Bits & Bobs
Look up! Standing under chandeliers
Unsurprisingly, Vienna is a great place to be if you like looking at chandeliers —— A weekend in Vienna could involve any number of fun
22. March 2025
Tag: Austria
Language & Culture
Great Art Encounters – Electric Rider by Isolde Maria Joham
Isolde Maria Joham: a versatile Austrian artist whose futuristic vision was recognised just in time —– The Viennese are known for being a conservative, slightly
24. December 2024
Language & Culture
Great Art Encounters – Portrait of Trude Engel by Egon Schiele
Austrian art’s very own enfant terrible at the Lentos Kunstmuseum in Linz —– Imagine being the person who gave away six paintings by Egon Schiele
24. March 2024
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Vienna’s little treasures – hidden in plain sight (Part II)
Historic jewels even the locals overlook —– I moved to Vienna from Britain in September 2004. Initially, I wasn’t sure how long I was going
31. July 2023
At Home
Vienna’s little treasures – hidden in plain sight (Part I)
Historic jewels even the locals overlook —– I moved to Vienna from Britain in September 2004. Initially, I wasn’t sure how long I was going
31. July 2023
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The strange story of the 2-day Republic of Heinzenland
The demise of the Habsburg Empire in 1918 triggered a bitter conflict over the region of German West Hungary between Austria and Hungary. This struggle
5. July 2023
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The Soleweg: my 2007 hiking adventure
Going through old emails just after Christmas, I found a number of travel diaries from my past adventures. These ones go back to hiking the
25. January 2023
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What does it mean to integrate in a different country?
Settling down in a foreign culture is a truly exciting experience. It changes you in many ways. But what does it mean to integrate –
11. January 2023
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The Hochblaser: this mountain & me were not meant to be
There is the Hochblaser, that’s the bugger that beat me —– If you are going to engage in the entirely pointless but extremely satisfying sport
16. December 2022
At Home
Climbing the Gehrenspitze, Tyrol
Memories of hiking up the Gehrenspitze: a perfect day out in the Tyrolean mountains. After a relatively mild autumn, winter has arrived in Vienna. The
22. November 2022