Many VE members enjoy nothing more than meeting for a beer, and with around 4,000 locations serving beer in Vienna, there is certainly no shortage of choice. Indeed the Federation of Austrian Breweries (Verband der Bräuereien Österreichs) proudly boasts on its website, that Austria has the highest level of breweries per capita of any EU…
Author: morgenhund
Buying property in Austria
One of the particular features of buying property in Austria is that fact the the ancillary costs in relation to the purchase are pretty high – apparently among the highest in Europe, with ancillary costs when buying property in Austria being around 10-11% of the purchase price (e.g. on a property costing EUR 250,000 between EUR…
Austrian Public Holidays 2016
The statutory public holidays for 2016 for Austria are as follows – good to consider when planning vacations – particularly to use “Fenstertage” (occasionally called Zwickeltage) to make your leave go further.
Nickelodeon now also in English
Nickelodeon Austria is now broadcasting most of its programming in two languages – thanks to Zweikanalton you can now select whether you listen in German or English.
10 facts about UK citizens voting overseas
With the “Brexit referendum” being held on 23 June 2016, it seems timely to inform British Citizens about registering as an overseas voter. Our contacts at HM British Embassy have passed on this list of 10 things you need to know about registering as an overseas voter. In particular, make sure that other people find out…
Travel advice: travelling with non-biometric UK passports to USA
Entry may be refused for UK passports that do not have the biometric strip.