bits and pieces from the northern island.
If you are familiar with recent canine history in Iceland, you have probably heard more than once that dogs were not allowed in Reykjavík until recent times. This means they are still regarded by more than a few people, especially of older generations, as dangerous disease spreaders or at any rate unfit to be in … Read the full article →
We create societies, we implement them, we adapt them to our needs, or to what we accept and codify as our needs. We build the structures, we choose people to manage them and to serve our purposes. Then why in the world we have such an insanely illogical bureaucracy? The only possible explanation must be … Read the full article →
Starting today and ending with a bang later this Sunday, the famous Reykjavík Gay Pride is back and ready to take over the capital this first week of August. The Reykjavík Gay Pride was established back in 1999 and has become since one of the most important yearly appointments in town. Thousands of people of … Read the full article →
We went earlier to see the ship AIDAwhatsitcalled harbored here in Reykjavík. Such an overgrown amass of metal and glass that was a truly impressive sight to behold. A lot of Icelanders were there too, to take photos and jawdrop in silent envy. Some remained inside their cars to watch from a distance, some were … Read the full article →
Everybody knows dogs are unable to be prudent. They can’t – and maybe if they could they wouldn’t in any case – be bothered with notions like “abundance” and “shortage”. They take what they have for granted, if they are used to be pampered a bit. Kátur the dog would require a whole narration of … Read the full article →
Jónsvaka Midsummer Festival 2010, an important promoting platform for many promising members of the Icelandic art scene, is going to take place in the heart of Reykjavík from 24th to 27th of June.
Finding a rent in Reykjavík these days can be quite a serious business, and a rather stressful ordeal for your mental health. Be prepared to get acquainted with an implacable enemy, someone who has power over the mind of most Icelandic landlords and landladies. Be prepared to be at war with Mr Friend, the mysterious … Read the full article →
I still remember quite well that day of middle March, when we crossed Babalú’s threshold for the first time. The first of a series of many times, so many that are becoming impossible to count without the help from a calendar. It’s not that long ago, just a handful of weeks. We stepped inside the … Read the full article →