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June 30, 2025

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Austria Vignette
Driving

What is the Austrian Vignette? (+ 2025 Prices and Options)

January 1, 2025

The Austrian vignette is a toll sticker or digital permit to drive on the motorways in Austria. Failure to buy the vignette for Austria can result in a spot fine of at least €120. You can avoid this by learning all about the vignette options, prices, and where to buy it before driving in Austria. […]

Eat & Drink

Austrian Food – High In Calories, But Oh So Comforting

May 19, 2019

Austrian food = comfort food. I think anyone who has tasted Wiener schnitzel, Käsespätzle, or Kaiserschmarrn can attest to that. Arnold Schwarzenegger once said the Wiener schnitzel is one of the things he misses most […]

Driving

Driving in Austria: A Guide for Tourists and Newbies (+ Tips for Winter)

February 17, 2019

Driving in Austria is generally uncomplicated, but there are two things that can land tourists in hot water with the local authorities. They are the failure to buy a vignette (Austrian toll sticker) and not […]

Wiener Schnitzel in Vienna.
Eat & Drink

Best Schnitzel in Vienna: Where to Get It and What It Costs

January 14, 2019

[Updated February 2021] Finding the best schnitzel in Vienna can be hard if you don’t know where to look. While you can find it on the menu of almost every restaurant in Vienna, not all […]

Original Sachertorte from Vienna.
Eat & Drink

What to eat in Vienna – and where to find it

December 2, 2018

Knowing what to eat in Vienna is simple and hard at the same time. Wienerschnitzel and Sachertorte are world famous Viennese culinary highlights. But what else is worth eating in Vienna? This guide of the […]

Raschhofer Cook & Brew Soulkitchen Innsbruck
Eat & Drink

Soulkitchen Innsbruck – where good food and good company meet

January 10, 2018

In a city and country where local food like Schnitzel and dumplings take precedence over international cuisine, Soulkitchen in Innsbruck turns every expectation of an Austrian restaurant on its head. Situated on the outskirts of […]

Inside an Austrian supermarket.
Eat & Drink

Austrian Supermarkets: A Survival Guide for Travellers

November 20, 2017

Find a list of all the big Austrian supermarkets and what to expect from them. Get tips on what to do and say in a supermarket in Austria. […]

Hard Rock Cafe Innsbruck.
Eat & Drink

Hard Rock Cafe Innsbruck brings rock & roll flair to the Capital of the Alps

August 25, 2017

Hard Rock Cafe Innsbruck is open! Not far from the city’s famous Golden Roof, it’s another shining attraction in the pedestrian zone in Maria Theresa Street. For the first time, Hard Rock incorporated the unique historical […]

Salmong trout fillet with white wine risotto from Martin's Bistro.
Eat & Drink

Fine dining at Martin’s Bistro in Achenkirch

June 28, 2017

We are used to traditional Austrian food served in the villages of Tyrol. When a tourism officer in Achenkirch, a small municipality on the shores of Lake Achen (Achensee), recommended Martin’s Bistro we expected nothing less. We […]

Lamb chops from Posidonas Greek restaurant in Innsbruck.
Eat & Drink

5 Favourite Innsbruck Restaurants for Families

April 10, 2017

Innsbruck Restaurants have changed quite a bit since we arrived in 2010. As meat-eating South Africans, we often crave a good hamburger but they were weirdly absent from restaurant menus. Thank goodness, the humble meat […]

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