5 Fun Things the Locals do in Vienna (You Should Too!)

Posted on June 5, 2016 by author

It’s no secret I love this city, but few visitors here take full advantage its endless charms, because you don’t find them highlighted in the guidebooks. I want to correct that, so here, in no particular order, are 5 things you must do in Vienna just because they’re fun, they’re what the locals do, and there’s only one place on earth you can do them: Continue reading →

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The Battle for the Heart of Europe

Posted on June 3, 2016 by author

I will yield to my normal reportage of Vienna impressions later in the week, but for now I have some fantastic news! There are, at last, palpable signs that Vienna, and, one can only hope, Austria and all of Europe, is finally waking up to the fact that, if they don’t react to the foreign invasion that threatens to completely overwhelm them, and soon, they will have lost their culture, their civilization, and, indeed, eventually, even their lives due to nothing more than apathy and suicidal tolerance. Continue reading →

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Lunching with Liberals

Posted on May 31, 2016 by author

 

Normally, when I talk to friends over a cocktail I try to remember that sage adage about never talking about politics and/or religion. I think that’s been good advice up to a point, but the reality is, when you are surrounded by liberal women who want to make a point that Donald Trump is a “psychopath”, it’s probably time to lay aside any quaint notions about going along to get along and lay down a few broadsides for the, well, broad sides you’re talking to. So it was at a luncheon I attended today.

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