Slow Travel and Food and Travel Blog for Trips to Savor
The time of the Christmas markets in Vienna begins in November. Even though the Christmas season in Vienna hasn't officially started yet, from mid-November the whole of Vienna will be spraying with Christmas glitter in the city center and especially at the Christmas markets.
In the middle of the city, the hotel tower of Adler's Design Hotel Innsbruck rises above the railway tracks. The first thing that strikes us when we see the glass and ceramic facade of the hotel in the center of Innsbruck is its location. The second is the magnificent view.
Discover Vienna shopping tips away from the big shopping streets and shopping centers. Lucie is a petite, friendly New Yorker who shows us Vienna from her perspective. She is Vienna's shopping guide and takes her guests to shops away from the city's main shopping streets.
Eating well in Salzburg is easy. Eating in a restaurant in Salzburg is an experience. We can recommend these Salzburg restaurants for enjoyment trips. They offer Austrian cuisine in historic inns as well as hearty food in rustic surroundings. There is fine dining as well as culinary experiences.
Eating like in South Africa, that's what I wanted for a long time. Every now and then I feel a longing for the countries that I have traveled to in my life. Habits build up and friendships are made that last for years. You get to know restaurants and dishes that keep tempting you.
On my travels around the world I have come across places that have saved themselves from economic ruin through surprising ideas and initiatives. But a village that has dedicated itself to poppy seeds wasn't there until we got to know the poppy village Armschlag in the Waldviertel in Lower Austria last year. There it turns [...]
The best thing about the 4-star Hotel Johann Strauss* in Vienna is its ideal location between Belvedere Palace, Naschmarkt and Karlsplatz in Vienna. All three are within easy walking distance of the hotel. And the city center is not far either: just a few steps from the hotel is the underground station Taubstummengasse, from which[…]
The Hotel Sans Souci is an elegant design hotel in Vienna at the Museumsquartier and a real insider tip for everyone who likes to stay in a stylish hotel. The service, the accommodation and the location are all right here to spend a few nice days in Vienna.
We can recommend three Christmas markets in Salzburg. Christmas is especially beautiful in this city. Due to its location on the northern edge of the Alps, Salzburg is predestined to spread a Christmas spirit.
Did you know that wine is grown in Vienna? We are not. There are even several vintners in the city who, among other things, grow Grüner Veltliner in Vienna, a fresh wine that is often drunk as a “spritz” in summer - a mixture of wine with mineral water.
