Here in Vienna we call it ‘Silvesterpfad’ …

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It has a history since 1990/1991, the ‘Silvesterpfad’, fairly translated New Years Eve trail or lane. The city center of Vienna is transformed into a partly ‘oversized’ open air party platform with a varicolored music- and show program from traditional music, pop, rock, blues, funk & soul and electronic beats. The program already starts in the late afternoon on December 31st and ends between 02.00 and 04.00 hours on January 01st. It is supported by the most well known radio

Interview with Hannah Poppenwimmer (Viennarama)

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Does the site/blog ‘Viennarama’ just promote the city of Vienna? What is ‘Viennarama’? How did the name come up? A few questions we asked Ms. Hannah Poppenwimmer, the founder of ‘Viennarama’ in a special interview. We came across her blog due to the fact that we researched which sites and blogs do reflect the city of Vienna, its highlights, its events, the ‘Vienna in-crowd’ … read the story … 1. Please try to describe yourself in just 5 words! Determined, enthusiastic,

Vodka@New Years Eve

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After having organized 8 successful vodka nights in 2010 and 2011 with famous national and international brands we decided to have the 1st ‘Vienna NYE Vodka Night@Drings’ on 31.12.2011 … with different brands and a unique ‘menu’, full with ‘vodka starters’, ‘entrées’, ‘vodka main courses’ and of course ‘vodka desserts’. A trendy bar with trendy people, trendy music and great deco, before entering your favorite club later in the night this is a great ‘NYE starter’ … We would be

Interview with Adam Groffman (Wimdu)

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Adam Groffman of the new travel site www.wimdu.co.uk approached us via mail a couple of weeks ago and asked us if we were interested in a partnership. We looked at this site and asked him if he would also be available for an interview on our blog. His answer was positive … 1. Please try to describe yourself in just 5 words Interesting traveller; social media fan! 2. Tell us about the travel site www.wimdu.co.uk and when it all started…

Vienna turns on the lights

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Walking through the various shopping streets in Vienna as of mid November gives you the feeling of a being in a ‘glitzy’ Vienna. Every year the different shopping areas of the city try to exceed themselves when it comes to the Christmas lighting and decoration. Festive and modern breathtaking lighting concepts are seen throughout the city … But not only shopping streets and malls try to ‘show-off’ with their lighting, also hotels do … like The Ring, Vienna’s Casual Luxury