My anxiety about not doing enough ‘stimulating’ activities with my two oldest kids, hereby referred to as LL and Middle, reached peak height last week. As to not spend another Sunday afternoon watching Cocomelon and having discussions with myself as … Read More
Touristy Tips
A homage to Austrian foliage
An ode to foliage… and nothing more. Enjoy! … Read More
Waidmanns whaa? A Guide to Greeting Austrian Hunters Upon Chance Encounters in the Woods
If you find yourself hiking/hunting/biking/lost in the forests of Austria, and you encounter another hunter, hiker, biker, lost-er, how do you greet them?! Do you say, ‘Grüß Gott?’ Guten Tag? Hey there? If they say ‘Waidmanns Heil’ to you what … Read More
True Tales: Vienna in the Time of Corona
This is pretty much how summer in Vienna during COVID has looked like. A tourist from the States asked me last week why there’s a baby elephant plastered everywhere in Vienna. I told him to remind people of social distancing … Read More
Touristy Tips Corona Edition: Vienna’s Museum of Natural History
During corona, a bunch of Viennese museums are lowering their entry fees including this iconic Vienna museum! … Read More