Vogar neighbourhood, is the main street around which the area is organized. It is...
Eruption Upon Eruption EditorialIceland occupies a unique position on a global scale, being influenced by two major crustal formation systems. The...
Eruption Number Seven EditorialLast night, a three kilometer long fissure opened up, near Sandhnjúkagígar, North of Grindavík. What was special about this...
Breaking News : New Eruption Near Grindavík, Iceland EditorialLast night, a new eruption started near Grindavík, the seventh in twelve months. The eruption started without notice, 23:15...
Pens, Boats, Sewing Machines, Paintings & Photographs EditorialDuus Museum Houses is the arts and culture center of Reykjanesbær. These old trading and fish-processing buildings, located...
Oh Grindavík EditorialGrindavík has now been reopened to general traffic. The town was evacuated exactly one year ago, on November...
Pétur The Settler EditorialIt was the settler Ásbjörn Özurarson, nephew of Iceland’s first settler Ingólfur Arnarson, who claimed the Greater Hafnarfjördur...
The Silence of the Lamb Chops: Iceland’s Palate Moves On EditorialLamb meat and wool have sustained us Icelanders for nearly twelve centuries. However, significant changes have taken place...
Original Creations, Strong Emotions, and Stories Close to Home EditorialThe National Theatre of Iceland is heading into a milestone year, as it celebrates its 75th anniversary in...
“The Theatre is the Home of Humanity” EditorialThe Reykjavík City Theatre is home to the Reykjavík Theatre Company, one of the country’s oldest cultural associations,...
Autumn & Autumn Colours EditorialOctober was cold throughout the country, as indeed was the entire year. The average temperature in Reykjavik was...
Halloween in Reykjavík EditorialEverything comes full circle. Halloween has become quite popular in Iceland. Children and adults dress up in costumes,...
Four Thousand Tourists EditorialLooking up numbers from Statistics Iceland and examining them is actually quite fun as they reveal so much....
101 Lækjargata EditorialIn 1839, a citizen’s meeting in Reykjavík approved the construction of a road running south from Austurstræti towards...
220 Lækjargata EditorialWhen Hafnarfjördur received its municipal rights in 1908, the town practically an unplanned cluster of houses with few...
Contemporary Art at the Historic Marshall House EditorialThe Marshall House, located in Örfirisey in the Grandi area, by the western side of Reykjavík Harbor, is...
Snapshots from Snæfellsnes EditorialIt only takes two hours to drive west from Reykjavík to Snæfellsnes, where an entirely different world awaits....
A Man of Many Hats EditorialHallgrímur Helgason (1959) is not only an outstanding author and poet but also one of our strongest visual...
