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Winter in Europe: Christmas Markets
Blog: UnpoppedCollar - 19 December 2009
Winter in Los Angeles means temperatures occasionally drop below 70. Winter in Europe means cold, snow, and more cold. So why would I spend my winter break in Europe instead of LA? Well, it wasn’t the weather. My first international trip ever took place during winter break a few years back, as two of my best friends and I grabbed our backpacks and took off from hostel to hostel from mid-December until New Years’ Day.
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MUMOK in Vienna
Blog: Atlas Parasite - 1 December 2009
Autumn has arrived in full and has brought the rain with it. And that’s exactly what I had when I went to Vienna a couple of weeks ago: rain, lots and lots of rain. Because of that I had to change my plans in order to spend more time indoors than outdoors. Not a problem [...]Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
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Vienna Christmas Markets
Blog: Sophie's World - 26 November 2009
Last Friday, I wrote a guest post for the wonderful Europe a la Carte blog about Vienna’s Christmas markets. In the article I listed a few of the markets. I haven’t seen them all yet - and the one at Spittelberg features high on my to-see list. It looks very cosy there in the narrow [...]
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Onwards to Slovenia
Blog: Murmurs from a foriegn land. - 20 November 2009
Salzburg and Ljubljana -July 23rd, 2009. So a quick stop at breakfast – usually YHA usually do damn good breakkys, but this one is disappointing. Utterly shit. So I head off to media markt to buy a camera. And then leave salzburg for greener pastures. I head to the HBF and get on a train to Ljubljana [...]
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Riding the Rails in Europe
Blog: Nomadic Matt's Travel Site - 13 November 2009
One of the highlights of my recent trip to Europe was all the train travel I did. Using my Eurail pass, I rode across the continent through the amazing scenery. In the past, I had done limited train travel but, usually my travel plans are always random, so I typically jet set around Europe on [...]
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sturm, entschuldigung and clowns…oh, my!
Blog: What Up, Vienna - 28 October 2009
Have we talked about Sturm here yet? I wasn't made aware of it's existence until my first night in Vienna. I refuse to consult Wikipedia right now because I'm in Hawaii and I'm lazy so I'm just going to tell you what I think I know about Sturm. It is a very young, yeasty wine [...] Related posts:vienna is auf dem tisch A few months before we moved to Vienna, Alex and...
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vienna is auf dem tisch
Blog: What Up, Vienna - 15 October 2009
A few months before we moved to Vienna, Alex and I both decided to start learning German. We both had our own methods. I bought a few "How to Learn German" books online. And Alex bought the German-language first book of Harry Potter. He is still about five pages into said book.
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when in doubt, just say mozart lived there
Blog: What Up, Vienna - 8 October 2009
First, I just want to say a little something about living your life in another country amongst another language. Living in Vienna seems much like how it would be if you were recovering from a massive stroke. Stay with me, here. You're trapped inside your head.
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don’t fondle the bread
Blog: What Up, Vienna - 3 October 2009
I have learned some very important lessons in my first week here in Vienna. For example, bring your own bag to the grocery store or you will have to buy one of theirs.
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Unusual Hotels: Sleeping in a Sewer Pipe
Blog: PassportChop.com Travel Blog - Reviews, Travel Experiences - 20 September 2009
Austria Linz’s Sewer Pipe Das Park Hotel Would you pay to sleep in a sewer pipe? Maybe not. What if it has the following features:-): Comfortable interiors with full headroom Double bed and storage Woolly blanket and light cotton sleeping bag The Das Park Hotel rooms are small, but are safely secured by a code-lock door, and provide a comfortable [...] Related posts:Unusual Hotels: Sleeping in a
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Saturday Guest Post: A Von Trapp Vacation
Blog: Atlas Parasite - 12 September 2009
Submitted by: Chiara Atik New York, New York Growing up, I had one dream. I wanted to go to Salzburg. Actually, it would probably be more accurate to say that I wanted to wake up one morning as the 8th Von Trapp child in “The Sound Of Music”, and it would preferably be the morning that Maria takes [...]Rating: 8.0/10 (1 vote cast)
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An Alpine Adventure
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 29 August 2009
Another 4 hours sleep was last night’s count. I must be acclimatised to it now though as I don’t even feel that bad, it could prove to be a useful skill. The average man sleeps for 194,821 hours during his lifetime Not me, you can skim a cool 84 thousand off of that. I’m just on [...]
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Riot on an empty street
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 28 August 2009
How good were City last night in the 2nd half? Taggart must be feeling very nervous about derby day and beyond. Yup, Sir bacon face will be chewing his Wrigley like there’s no a week next Tuesday I thinks. Last night we went to a very cool club called Flex. It’s just a shame that the [...]
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Oh, Vienna
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 27 August 2009
Today we’ve just been trundling around Vienna and I’ve been quite impressed with the city. It’s full of huge statues and buildings that are very grand and laced with opulence. It’s quite frustrating to not have a proper camera, the iPhone is okay for a few snaps but the res is low and there [...]
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Willo
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 26 August 2009
I feel surprisingly sprightly after only 4 hours kip. Am just on the train to Vienna now, is only an hour away so it’s a wee tiddler after some of the monsters I’ve been on. 1 hour later and it’s hello country number 8. The hostel is pretty nice. I’ve just been sat in a lovely [...]
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7 best museums for torture and genocide
Blog: 99 + 1 countries - 25 August 2009
1. Kriminalmuseum, Große Sperlgasse 24, Vienna, AustriaThis small private crime museum hides one true gem in its basement: A drawing dating back to the Middle Ages that displays the most extraordinary method of torturing women in the otherwise rather repetitive tradition of hunting witches. The drawing represents a chair that combines the best of electric chair and toilet seat engineering, used to holding suspected witches fast while lighting up their pubic hair.
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London, England to Tokaj, Hungary
Blog: Rice and Rock Concerts - 22 August 2009
Three weeks ago I arrived in London weary and excited, and that’s where I pick up this blog from. I envy travel writers that must make such perfect diary entries be it scrawled on a blank piece of newspaper, on a napkin at a restaurant, or neatly in their little laptop sitting on the cafe table. [...]
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How to Get from Vienna to Cesky Krumlov the Easy and Cheap Way
Blog: PassportChop.com Travel Blog - Reviews, Travel Experiences - 10 August 2009
To get to our next destination, Cesky Krumlov in the Bohemia region of Czech Republic from Vienna, we consider a number of routes (see map below): Private shuttle from Vienna direct to Cesky Krumlov Cost: 950 CZK (about 75 SGD) Irregular timing (e.g.
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Mozart Madness and Public Transport in Vienna
Blog: PassportChop.com Travel Blog - Reviews, Travel Experiences - 7 August 2009
In Vienna, you can find Mozart in every imagination incarnation – keyrings, mousepads, tissues and chocolate balls. Don’t be surprised if a “Mozart” comes up to you on the streets – most likely they are promoters trying to sell you concerts; be wary of them as most of the time the standard of the concerts [...] Related posts:Public Transport and Money in Budapest
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Magnificent St Stephen’s Cathedral Structure
Blog: PassportChop.com Travel Blog - Reviews, Travel Experiences - 7 August 2009
Stephensdom The Gothic Saint Stephen’s Cathedral (Stephensdom) is one of Vienna’s most recognisable structure and is locally known as Steffl (little Stephen), though as you can see from the pictures below, it definitely is nowhere near “little”. From the outside of the cathedral, the first thing that will strike you is the glorious tiled roof, with its [...] Related posts:Grand Tour of Vie
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Yummy Cheese and Curry Sausage in Vienna
Blog: PassportChop.com Travel Blog - Reviews, Travel Experiences - 6 August 2009
Würstelstand Am Hoher Markt According to Lonely Planet, there is a sausage stand in Hoher Market that attracts people from all walks of life with its consistently good sausages, central location and long opening hours. This is evident from the long queue when we ordered our sausages. We tried the Kasekrainer, a hearty sausage infused with cheese. [...] Related posts:Lunch at Cafe Gloriette – Beef
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Vienna Naschmarkt and Flohmarkt (Flea Market)
Blog: PassportChop.com Travel Blog - Reviews, Travel Experiences - 6 August 2009
Naschmarkt The Naschmarkt is a massive market which extends for more than 500m along Linke Wienzelle between U4 stops of Kettenbruckengasse and Karlsplatz. See the following map to see the length of the market (indicated by the red line) You can find all kinds of meat, fruits and vegetables at the western end of the market. This [...] Related posts:Budapest Great Market Hall (Nagycsarnok)
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Best Viennese Chocolate Cake (Sacher Torte) Ever
Blog: PassportChop.com Travel Blog - Reviews, Travel Experiences - 5 August 2009
Cafe Sacher – Sacher Torte (Vienna’s Chocolate Cake) Now I finally can answer anyone who asked me “What is the best chocolate cake you had ever tasted?’ – Definitely Vienna’s Cafe Sacher – Sacher Torte! (Sidenote: why anyone would ask me that question, I also don’t know.) The Sacher Torte (pronounced Sa-kei Totei) is a chocolate cake, [...] Related posts:L
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Quirky Vienna – Opera Toilet, Flak Tower
Blog: PassportChop.com Travel Blog - Reviews, Travel Experiences - 4 August 2009
Following up from this morning’s post on the quirky sides of Vienna, I will be sharing with you how Viennese had integrated the Opera culture into even their toilets. Opera Culture in Vienna Just underneath the Vienna Opera House lies a public toilet that plays Mozart music. For €0.60, you get to soak in the entire Opera [...] Related posts:Quirky Vienna – Hundertwasser House Unique Architecture
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Quirky Vienna – Hundertwasser House Unique Architecture
Blog: PassportChop.com Travel Blog - Reviews, Travel Experiences - 4 August 2009
Today’s posts will highlight some of the quirky sides of Vienna that are usually off the tourist track. Hundertwasser House The Hundertwasser House Vienna is an apartment house in Vienna, Austria, designed by Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. He is widely renowned today for his revolutionary architectural designs, which incorporate natural features of the landscape, and use of [...] Related posts:Quirky
