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Last Christmas beers (2021)5 min read
Culture
Last Christmas beers (2021)
Yes, indeed. February is almost TOO late for this one to be published. But things …
The washerwomen4 min read
Culture
The washerwomen
On Tuesdays I do the laundry. I know, you will ask yourself "what does that …
Icelandic Summer beers10 min read
Culture
Icelandic Summer beers
Welcome to this new installment of Icelandic Beers, this time it’s the Summer Edition. As …
The Woman of the Mountain5 min read
Culture
The Woman of the Mountain
Although the National Day has passed, let's talk about other historical facts of Iceland. Like …
Kópavogur's shield4 min read
Culture
Kópavogur's shield
Let us pay tribute to the dictionary once again, and use this beautiful word: icon. …
Christmas a LA ÍSLANDesa (Compilation)1 min read
Culture
Christmas a LA ÍSLANDesa (Compilation)
This is an article to summarise everything we published in these last weeks. It is …
Quiz: Which Jólasveinar are you?1 min read
Culture
Quiz: Which Jólasveinar are you?
The idea of this test came to us while we made this special and, as …
The 13th day5 min read
Culture
The 13th day
Hello, this is our series finale, number 13 on the day that Kertasníkir arrived at …
Skata3 min read
Culture
Skata
Let's talk about a tradition of today. In this tour that we have done on …
The visit2 min read
Culture
The visit
Today's text will be tiny, tiny. Before anything else, today came Gáttaþefur. Let 's continue. …
The Imagine Peace Tower2 min read
Culture
The Imagine Peace Tower
What do Yoko Ono and Christmas have in common? Probably almost nothing, except the topic …
Jólabókaflóð6 min read
Culture
Jólabókaflóð
Well, what is more Christmas than consumerism. I know, "ugh, let us be, it's 2020 …
Christmas Beers18 min read
Culture
Christmas Beers
This text is something we hadn’t done on this site before. First, a bit of …
Christmas lights1 min read
Culture
Christmas lights
I hope you have, dear readers, your engines ready, because we are now more than …
Laufabrauð2 min read
Culture
Laufabrauð
At this point, I have already written to you about a Christmas drink and the …
Corona and Christmas3 min read
Culture
Corona and Christmas
Today's topic may not be celebratory, or worthy of a Christmas carol, but it is …
Ólöf Sölvadóttir7 min read
Culture
Ólöf Sölvadóttir
There are those out there who ask online (and I have even heard from those …
Christmas ice cream2 min read
Culture
Christmas ice cream
Let's talk about Christmas desserts. Ice cream culture in Iceland is quite peculiar, and on …
Malt og Appelsín3 min read
Culture
Malt og Appelsín
Well, that's how I could describe the famous Malt og Appelsín drink. If I could …
The advent candelabra4 min read
Culture
The advent candelabra
If you have ever visited the Nordic countries around this time, you have surely noticed …
Christmas a LA ÍSLANDesa3 min read
Culture
Christmas a LA ÍSLANDesa
Hello, dear reader, how good to have you back. I know I haven’t published for …
Learning Icelandic 7: Zoomniversity5 min read
Culture
Learning Icelandic 7: Zoomniversity
Well, my university life began for the second time in my life. This time has …
Jaja Ding Dong4 min read
Culture
Jaja Ding Dong
There is a part of my life that I have not shared much on this …
Learning Icelandic 6: The Exam5 min read
Culture
Learning Icelandic 6: The Exam
Dear readers, as you might know, since it was the only thing I have spoken …
Learning Icelandic 5: The Cacophonies3 min read
Culture
Learning Icelandic 5: The Cacophonies
This is another of those articles that might not make much sense in English, but …
Learning Icelandic 4: I don't know3 min read
Culture
Learning Icelandic 4: I don't know
This article might not make sense in English. I tried to translate it as close …
Learning Icelandic 3: Between Horses3 min read
Culture
Learning Icelandic 3: Between Horses
We continue with my misadventures ...Today I present to you,Being self-taught while learning Icelandic and …
Learning Icelandic 2: Slappa af6 min read
Culture
Learning Icelandic 2: Slappa af
DISCLAIMER: This is the first text on this topic that I translated to English, so …
The history of the Lopapeysa4 min read
Culture
The history of the Lopapeysa
A week ago I was complaining about the lack of sun. My body already needed …
Christmas with Grýla5 min read
Culture
Christmas with Grýla
First of all, Merry Christmas to you all! I hope everyone ate delicious food, rested …
Meet the 13 Jólasveinar5 min read
Culture
Meet the 13 Jólasveinar
(The translation of the verses is not mine. Hopefully is as close as the original)Ladies …
Jólasveinar: the origin5 min read
Culture
Jólasveinar: the origin
It is December, the weekend of the year. Time past fast, you eat a lot, …
About the shoehorn3 min read
Culture
About the shoehorn
Sometimes I think I'm mentally 6 years old. That there is a part of me …
The Mmmmm5 min read
Culture
The Mmmmm
This is a text from my old blog. I like the anecdote and, being a …
It will work out5 min read
Culture
It will work out
Recently, there was some study published which states that Mexicans are the most unhappy people …
A secret: Björk4 min read
Culture
A secret: Björk
I have to confess something: I like Björk. Shhh, shhh, especially the young Björk. Shhh, …
Yes in Icelandic3 min read
Culture
Yes in Icelandic
We are at my in laws home. The conversation during the dinner progresses, between the …