Vienna city council has increased on-street parking rates effective from 1 January 2017, with new new Parkscheine on sale from the end of November. Current prices have been raised by a flat 5 percent (for all length of parking vouchers). Parking vouchers that have the valid pricing until 31 December 2016 will no longer be…
Author: morgenhund
39 years old, from England and married with one child. Been in Vienna since 2000, and work as a financial and legal translator.
Current UK Visa Information
We have had a number of requests for information about getting a visa for the United Kingdom from Vienna (searches on our website and forum).
Introducing One Player Down
One of the challenges of moving to a new city is how to keep up with the sports you enjoy playing. Granted nowadays it is a lot easier to find where sports are practised and where teams are based, but sometimes the very formal training times don’t work out if your job is demanding in…
Introducing Vienna Diplomatic – online shopping for expats and diplomats
Vienna Diplomatic is a new and exclusive online shopping experience for expats and diplomats, and sells a range of luxury goods, including perfumes and spirits. Maria Kitsati, Vienna Diplomatic’s Sales Manager, remarks “Our aim is to provide expats and their families with access to luxury goods.” The exclusive web shop is only available to expats,…
Why Austria goes wild for Wild
Austrian cuisine is still very seasonal – which is a very welcome change to the globalization-related all-year-round strawberries and other items which used to be seasonal. Usually family-run restaurants will have a chalk board that proclaims something being in season – be it asparagus (Spargel), goose (Martinigänsl), grape must (Sturm), or as currently is the…
We live in funny times – English-speaking comedy in Vienna
The song that British comic duo Morecambe & Wise were best known for was a song called “Bring me sunshine” – and the opening lines went “Bring me sunshine / in your smile / bring me laughter / all a while” and recently there has been a surge in comedy shows in English in Vienna….
Martinigansl
What’s the tradition about? The evenings are drawing in, now that autumn/fall is here. One of the typical treats of this time of year is the Martinigansl season in Late October to mid November. In Austria Martinigansl is the goose served to celebrate St. Martin of Tours.
20 October – Meet & Greet at Mel’s Diner
After two Meet & Greets at Hofbräu zum Rathaus we are returning to Mel’s Diner for this month’s Meet & Greet! 20 October – VE Meet & Greet @ Mel’s Diner
27 October – Patrick Lamb Comedy Show @ Aera
27 October 2016 – Patrick Lamb – Gossip
Civil Defence – Siren System
In light of the recent siren test across Austria, and in trying to find information in English about civil defence for our members – it became clear that there is not too much official information available in English – our members seem to have also searched the site for information, so here is some brief information…
11 October – Seminar on How to become an Austrian Citizen
Robin Lumsden, Founding Partner of Lumsden & Partners will be holding a free seminar on 11 October about becoming an Austrian citizen – advanced registration is required. Further information: http://www.vienna-expats.at/events/11-october-how-to-become-an-austrian-citizen/
Consumer Payment Accounts Act enters force in Austria
Austria’s Consumer Payment Accounts Act entered force in Austria on 18 September, bringing with it a number of advantages for consumers. The Act which transposes European Directive 2014/92/EU – known as the Payment Accounts Directive (PAD) into Austrian law means that a Basic Payment Account (known as a Basiskonto or a Jedermann-Konto) is now available,…