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Food and music in Reykjavík
Do you like food? Do you like music? In July, an acapella band is combining these two wonderful things in a night of delicious culinary treat along with a musical treat! Two beautiful men that I know are also beautiful singers. These incredibly sweet, funny and talented guys, Pétur and Bjarni, are a part of a vocal ensemble called Olga. They have a couple of concerts coming up, where they also serve people their food! I wanted to help them out by advertising for them - and help our Guide to Iceland readers out by pointing out these incredibly fun nights! Believe me, you don't want to m
Half day tour horseback riding in Reykjavík
Have you checked out the Icelandic horses? If you've never been horseback riding before, the Icelandic horses are a good starting point since they are smaller than other horses. I went on a half day tour with Reykjavík Riding Center last week. It was really sunny and warm and this was a really fun tour. The guy that runs the place was super friendly and chatty and always making jokes. After a bit of coffee we headed out for a short ride, only 1,5 hours on the horse. If it would've been much longer then I would probably have gotten quite stiff muscles the following day since it's
Iceland is the safest country in the world
According to the Global Peace Index Iceland is the safest country in the world, for the 5th time in a row. They first started releasing the list of the most peaceful countries in 2007, when Iceland was not taken into account since some reliable data was missing, according to Wikipedia. From 2011, Iceland has been number one at the list every single year! (In 2010 it was second, 2009 it was fourth and in 2008 it was number 1). So what makes Iceland so safe? This big country, with a small population of roughly 325 thousand people has no army, a murder rate of 0-1,5 per year, virtually no vio
Secret Solstice 2015
Yesterday was the last day of Secret Solstice festival - and by far the best day! Secret Solstice 2015 was held in Laugardalur (Pool valley) in Reykjavík from 19th to 21st of June, starting at noon Friday and finishing just after midnight last night (Sunday). Friday started slowly, when I arrived at 4pm to watch Zero7 DJ set there were just a few hundred people there and the area felt a little empty. As the day went by (and people finished work, or stopped celebrating 100 years of women voting day which was on the same day), the area gradually got filled with people and by the time Gus Gus
100 years of women voting
On the 19th of June in 1915 the first Icelandic women got the right to vote. 2015 marks 100 years of women's right to vote in Iceland. To begin with, in 1915 only women aged 40 and over were allowed to vote, whereas men from the age of 25 had the right to vote. This age gap was supposed to gradually decline until it was the same as the age of men and if it that would've been the case, women would've had to wait until 1931 until they could vote at the age of 25. Instead, 5 years after the first women could vote, in 1920, the age was lowered to 25 to be equal with the men. It's interesting t
Iceland's Independence Day
June 17th is the national day of Iceland, where Icelanders celebrate their independence from Denmark. The country bursts with national pride, and festivities can be found in every town throughout the country. June 17th holds a special place in the hearts of Icelanders as the day is filled with cultural festivities and national pride. Its formal name is "Thjodhatidardagurinn" in Icelandic, which translates directly to "the day of the nation's celebration," but it's most commonly referred to by the date June 17th. This is a great time for families to spend quality time together, as there are ma
Hike to a free concert with Ásgeir Trausti!
Are you a fan of hiking and good music? Tomorrow evening there will be a free concert with Ásgeir Trausti on the top of Esjan, the mountain overlooking Reykjavík. Don't miss out! Time and date of the concert Friday 29th of May 2015: From 6pm DJ Yamaho will be playing on the top of the mountain, by the rock on the very top of the mountain. From 8pm Ásgeir and his band will start playing - and the entry is completely free. Ásgeir Trausti has become quite the international sensation recently and he and his band have just finished a 2 year long tour around the world. His last concert for now
Iceland's Eurovision Song Contest History
What is Eurovision? Why is Iceland obsessed with this song competition? Why is Australia in a European song contest? Find out all you need to know about Iceland's Eurovision Song Contest history here! The next Eurovision Song Contest competition takes place in May 2018 in Portugal for the very first time. Semi-finals will be taking part on Tuesday the 8th of May (with Iceland competing) and Thursday 10th of May and the finals will be on Saturday 12th of May. For those that live outside Europe and don't know what Eurovision is, it's an annual song contest that dates back to 1956. The y
Support Nepal by going whale watching!
A huge earthquake shook Nepal on the 25th of April, as the world is so painfully aware of. Thousands of people died and thousands more are injured. You can help out by going whale watching this Saturday! Icelandic charities as well as tourist agencies and individuals are doing their bit to help in the aftermath of the earthquake. This Saturday Whale Safari is organising special whale watching tours every hour from 9am until 4pm. The weather is supposed to be good so it's the perfect thing to do to show support! All of the proceedings go towards rescue and relief programs for victims of the
RuPaul's Drag Race in Reykjavík!
RuPaul's Drag Race is an American reality competition TV series that is having a show in Iceland TONIGHT! In 2014, TV Guide Magazine ranked the series as one of its 20 best television series picks of the year. My facebook feed has pretty much been filled with information about this show, as my friends are super excited to go and witness this in Gamla Bíó at 11pm tonight. (I'm sadly in London so I'll miss out). You can still get tickets to RuPaul's Drag Race here for 6500 ISK or a VIP ticket for 8900 ISK (then you get to meet the queens before the show, show up at 9pm). Tonight's performan
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