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The Viennese guide to speed-grieving

Speed grieving in the age of Covid-19 has reached new heights among Curmudgeon’s outlaws. Curmudgeon doffs his hat respectively.

Last post by curmudgeon « Mon Nov 30, 2020 1:22 pm

by curmudgeon » Mon Nov 30, 2020 1:22 pm

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Unleash the Wiener Gastro Gutschein

Morale-boosting "thank you" from Stadt Wien for observing lockdown or political gesture? That's right it is the Wiener Gastro Gutschein. Curmudgeon offers his thoughts on it.

Last post by morgenhund « Sun Jul 19, 2020 10:05 pm
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by curmudgeon » Fri Jul 17, 2020 10:25 am

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Sun Jul 19, 2020 10:05 pm
Motorail across Austria and Driving Back

In 2016 we motorailed from Vienna to Feldkirch and then drove back in a number of stages to Vienna.

Last post by Robert Barratt « Wed Jun 17, 2020 7:53 am
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by morgenhund » Sun Jun 14, 2020 11:08 am

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Last post by Robert Barratt
Wed Jun 17, 2020 7:53 am
A Walk on the Southside (of Vienna)

Last post by Robert Barratt « Sun Apr 19, 2020 9:42 am

by Robert Barratt » Sun Apr 19, 2020 9:42 am

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Last post by Robert Barratt
Sun Apr 19, 2020 9:42 am
Liesing Lockdown

Last post by Luvbeers « Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:35 am
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by Robert Barratt » Mon Apr 06, 2020 9:31 am

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Last post by Luvbeers
Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:35 am
No day for fooling...

Last post by Robert Barratt « Wed Apr 08, 2020 9:24 am
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by curmudgeon » Wed Apr 08, 2020 7:03 am

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Last post by Robert Barratt
Wed Apr 08, 2020 9:24 am
Dinner for One in the Cottageviertel

Last post by curmudgeon « Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:32 pm

by curmudgeon » Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:32 pm

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Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:32 pm
Get A Grippe

Last post by curmudgeon « Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:28 pm
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by Robert Barratt » Wed Mar 11, 2020 3:30 pm

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Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:28 pm
Men Plan and God Laughs

Last post by Robert Barratt « Wed Feb 05, 2020 9:13 am

by Robert Barratt » Wed Feb 05, 2020 9:13 am

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Wed Feb 05, 2020 9:13 am
That was the decade that wasn't

Austria 2010-2019 in a blog post from my own point of view

Last post by curmudgeon « Sat Jan 18, 2020 8:15 am

by curmudgeon » Sat Jan 18, 2020 8:15 am

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Sat Jan 18, 2020 8:15 am
The Barratt Vienna Awards 2019

Last post by Robert Barratt « Tue Jan 07, 2020 10:53 am
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by Robert Barratt » Sun Dec 29, 2019 10:55 am

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Tue Jan 07, 2020 10:53 am
Curmudgeon longs for the return of the Christmas of the past

Last post by Robert Barratt « Sun Dec 29, 2019 10:57 am
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by curmudgeon » Mon Dec 23, 2019 6:31 pm

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Last post by Robert Barratt
Sun Dec 29, 2019 10:57 am
Perchten, Politics and Punsch

Last post by Luvbeers « Fri Dec 06, 2019 10:27 am
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by Robert Barratt » Thu Dec 05, 2019 11:42 am

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Last post by Luvbeers
Fri Dec 06, 2019 10:27 am
Curmudgeon in a jam

An unsuccessful attempt at making jam in the Cottageviertel.

Last post by curmudgeon « Sun Nov 17, 2019 12:40 am
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by curmudgeon » Sat Oct 13, 2018 6:47 pm

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Sun Nov 17, 2019 12:40 am
Curmudgeon does some sleuthing

Last post by curmudgeon « Sun Nov 17, 2019 12:38 am

by curmudgeon » Sun Nov 17, 2019 12:38 am

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Sun Nov 17, 2019 12:38 am
Hallowien

Last post by morgenhund « Wed Nov 06, 2019 11:54 pm
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by Robert Barratt » Thu Oct 31, 2019 12:45 pm

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Last post by morgenhund
Wed Nov 06, 2019 11:54 pm
This is Rugby - Austrian Style

Blog post about watching amateur sport.

Last post by curmudgeon « Mon Nov 04, 2019 11:41 pm
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by morgenhund » Mon Nov 04, 2019 1:09 pm

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Mon Nov 04, 2019 11:41 pm
Ten Vienna Lagers for you to try

Last post by curmudgeon « Mon Nov 04, 2019 11:26 pm
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by Canoakie » Thu Oct 03, 2019 7:26 am

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Mon Nov 04, 2019 11:26 pm
Big School

Last post by Robert Barratt « Tue Sep 17, 2019 9:01 am

by Robert Barratt » Tue Sep 17, 2019 9:01 am

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Tue Sep 17, 2019 9:01 am
Where there's dough, there's dough and the Sommerloch

The Sommerloch has been punctured by raids on illegal dumpling factories around the city.

Last post by morgenhund « Sat Sep 14, 2019 9:18 am
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by curmudgeon » Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:17 am

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Last post by morgenhund
Sat Sep 14, 2019 9:18 am
Rivers and Streams

Last post by Robert Barratt « Wed Aug 14, 2019 12:00 pm
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by Robert Barratt » Mon Jun 24, 2019 11:34 am

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Last post by Robert Barratt
Wed Aug 14, 2019 12:00 pm
Can someone dig me out of this summer hole?

Last post by curmudgeon « Sat Aug 10, 2019 7:32 am

by curmudgeon » Sat Aug 10, 2019 7:32 am

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Sat Aug 10, 2019 7:32 am
European Elections

Last post by Robert Barratt « Tue May 21, 2019 2:41 pm

by Robert Barratt » Tue May 21, 2019 2:41 pm

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Tue May 21, 2019 2:41 pm
Lager Top

Last post by Robert Barratt « Fri May 10, 2019 7:37 am
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by Robert Barratt » Tue May 07, 2019 12:11 pm

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Last post by Robert Barratt
Fri May 10, 2019 7:37 am
Searching for certainty in times of uncertainty

Might be of interest for anyone who has been in a fug and suffered over the winter.

Last post by Robert Barratt « Fri May 03, 2019 3:07 pm
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by curmudgeon » Thu May 02, 2019 8:13 pm

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Last post by Robert Barratt
Fri May 03, 2019 3:07 pm
Keep Calm and Have a G'spritzer

Last post by chasmyth « Thu Apr 25, 2019 8:58 pm
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by Robert Barratt » Thu Mar 07, 2019 4:29 pm

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Thu Apr 25, 2019 8:58 pm
Red Vienna

Last post by Robert Barratt « Thu Apr 18, 2019 7:38 am

by Robert Barratt » Thu Apr 18, 2019 7:38 am

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Last post by Robert Barratt
Thu Apr 18, 2019 7:38 am
Boom Town

Last post by Robert Barratt « Mon Feb 25, 2019 11:28 am
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by Robert Barratt » Thu Feb 21, 2019 8:20 am

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Last post by Robert Barratt
Mon Feb 25, 2019 11:28 am
Der Elephant in Raum

Last post by Robert Barratt « Thu Feb 21, 2019 8:21 am
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by Robert Barratt » Thu Jan 17, 2019 12:56 pm

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Last post by Robert Barratt
Thu Feb 21, 2019 8:21 am
The Barratt Vienna Awards

Last post by morgenhund « Thu Jan 10, 2019 7:17 pm
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by Robert Barratt » Wed Jan 02, 2019 9:29 am

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Thu Jan 10, 2019 7:17 pm
Tempo Rowdies

Last post by Robert Barratt « Tue Dec 18, 2018 11:54 am

by Robert Barratt » Tue Dec 18, 2018 11:54 am

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Last post by Robert Barratt
Tue Dec 18, 2018 11:54 am
The Cult of Liveability

Last post by Robert Barratt « Wed Nov 28, 2018 11:39 am
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by Robert Barratt » Tue Nov 27, 2018 12:38 pm

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Last post by Robert Barratt
Wed Nov 28, 2018 11:39 am
Walking 3 - The Salamander

Last post by morgenhund « Sun Nov 25, 2018 9:45 am
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by Robert Barratt » Fri Nov 09, 2018 1:25 pm

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Last post by morgenhund
Sun Nov 25, 2018 9:45 am
Walking 2 - The Rax and Schneeberg

Last post by Taxi « Thu Oct 25, 2018 2:28 pm
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by Robert Barratt » Fri Oct 12, 2018 1:05 pm

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Last post by Taxi
Thu Oct 25, 2018 2:28 pm
The 3 Steps Guide to Moving to Austria

Last post by petra_boundaryless « Wed Sep 12, 2018 2:15 pm

by petra_boundaryless » Wed Sep 12, 2018 2:15 pm

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Last post by petra_boundaryless
Wed Sep 12, 2018 2:15 pm
Tails From the Vienna Woods, a Vienna blog

Last post by VictoriaK « Mon Sep 03, 2018 12:59 pm
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by VictoriaK » Wed Aug 29, 2018 8:35 am

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Mon Sep 03, 2018 12:59 pm
Papers, please! - The Sequel

Last post by mikevienna « Fri Aug 31, 2018 5:36 pm
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by Robert Barratt » Thu Jun 14, 2018 8:07 am

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Last post by mikevienna
Fri Aug 31, 2018 5:36 pm
A brief introduction about the Austrian Citizenship Act of 1985

Understating the law behind Austrian Citizenship.

Last post by morgenhund « Mon Aug 27, 2018 8:22 pm
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by morgenhund » Tue Apr 04, 2017 6:45 am

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Last post by morgenhund
Mon Aug 27, 2018 8:22 pm
A comedy of errors...

A tweet by the British ambassador reminds me of my failure to distinguish Elmau and Ellmau in the 1990s. Prepare for something as light and frivolous as an Ealing Comedy (perhaps).

Last post by curmudgeon « Sat Jul 21, 2018 2:22 pm

by curmudgeon » Sat Jul 21, 2018 2:22 pm

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Sat Jul 21, 2018 2:22 pm
One week until the summer holidays

Being married to a school teacher, we're at that time of year when teachers are "running on fumes". Praise is due for them.

Last post by curmudgeon « Sat Jul 21, 2018 2:15 pm
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by curmudgeon » Sun Jun 24, 2018 10:34 am

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Sat Jul 21, 2018 2:15 pm
Discover the flavours of Rovinj! Just a 6-hour drive from VIENNA

Last post by curmudgeon « Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:47 pm
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by Expat Trip » Wed Jun 13, 2018 6:20 pm

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Last post by curmudgeon
Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:47 pm
Papers, please!

Last post by mikevienna « Tue Jun 12, 2018 3:18 pm
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by Robert Barratt » Sat Jun 02, 2018 10:46 am

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Last post by mikevienna
Tue Jun 12, 2018 3:18 pm
The hipsterisation of Vienna - Kaffeesudlesen

Having a moan about slow service and over-priced coffee. Hipsterdom doesn't do it for me

Last post by morgenhund « Tue May 15, 2018 6:11 pm
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by curmudgeon » Mon May 14, 2018 5:51 pm

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Last post by morgenhund
Tue May 15, 2018 6:11 pm
Familiarity doesn't breed contempt...

Last post by morgenhund « Tue Apr 17, 2018 4:50 pm
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by curmudgeon » Sun Apr 15, 2018 2:38 pm

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Last post by morgenhund
Tue Apr 17, 2018 4:50 pm
The spectre peeking over the shoulder of the 50+ employee

The difficulties of getting re-employeed past fifty and getting over the finishing line

Last post by Macrogue « Tue Mar 27, 2018 11:08 am
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by curmudgeon » Thu Feb 15, 2018 5:45 am

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Last post by Macrogue
Tue Mar 27, 2018 11:08 am
Five Old Stations

Last post by Robert Barratt « Mon Mar 26, 2018 10:22 am
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by Robert Barratt » Thu Mar 22, 2018 11:34 am

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Last post by Robert Barratt
Mon Mar 26, 2018 10:22 am
A Cross-Country Ski Getaway in Ramsau am Dachstein

Last post by Expat Trip « Fri Mar 16, 2018 3:40 pm

by Expat Trip » Fri Mar 16, 2018 3:40 pm

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Fri Mar 16, 2018 3:40 pm
Belonging by not belonging

Last post by curmudgeon « Sun Mar 11, 2018 4:37 pm

by curmudgeon » Sun Mar 11, 2018 4:37 pm

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Last post by curmudgeon
Sun Mar 11, 2018 4:37 pm
The Tedium of a Snowfall

it is not all white and glistening in the Cottageviertel

Last post by curmudgeon « Mon Feb 26, 2018 9:31 pm

by curmudgeon » Mon Feb 26, 2018 9:31 pm

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Last post by curmudgeon
Mon Feb 26, 2018 9:31 pm
The Accidental Wiener

Last post by Robert Barratt « Thu Feb 22, 2018 3:18 pm

by Robert Barratt » Thu Feb 22, 2018 3:18 pm

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Last post by Robert Barratt
Thu Feb 22, 2018 3:18 pm

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