Vienna is famous for its coffee houses, which originated in the late 19th century and provided a location for intellectual discussion and...

Swing Kitchen My very first vegan find in Vienna, this is definitely one for when you’re hungry, but I’d say it’s everything vegan fast...

Having to travel from Switzerland to Vienna via train made it very economical to buy an interrail pass for the month of August, which...

Das 1090 Located, as its name suggests, in the 9th district (all Vienna postcodes start with 10 + the number of the ‘Bezirk’), this...

Days since last round up: 30-ish Doses of vaccine received: 2 European countries visited/lived in/passed through: 4 Months spent away...

Saj Described by google maps as a ‘crêperie’, this is not your average French pancake place. It’s fully vegetarian, and rather than...

Days since last round up: 30-ish Doses of vaccine received: 2 Best bit of vocab: panisse (not so much a useful word as a culinary...

Days since last round up: far too long Doses of vaccine received: still just the one Best bit of vocab: Language progress: feeling pretty...

Despite having done a fair bit of the touristy stuff already from previous trips to Paris, I’d never managed to get to Versailles, and it...

Days since last round up: 21 Doses of vaccine received: 1 Best bit of vocab: re-vouloir (I’m quite sure this isn’t standard, but because...

I have to say I’ve enjoyed discovering north Paris, from Montmartre and Pigalle to Belleville and the canal, where you get an experience...

It’s no secret that Paris is home to some world-famous and spectacular art galleries and museums. I’d been so looking forward to the...

Just on the other side of Place de Clichy, heading into the north-east corner of Paris, you’ll come to the pictoresque and tranquil 17th...

Now that we’re fully in the swing of the progressive déconfinement, things have got a lot more exciting, with there being a lot more to...

The typical response when I tell people I’m vegetarian and 90-95% vegan is ‘well good luck with that in Paris’. And it’s true to a...

Days since last round up: 25-30 Best bit of vocab: faire le pont (literally to ‘make the bridge’ - refers to a very specific case of...

I‘m never quite sure where the 9th ends and the 2nd begins, but these are some finds which are a little further than the...

Another one that I very much can’t claim credit for finding, I’d visited Marais on previous visits to Paris, and was also re-introduced...

Canal St Martin Going from just near République all the way up to Parc de la Vilette, it’s not quite the same vibes as the banks of the...

Days since last round up: 21 Language progress: it‘s been a while since I spoke about this one, mostly because it’s very difficult to...