Myrra Rós is featuring more and more on my playlist. Maybe it’s the autumn days proving the perfect backdrop for her acoustic folk and haunting vocals. Anyway, Myrra Rós, full name Myrra Rós Þrastardóttir, is a singer/songwriter from Reykjavík. I’m hoping to catch up with her at Airwaves. In the meantime, here is a track […]
Auður from the excellent ‘I heart Reykjavík’ blog has started a series of Icelandic phrases to learn. It’s really good, and Auður delivers the phrases in such a way that a smile is never far away. Anyways, give it a go. Learn essentials such as ‘I can wash myself mister pool guard’ and ‘would you […]
ICELANDIA – Time-lapse Visuals from 64° North from The Upthink Lab on Vimeo. This is a wonderful time-lapse video from upthink.tv. More details here.
What’s better than discovering fresh, new music? Not much. Fresh bed sheets? Coffee first thing? A cold beer on a hot summers day? Or fresh, new music from Iceland? I first heard about this band Nanna Árnardóttir (she of Zombie Iceland fame), and again by a twitterer (tweetist? twoot?) today. Anyway, you should give Kiriyami […]
Handball is not a well-known sport in the UK. I wasn’t even really aware of it until I was swept along to a televised match in Iceland. I think it was Iceland vs. Sweden in some sort of European championships. The reasons I’m vague on the details? I was too busy trying to keep up […]
I am very pleased to announce that my latest article ‘I blame Sigur Rós’ has been published in the latest issue of Iceland Review. I’m really pleased with it, and I am grateful for the positive feedback I’ve received on Twitter and by other means about it. Thanks also to Kjartan Holm for agreeing to […]
Ok, ok, so its not about the Northern Lights in Iceland. I understand that. Its about the Northern Lights in Lapland. But do you know what? After searching for 8 years for the Northern Lights, and spending thousands of pounds, I’m all for a iPhone app that allows you to see them, or rather an […]
Proper shows too, not truncated festival ones! I, for one, cannot wait. Here are the dates. Fancy joining me on one or two?! Feb 13 2013 Coliseum , Porto, Portugal Feb 14 2013 Campo Pequeno, Lisbon, Portugal Feb 18 2013 Palazzo del Turismo , Jesolo, italy Feb 19 2013 Mediolanum Forum , Milan, Italy Feb 21 2013 HMH, […]
Deep in a dusty but excellent bookshop in Inverness, I found a copy of a 1950 guide book to fishing in Iceland. Written by a British Major General, it’s full of old world charm, delicious descriptions of an Iceland 60 odd years ago and advice on where to go fishing. General Stewart lived in Fort […]
Iceland, Defrosted 
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