by Hayley | Jun 5, 2016 | Blog posts, Europe
About a month ago, on a whim we decided to take a road trip to Innsbruck and beyond for the upcoming long weekend. At some point I had to see the rest of Austria. We were doing the Alps tour. Our first stop was Innsbruck in the west. The trip takes around 5 hours by...
by Hayley | May 20, 2016 | Blog posts, Europe
I continue to have a lot of firsts in Austria, but a bride being kidnapped takes the (wedding) cake. Let me start from the beginning. We had been invited to a wedding in the country near Salzburg. While it wasn’t a fully traditional wedding (minimal traditional...
by Hayley | May 16, 2016 | Europe, Life
I’m just going to say it – I don’t love going to the hairdresser. Yes, I am probably in the minority here. It’s just that for me (with so much hair) it is a lot of sitting around staring at myself in a mirror. Let’s be honest, no one...
by Hayley | May 7, 2016 | Blog posts, Europe, Life
This week marks one year since I arrived in the schnitzel and schnapps land I now call home. Austria. While moving abroad isn’t always easy, it is always interesting. Here are a few things that continue to snag my brain about living here. Weather Austria has...
by Hayley | Apr 29, 2016 | Blog posts, Europe, Life
Over the weekend Vienna experienced a arctic winds – literally. Winds from the North Pole swept down upon us and dropped temperatures significantly, forcing us to spend the weekend indoors. The husband and I decided to use gift vouchers we had been given for a local...