Reykjavík Grapevine - aug. 2019, Síða 10

The Reykjavík G
rapevine
Best of Iceland 2019
10
THE GUIDE-GUIDE
Look For These
Stickers Out There
In The Wide World
You'll find these stickers of recommendation, which
we’ve handed out to this year’s winners, as you
make your way around the country. They indicate
an award winner—a place that our panels and ex-
perts want to flag to you as absolutely worth your
time and attention. Whatever you're looking for
in the far-flung corners of Iceland, we hope that
they will act as a guiding light and a helpful pres-
ence on your trip. And if you find something you
think deserves a sticker? Let us know at grapevine@
grapevine.is.
For a small country, Iceland is ac-
tually pretty big, as you’ve maybe
discovered in planning a trip around
this island, with its roads winding
around fjords, through all-but-im-
passable mountain passes, along
the edge of rocky cliffs, to far-flung
fishing villages, hidden hot pots,
and barren beaches. And with every
small blue or yellow sign you drive
past—in a language you can’t read,
signaling a place you’ve never heard
of, accessible via a muddy and rut-
ted rural track—the question natu-
rally arises: What did I just miss?
Well, we’re glad you asked. For
our Best of Iceland special issue,
we at The Reykjavík Grapevine con-
vened panels of experts—artists and
musicians, tourism and hospitali-
ty workers—ready to opine on the
natural and man-made highlights
of Iceland’s five regions. The pan-
ellists made impassioned and often
surprising cases for their favourite
spots; we debated, we bargained;
we weighed options carefully, we
followed our hearts; we consulted a
local völva, or seeress; we put a GPS
tracker on a raven and monitored its
flight. Much of that last sentence is
true.
Now, voyager, sail thou forth, to
seek and find. MA
THE AWARDS
How We Picked
The Winners
FIND EVERY GOOD
THING IN REYKJAVÍK!
Grab a copy of Best Of Reykjavík
JUNE 6TH
The Settlement Center, Borgarnes
JUNE 7TH
Kaffi Rauðka, Siglufjörður
JUNE 8TH
Gamli Baukur, Húsavík
JUNE 9TH
Græni Hatturinn, Akureyri
JUNE 20TH
Ráin, Keflavík
JUNE 21ST
The Freezer, Rif
JUNE 22ND
Hendur í höfn, Þorlákshöfn
JUNE 27TH
Tjarnarbíó, Reykjavík
JUNE 28TH
Bragginn (Café Riis), Hólmavík
JUNE 29TH
Edinborgarhúsið, Ísafjörður
JULY 5TH
Súpufélagið, Vík
JULY 6TH
HAVARÍ, Berufjörður
JULY 11TH
Mælifell Sauðárkrókur
JULY 12TH
Tjarnarbíó, Reykjavík
JULY 19TH
Tjarnarbíó, Reykjavík
JULY 20TH
Vagninn, Flateyri
JULY 26TH
Skyrgerðin, Hveragerði
JULY 27TH
Final Show in Tjarnarbíó, Reykjavík
Búkalú is a travelling variety
show, where Iceland's queen of
burlesque, MISS MOKKI, invites
her favorite burlesque and
variety entertainers on a wild
ride around Iceland.
Tickets are available
through www.bukalu.net