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1. 밤에 여행하기 2. 농장에서 바로 음식 사기 3. 맥주를 사려면 4. 캠핑하기 5. 음식, 농장에서 하룻밤 보내기, 축제, 온천 등
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A writer for this site, integral in its shaping, as well as an avid traveler and a Reykjavik local, I have a fair knowledge of the country and traveling. Good in languages, have a BA in English. Other interests: Music, films, coffee houses, swimming, politics, health and humanitarian issues, folklore, anthropology, arts, poetry, culture, nature, hiking, history etc. I would be happy to direct you to good tours and recommend cool stuff. The opinions that I express on my blog are solely my own.
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A Concert for the Rebuilding of the Kulusuk Music School
Recently, the Kulusuk music school in Greenland burned down. As a part of the fundraising for its restoration, there will be a concert at Iceland's largest concert hall -Eldborg in Harpa - on Saturday, March 23d. The concert is free but any free donations for the cause will be much appreciated. The concert starts at 14:00. Some of the biggest names in Icelandic music have agreed to play for free in support of this good cause. If you're not in Iceland, or for some other reason can't attend, please spread the word and support a good cause. Sharing is caring. ♥
Coming Up: The Reykjavik Blues Festival 2013
In his book A Man Without a Country, Kurt Vonnegut quotes his friend, the writer Albert Murray, as claiming that the blues may not be able to drive depression clear out of a house, but can drive it into the corners of any room where it’s being played. The Reykjavik Blues Festival will be celebrated from March 23. to March 28, sure to drive any depression to the furthest corner. Eh? What's that? Icelandic blues? Indeed. One of the greatest gifts America has given the world is the blues, and the torch is carried widely and proudly, as the feeling and need for expression is universal. The
Kjötborg: The Little Shop on the Corner
In the far eastern part of the west part of Reykjavík, the 'Vesturbær', on the corner of Ásvallagata and Blómvallagata, stands a little grocery store called Kjötborg. I myself grew up in the neighbourhood and have for a long time been a regular customer. The two brothers who run it have become sort of legends in their lifetime, as the store is one of the last bastions of small grocery stores in the city. They offer a warm and friendly personalized service, and the store has really become a kind of a community and social center of its own. For a small shop, it's also amazing to see all the d
Coming up: The Reykjavik Folk Festival
Winter and snow may be upon us, and then some, but one can still have a cozy time for all that. One way is to cuddle under a warm rug and raise the heat to a considerable degree or you might choose to attend some of the events happening this month. Among them is the excellent Reykjavik Folk Festival, starting tonight, March 7th and lasting until Saturday, March 9th. This annual festival is now being held for the fourth time and features 12 modern folk artists, most of them locals, the cream of the crop. These artists are Árstíðir, Benni Hemm Hemm, Magnús og Jóhann, Ólöf Arnalds, Pétur Ben
Food & Fun
I'd just like to remind everybody about the Food & Fun festival, starting today and lasting until March third, where the world´s most acclaimed chefs collaborate with Reykjavik's finest restaurants. Each chef is assigned to one of the participating restaurants, where they prepare a special menu from natural Icelandic ingredients and products. The restaurants will all be presented with the menus for a whole week. There’s also a chef competition, on the last day of the festival. Here the chefs compete in making three courses, made solely out of Icelandic ingredients. If you enjoy ha
Sonar Reykjavik Review: Saturday
A personal review of Sonar Reykjavik 2013. Photo courtesy of Katrín Sif. After a great night of partying the earlier day at the Sonar festival, I returned to Harpa for the second installment the following day. These are the bands I got around to see and my thoughts: Samaris Samaris, consisting of Singer Jófríður Árnadóttir, clarinet player Áslaug Rún Magnúsdóttir and electronic musician Þórður Kári Stefánsson delivered a great set. The atmosphere was chilled out and the electronic instrument created a nice bass/beat backbone to the melodies of the clarinet. The music, which has
Sonar Reykjavik Review: Friday
A personal review of Sonar Reykjavik 2013. Photo courtesy of Katrín Sif. Sonar Reykjavik 2013 The international Sonar festival was held for the first time in Reykjavik this year. I got a press pass and am happy to write about my experience of the festival where I had altogether a really great time, and those bands I got around to see. Internationally, the festival is mainly focused on electronic music and interesting homegrown talent in the city where it's celebrated. Mashups with other artistic forms are also common, though the Reykjavik festival solely focused on music. The festival was
A few thoughts on Icesave, or: Well, There It is
The other day, Iceland won the EFTA-courtcase as regards Icesave. As I know that this is a heated issue for many, and also that people may be wondering about the case, I feel I should sum up the result of the case, as far as I've been able to tell, and some of my own thoughts on the matter. The result seems to be like this: EFTA does not find the Icelandic government accountable. The British and Dutch governments cover the minimum insurance towards the depositors in their respective countries and debts beyond that amount will be paid from the Landsbanki bankruptcy estate, which I'm led t
Music, Art & Party: Some cool stuff in February
The following message has been approved of by the Fonz. One does not simply question the Fonz.* 1) The international Sonar festival, dedicated to advanced music and new media art, travels to Reykjavik this coming month and will be celebrated on the 15th and 16th of February. The festival highlights the most interesting homegrown talent and the scene in the city where it is celebrated. The festival originates in Barcelona in Spain and is held there annually but also travels to other cities. Sonar is always focused on the current landscape of electronic music and the interactions and mashu
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