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Three Terrific Christmas Markets

A highlight in Europe this time of year is the cheerful (sometimes even magical) Christmas markets. I adore browsing through the arts and crafts for sale, and trying some of the hearty seasonal street food. And then there’s mulled wine. Here are three of my favourite Christmas markets: Elegant and child-friendly Vienna I’m very fond [...]

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Wondrous Vienna

One of my favourite cities, Vienna is always elegant, but never more so than during Advent. Beginning in mid-November, the city puts on some of the best Christmas markets anywhere – just like she has for hundreds of years. Main Christmas markets venues are Rathausplatz (City Hall), Schloss Schönbrunn (childhood home of ill-fated French queen [...]

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser and his Toilet

In Vienna, you may have seen the creative and colourful Hundertwasser House. You know, the one with no straight lines, where trees are incorporated into the house. Even the floors are wavy. As Hundertwasser said: “an uneven floor is a melody to the feet”. But did you know the famous, ahead-of-his-time eco-friendly Austrian architect lived [...]

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My three best kept travel secrets

My three best kept travel secrets: the fairytale village of Portmeirion in Wales, Kjøsterudjuvet Gorge in Drammen, Norway and Pension Nossek in Vienna.

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12 fave hotels of 2009

Favourite hotels of 2009 include Dubai, Hønefoss, London, Sardinia, Denmark, Sweden, Channel Islands (Jersey and Guernsey), Paris, Bahrain, Kuwait

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An autumn evening in Vienna

Vienna, a Saturday night in late October. So here I am, cowering behind a pillar at Starbucks! In Vienna! An absolute disgrace, I know. In one of the world’s coffee capitals – a city renown for its fine coffee. And I’m at Starbucks! I should be ashamed of myself. And I am. Which is why [...]

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Advent in Vienna

Vienna is one of my favourite cities; it’s just so seeped in old-world elegance. This time of the year, it’s almost magical with wonderful Christmas markets everywhere. The Christkindlmarkt in front of City Hall seems to emphasise Christmas decorations and wooden toys – all in the most wonderful vibrant colours. It couldn’t be the Glühwein [...]

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