Too Square to be Hip
A narcissist's guide to travel and culture
Everyone knows Salzburg, it is the quintessential place the comes to mind when thinking about the Austrian Alps. Not only was the city (and the verdant green hills that surround it) featured in the famed flick, The Sound of Music but it has been one of the de-facto tourism destinations when visiting the Alps. Due …
Slow down, you crazy child And take the phone off the hook and disappear for awhile It’s all right, you can afford to lose a day or two When will you realize, Vienna waits for you? Vienna, Billy Joel – The Stranger (1977) Vienna, the capital of Austria, is a place that has enchanted the …
I had arrived in Vienna from Graz and was just about to take a quick nap when my hostel roommate walked in. We began talking and she mentioned how exhausted she was from her day trip. I asked where she had been and she mentioned the Wachau Valley. Intrigued I asked her more about it …
Graz, a pretty university city located in the Graz Highlands (a low lying mountain chain of the Alps) makes for a wonderful getaway! Although the city is located in Central Europe, I visited Graz during my trip to the Balkans region due to its importance to the Slovene and Croat subjects of the Austrian Empire. …
