Austria
Photo Contest Winners: Scenic Views
From the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Großglockner in Austria, or the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland, there’s always a jaw-dropping view for our readers to photograph.
This made the task for our judges, Basilio Alferow, Shannon McClatchey, Clark Rendall, and Greg Spira, all the more difficult.
From the hundreds that were entered, three of our readers’ outstanding photos stood out to our judges more than the others.
Our First …
BMW X3 xDrive35i Review and Road Test
First introduced in 2003, the BMW X3 is all new for 2011. While over 600,000 original X3s were sold, including 150,000 in the U.S. Production in Graz, Austria ended on August 31st of last year and production of the next generation X3 started the very next day, at BMW’s Spartanburg, South Carolina plant.
The redesigned X3 neatly addresses the two criticisms that we had for the earlier version, namely insufficient …
Hilton Vienna Review, Austria
The Stadtpark, which opened in 1862, was the first public park in Vienna and is frequented by tourists and Viennese alike. It is at the edge of the First District, known as the Innere Stadt, and it has always been one of my favorite places, in part because, when I was little, my parents allowed me to roam the park freely, knowing I would be safe amongst the statues …
Kempinski Hotel River Park Bratislava, Slovakia Review
Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, has long been overshadowed by other major cities in Central Europe but the city has many unique attributes and historic sites that make it worth a visit.
Bratislava’s strategic position (it sits astride the Danube River and is the only capital city in the world to border two independent countries, Austria and Hungary) and multi-cultural history have lured many global companies to the city, bringing …
What’s Doing in Bratislava, Slovakia
Bratislava, known as Preßburg prior to 1919, is the capital of Slovakia and straddles the Danube River at a strategic crossroads between the three main capital cities of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Budapest, Prague, and Vienna. With a population of ca. 431,000, it is the country’s largest city and is the only capital city in the world that borders two other nations, namely Austria and Hungary.
Bratislava became the capital of Slovakia …
Business and Travel Etiquette in Europe
While it’s hard to make generalizations about Europe and Europeans, etiquette and general rules of comportment are sometimes quite different from what is customary in the United States. From Andorra to Zürich, it’s important to understand how people interact, conduct business, and socialize with one another.
To make things easy for the business traveler, we’ve prepared a brief guide.
Language
If nothing else, learn how to say “please,” “thank you,” “excuse me,” as …
