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The Danube

The Danube is the longest international river in Europe. It flows through 10 countries from the Black Forest in Germany to the mouth of the Black Sea, and most of its 2000 miles length is navigatable. The Danube is in the centre of Read More

Zoom Children’s Museum

Zoom Children’s Museum

… and all senses come into play “Hands on, minds on, hearts on!” At ZOOM Children’s Museum, children are welcome to ask questions, to touch and to feel, to examine and to play to their hearts’ desire. At ZOOM, children explore the world Read More

The Fiaker: A Taxi With Tradition

The Fiaker: A Taxi With Tradition

No matter how heavy the traffic in modern Vienna, there always is room for the horsedrawn cab known as the Fiaker. The German word ” Fiaker’ refer to both the two-horse cab itself and to the cabby, who is generally dressed in pepita-check Read More

Intercultural Partnerships

Love is blind they say, even scientists, who gleefully point to studies that show how the rush of emotions place blinkers on our brains, shutting down rational thought. Falling’ in love with someone from another culture is hardly a misnomer. We truly prove Read More

Moving Abroad and the Strain on Relationships

At my daughter’s school here in Spain there are children of many different nationalities: there is a large contingent from Morocco and Tunisia, as well as others from France, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands and, of course, Britain. The kids’ parents moved here in Read More

The Third Man Museum in Vienna

Every Saturday afternoon a small private museum opens up the world of Orson Welles cinematic classic “The Third Man”, shot on location in Vienna in 1948 and premiered in London in 1949. Exhibits include historical posters, cinema programs and some 300 movie and Read More

Expat Kids

Is being an expat all about attitude, and if so, does this have an immense influence on expat children and how they perceive their situation in this new environment? If as adults we have doubts about settling in a new country, how do Read More

Enjoy yourself with a clear conscience

Lohas followers attach equal importance to sustainable living, morality, quality and enjoyment, and are regarded as one of the most influential target groups of the future. In Vienna they have already achieved this status today. Trend researchers and opinion leaders love them: Lohas Read More

Christmas and Advent in Vienna

Christmas and Advent in Vienna

No sooner has November drawn a thick curtain of drizzle and fog across the heavens and the days become steadily shorter, then some places sink into a deep melancholy. But not Vienna. Here the weeks leading up to Christmas are romantic and idyllic. Read More

The Christmas That Gave Us A Much Loved Melody

The damage done by the nibbling of mice on the organ bellows of St. Nikolaus Church in the small Austrian village of Oberndorf near Salzburg threatened to ruin Christmas Eve mass in the year 1818. Since none of the available music was suitable Read More

Austrian Christmas Creches – Weihnachtskrippen

Tucked inside a small rectangular gold box, the beauty of which is further enhanced by 13 stunning precious stones each accented by pearls, is a piece of Christ’s manger, a gift from Pope Urban V to the Habsburg Emperor Karl IV in 1368. Read More

Culture Shock – A Personal View

“Love conquers all” it is said, but is that really true when love brings a Californian to Austria? After 30 years in Vienna, it’s a question I still ask myself, especially in the grey days of winter when “California Dreamin’” is whirling around Read More

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