Reykjavík Grapevine - Nov 2019, Page 8

The Reykjavík G
rapevine
Best of Iceland 2019
8
For a small country,
Iceland is actu-
ally pretty big, as
you’ve maybe dis-
covered in planning a
trip around this island,
with its roads winding
around fjords, through
all-but-impassable moun-
tain passes, along the edge
of rocky cliffs, to far-flung
f ishing
villages,
h i d d e n
hot pots,
and bar-
ren beaches.
And with every
small blue or yellow
sign you drive past—in
a language you can’t read,
signaling a place you’ve nev-
er heard of, accessible via a
muddy and rutted rural track—the
question naturally 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
THE GUIDE-GUIDE
Look For These Stickers
Out There In
The Wide
World
You'll find these
stickers of recom-
mendation, which
we’ve handed out
to this year’s win-
ners, on your way
around the country.
They indicate your best
option, whatever you're
looking for in the far-flung corners of Iceland.
We at the Grapevine know what's best!
Look Out For These
Badges In The Magazine
ALERT!
When you see this red badge, this route, hike or
attraction is totally inaccessible for large parts of
the winter (often roughly considered to be No-
vember-April). Don’t travel without checking for
info via road.is and checking in with local tourist
information services.
SEEK LOCAL INFO
A yellow badge means that an establishment’s open-
ing hours might be sporadic; that a tour compa-
ny may offer seasonal alternatives; or that hiking
routes and nature sites may be closed due to ad-
verse conditions. Check in advance for info from
the locals who know.
Complimentary
Wi-Fi
at selected N1
service stations
www.n1.is/en facebook.com/enneinn
Tank up at N1
on your way
around Iceland
With 95 locations around Iceland, N1 is
always nearby. Find your nearest location
and plan your trip at www.n1.is/en.
Iceland’s No. 1 Stop
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Meat soup
Traditional Icelandic meal
Buy prepaid
fuel cards
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the go!
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