Vienna
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The best of Vienna travel tips
Europe a la Carte Blog &bull Jul 28, 2010
At Europe a la Carte we aim to show you the best places to visit to Europe through our Europe travel tips.A Here is our best of Vienna travel tips, collated from posts of the Europe a la Carte blogging… Full Story »
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Nazi-looted painting returned to Vienna museum
USAtoday.com Travel (Destinations) - Top Stories &bull Jul 26, 2010
Egon Schiele's "Portrait of Wally" will be returned to a Vienna museum and displayed with an acknowledgement that it was stolen from a Jewish art dealer by a Nazi agent. NEW YORK A 12-year dispute that illustrated the difficulty of proving art was stolen by Nazis in World War II ended last week with… Full Story »
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Fly to Europe from $340 OW
Independent Traveler: Bargains &bull Jul 24, 2010For cheap flights from select U.S. cities to destinations like Dusseldorf, Helsinki, London and Vienna (among others), Air Berlin is a good bet. You can fly from New York, starting at $340 each way, and flights from other U.S. cities… Full Story »
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Final Thoughts...
Let's Go &bull Jul 24, 2010
Well, my dear readers, it appears that my journey through Vienna and Austria has nearly come to a close, and I must think of some poignant final thoughts to leave you with. The first thing that comes to mind is… Full Story »
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Cruising the Wachau
Let's Go &bull Jul 23, 2010
I finally completed one of the most essential things of visit to Vienna: taking a cruise along the Danube through the Wachau region, the most gorgeous stretch of the entire river. After a morning in Krems visiting the Abbey and… Full Story »
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Blooming Bratislava: An Hour Downstream from Vienna
Rick Steves Blog &bull Jul 21, 2010
One of the big surprises of my travels this summer has been Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Bratislava sits on the Danube less than an hour's train ride from Vienna, and a short hop from Budapest. A desolate ghost town just a few years ago, today Bratislava is arguably the fastest-changing city in Europe. I spent a day visiting Bratislava with Martin Sloboda, a local tycoon of a guide (www.msagency.sk). He writes the town's dominant guidebook (on sale at spinning racks in nearly every shop in town), shoots the photos for postcards (on the next spinning rack), organizes the visits… Full Story »
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Hiking to a Heuriger
Let's Go &bull Jul 18, 2010
The 19th district of Vienna is known for vineyards, vineyards, more vineyards, oh yeah, and most importantly of course, the wine that comes from the vineyards. So it was a sunny, beautiful afternoon in the city, and I decided to… Full Story »
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Austrian village serves up a traditional beer fest
USAtoday.com Travel (Destinations) - Top Stories &bull Jul 14, 2010
ALTAUSSEE: Located about a three-hour drive from Vienna along the A1 Westautobahn. You can also take the train to nearby Bad Aussee but be prepared to switch at least once if you're coming from the Austrian capital. While the ride takes almost four hours, the train winds its way through stunning landscapes. Salzburg is about 100 kilometers (62 miles) or an hour's drive, away. LODGING: The Gasthof zum Hirschen - bit.ly/cEijXR with nightly rates beginning at $92 or… Full Story »
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Vienna: 20% savings on culinary package from stylish hotel
Travel & Leisure Hot Deals &bull Jul 14, 2010
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To Ensure Success Travel Companies and Hotel Chains need to manage Market Reputation, Competitive Positioning and Pricing
webitpr &bull Jul 14, 2010
Vienna, Austria. - July 14, 2010 - With the Summer holiday season for 2010 now reaching its critical final stages for bookings and purchasing from consumers, online travel operators and hotel chains are now anxiously looking at what business they will capture in the next six to eight weeks. For… Full Story »
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An der schAnen, blauen Donau
Let's Go &bull Jul 11, 2010
As the longest river in the European Union, the Danube begins in Germany and flows east through 10 countries (Austria included, of course) before ending in Romania and emptying into the Black Sea. But besides its impressive trail, the Danube… Full Story »
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Sunday Morning, Vienna-Style
Rick Steves Blog &bull Jul 10, 2010
As I walked out of my hotel in Vienna on Sunday morning, I realized I was in a city with a rich culture you can almost inhale, and a vivid history you can almost touch. I decided to max out on culture. At about 9:00, I dropped by the Hofburg's Imperial Music Chapel. The Vienna Boys' Choir was singing, as they do each Sunday morning throughout their season. I didn't actually see the boys a no one in the church did a as they sang like angels from the loft in the rear. But, like you don't need to look… Full Story »
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Vienna skyline soon to include Austria's highest building
Journey Etc. &bull Jul 4, 2010
Construction is now underway for the highest building ever to be built in Austria. In a ceremony early this month, AndrA Gerondeau of hotel brand Sol MeliA along with Vienna City Mayor Michael HAupl, formally set the initial cornerstone for… Full Story »
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Eis Eis Baby
Let's Go &bull Jul 2, 2010
Vienna is known as the home of the Sachertorte-- a chocolate cake with jam that has become so "quintessentially Viennese" that tourists line up to buy and ship full cakes home. While the Hotel Sacher makes one of the most… Full Story »
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On Sundays
Let's Go &bull Jun 28, 2010
Sundays in Vienna are confusing for me (and would be for anyone from a large American city like Los Angeles/Boston/New York). Here in Vienna, everything is closed on Sundays. And I mean everything--supermarkets, clothing stores, bakeries, restaurants, even pharmacies. There… Full Story »
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Q&A: Salzburg and Vienna (With Mozart and Beyond)
NY Times Blog - Travel Q&A Blog &bull Jun 24, 2010
Salzburg, birthplace of Mozart, which sits on the banks of the Salzach River against a mountain backdrop, is known for its architectural grandeur. The city has palaces and castles, including the Hohensalzburg fortress, which offers great views of the Baroque Old Town… Full Story »
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It's not everyday I mix drinks for NHL players at Viennese cocktail bars..
Let's Go &bull Jun 23, 2010
Two friends of mine from the States happen to be passing through Vienna this week, and we decided to try a famous Inner Stadt cocktail bar on a not-so-bustling Monday night. It was not a very big place, and we… Full Story »
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This Week in Travel #44 - Do You Know Where Your Children Are?
Amateur Traveler Travel Podcast &bull Jun 22, 2010
This week's guests: Don George from Gadling and Book Passage Travel Writing Conference Jessica Spiegel from BootsnAll.com and Italylogue News Stories this week: Delta apologizes for sending separate kids to the wrong cities Romanian stowaway survives flight from Vienna to… Full Story »
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Travel to Bali in Indonesia- Episode 237
Amateur Traveler Travel Podcast &bull Jun 19, 2010
The Amateur Traveler talks to Sam Oppenheim who makes a rare 4th appearance on the show to talk about Bali in Indonesia. Sam started his exploration of Bali in Ubud which is the cultural capital of the area. He met… Full Story »
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Travel-Writer turned...Grave-Digger
Let's Go &bull Jun 17, 2010
It was a sunny, beautiful day in Vienna. And so I thought I would spend some time checking out two of Vienna's lesser visited sights-- the cemeteries. Sounds stupid in retrospect, I know. I had first heard about St. Marxer Friedhof because it is… Full Story »
