Austria, Vienna in particular, makes one feel, no matter their economic or social standing, like an oaf. A lumbering, uncoordinated, unsophisticated oaf. Refinement pervades this city and extends to the rest of the landlocked country. It makes you wonder though. Why so much fanciness? Could it be because Austria is surrounded by the European big Continue reading

I’ll be honest. Austria is not one of those dream destinations if you are a fun-loving thirty-something couple. At least, it wasn’t for us. But Austria is as European as they come. Even more so after finding out that it was the seat of the great and influential Hapsburg empire. With this in mind, we Continue reading