I made a pitch for a cycling advocacy platform idea at the VeloCity conference held in Lisbon...
Lisbon – September 2021
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Travel
Harvesting Gemischten Satz Grapes in Vienna
I started helping Vienna Winemaker Jutta Ambrositsch harvest grapes in 2009. Every year I help out...
Who the heck is Carl Ritter von Ghega?
In February I started working as a senior researcher at the St. Pölten University of Applied...
Austrian (Airlines) Jingle Bells – Music Video
https://youtu.be/-8urZ92p8fY Austrian Airlines had a contest for singing a Christmas Carol in...
Janes Walk Vienna Grinzing
I'm leading a walking tour from Cobenzl to Grinzing on May 2, 2014, as part of the worldwide...
Transport Museum in Lucerne Switzerland
I visited Lucerne Switzerland in March. Lucerne is about 45-minutes by train from Zurich and it's...
London – Transport and Beer – March 2014
The Urban Data from Fetish Object to Social Object conference in London (see previous post) was...
San Francisco – February 2014
Just returned from a nice visit to San Francisco ... great weather and lots of interesting...
Brussels – Les Super Filles du Tram
How could I not eat at a place with the word "tram" in the name when I visit Brussels? Les Super...
Vienna – Glacis Beisl
The Glacis Beisl is one of my favorite restaurants in Vienna. Located in the MuseumsQuartier, it's...
Vienna – 1500 Foodmakers
On New Years Day we tried the restaurant 1500 Foodmakers located in the 25 Hours Hotel in Vienna....
Antwerp – December 2013
I visited Antwerp in December as part of a business trip to Brussels. Antwerp is only about a...
Burgenland Austria bike tour
On Saturday I took my bike on the train to Gols in Burgenland (Austria). My goal was to combine a...
Salzburg railway station roof
They have been rebuilding the Salzburg Hauptbahnhof seemingly forever, but making progress. Here's...
Bratislava – August 2013
Bratislava is about 60 Km from Vienna. It's easy to get to using the railroad or by boat on the...
Plaza Nueva Bilbao – a perfect place!
I visited Bilbao twice in the last year as part of my work on the CIVITAS program. On my first...
Andy’s beer rule
Here's a good tip for choosing a restaurant or cafe in German-speaking countries: Find out which...
City Pages: Vienna
I'm finally getting started summarising my recommendations for Vienna. It's only been about five...