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Vienna: My Top 7 Free Things

Samantha ·
Looking for some free things to do in Vienna, Austria? If so, Samantha shares her top 7 free things to see and do while in this beautiful city.
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Barcelona-Vienna-Beijing Route Coming Soon

Paul Heymont ·
Air China is launching a new long-distance route from Barcelona to Beijing, with one stop in Vienna, hoping to catch the two big waves of Chinese tourists heading for Europe and Europeans visiting China.
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Vienna Zoo: Selfie sticks danger to animals

Paul Heymont ·
Vienna's zoo has a problem with selfie sticks and has banned their use in large areas of the zoo. The problem is visitors who poke them into cages to get close-ups of animals or who get too close themselves.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Oct. 1, 2015: Vienna's Sausage Stands

Paul Heymont ·
Think of Vienna, and you get Vienna Waltz, Wiener Schnitzel, Vienna Sausage...and I don't mean those strange grey things lurking in a can. For me, one of the highlights of visiting Vienna is the profusion of sausage stands on street corners.
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Vienna closes the Ring for a Night Run

Paul Heymont ·
Vienna closed its famed Ringstrasse—the circular boulevard that marks the location of the old city walls—last night for its annual Night Run, with over 20,000 runners taking part to raise funds for charity.   With an entry fee of...
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Vienna's Naschmarkt: 500 years of food

Paul Heymont ·
TravelGumbo has featured many markets, but few as old or as large as Vienna's fabled Naschmarkt, with a history going back to the 16th century, and just under a mile long and two to three aisles wide of stands, stalls, restaurants and small bars.
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How to be more liveable: Vienna gets suggestions

Paul Heymont ·
Liveable Vienna...a place to rest and read in the MuseumQuartier area.  Vienna consistently ranks high on lists of liveable cities, and came in as #1 this year on Mercer's Survey and 2# to Melbourne on The Economist's survey.  
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Aug. 30, 2015: Just don't go...

Paul Heymont ·
If the sign puzzles you, you're not alone. Posted in one of the ritzier shopping areas of Vienna, but I'm still not sure just what is prohibited here. So: Unless you know, just don't go!   And if you do know...share it with us, please!  
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Vienna logs 10,000 users a week on free WiFi

Paul Heymont ·
Vienna already has 200 free WiFi spots—and that will be doubled by the end of 2015!"   Vienna is going public WiFi in a big way, with 150 free hotspots (not yet the 200 advertised in the poster)...
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Vienna's public toilets to get better...and fewer

Paul Heymont ·
Vienna, a frequent winner of livability awards and home to a more extensive collection of public toilets than anywhere else, is starting a multi-year upgrade that will reduce the number of facilities but give users a decidedly modern and sometimes posh experience.
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Austria extends 'marriage equality' to traffic lights

Paul Heymont ·
The green man who welcomes you to cross the street in most of the world has become more diverse in Austria, with Vienna's installation of lights that show couples crossing the street, with hearts connecting them.
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Donauinselfest tonight! Europe's biggest

Paul Heymont ·
Vienna's Donauinselfest is Europe's biggest free outdoor music festival, kicking off tonight for a weekend of music that is expected to attract over 3 million guests.
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Chic Vienna hotel is ray of hope for asylees

Paul Heymont ·
With a European immigration crisis boiling up in many forms these days, focusing on mass migration by boat across the Mediterranean, there's a different story playing out in Vienna, where a chic hotel is serving as a place for immigrants who came as asylum seekers.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, July 19, 2015: Rabbit out of a Hat

Paul Heymont ·
Neat trick!   We didn't get to visit the store, which was closed, but we did stop to admire the sign.
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Vienna: Try a walk on the ugly side

Paul Heymont ·
Think Vienna, and you usually come up with images of cafes with pastry and chocolate, of music and stately buildings...of maybe Harry Lime and The Third Man. But ugly? That's not usually in view.   But it's there.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Mar. 2, 2014: Karlskirche, Vienna

Paul Heymont ·
Vienna's Karlskirche, arguably the city's finest Baroque building, was built starting in 1716 under the patronage of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles (Karl) VI—but it's not actually named for him.
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10-min. Vienna-Bratislava flight cut short

Paul Heymont ·
Sorry about the pun, but it appears that FlyNiki, an AirBerlin subsidiary, has cancelled plans to move part of its operation from Vienna to Bratislava and connect the two bases with an air shuttle.   
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Nov 5, 2013: Crown Jewels, Vienna, Austria

DrFumblefinger ·
t  The Schatzkammer, or Imperial Treasury, is part of the Hapsburg Palace complex (adjoining the Swiss Court) in central Vienna.  Here you'll find the Crown jewels and other fascinating treasures of Austria (including an...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Oct. 22, 2014: Greek Cathedral, Vienna

Paul Heymont ·
Sometimes, while traveling, you walk past something; it looks interesting, but it's not open. You poke your eyes and lens in as best you can, and grab a shot...and then, over the years following you keep coming back to the image and you know you have to return.
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Gumbo Pic of the Day, Dec. 8, 2013: Horses in Hats

Paul Heymont ·
These equine fashion plates are waiting for tourist passengers outside Vienna's Albertina Palace/Museum, one of the many remnants of Habsburg rule in Vienna's central city "inside the Ring".
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Vienna — Life in the Past Lane (part 1)

DrFumblefinger ·
A look at some of the highlights of visiting the great city of Vienna.
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Vienna — Life in the Past Lane (part 2)

DrFumblefinger ·
This blog is a continuation of a discussion on visiting Vienna, featuring some additional highlights from this interesting city.
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