Gomorrah by Roberto Saviano, and Baader Meinhof Komplex are two exceptional films at the movies this month. The former depicts a small neighborhood somewhere in Italy where Mafia dictates the rules of everyday life. It is about corruption, killings,...

In February, I stayed a week in Mallnitz, a small winter resort in Corinthia. In comparison to Bad Gastein, a much crowded and "in" resort, at a close vacinity, Mallnitz is a lot smaller with a lot less tourists and lift traffic. Also, spent a day...

Today, on a cycling tour to the Czech Republic, Peter and I unknowingly came across a historical treasure only an hour away from Vienna. Right across the border crossing Schrattenberg into Valtice, we first discovered a monumental church and a Castle...

I was feeling a little down a couple of days ago and as I heard that Solschenizyn had just died, I went to a bookshop and bought 'One day in the life 0f Ivan Denisovich.' Reading the book is like following Ivan Denisovich or Schuchow on a typical day...

Day 1 & 2: Was invited to a wedding party of a good old female friend in Styria. It was a church wedding complete with every single details of religious authority and indoctrination!!! I wonder if my friends would live a radically different life as...