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A sturm is brewing: Austria’s cloudy-wine season
Fruity, juicy and fizzy, this continually-fermenting, hazy grape grog is the antidote to wine snobbery
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Powder and Piste in Kärnten: ski resorts of Carinthia
Impressions of Austria’s Deep South snow country, from an English snowboarder
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The Last Miller of Mühlbach: valley of lost waterwheels
100 years ago, mills lined the river in Reka. Now, just one survives. How one man brought the sound of saws back to Mühlbach.
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Austria’s Impressive Trains: how ÖBB does railway the right way
Punctual, modern and very affordable, Austrian trains are on point. The world would do well to follow in their tracks.
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Almdudler: Austria’s Coke-killing cult drink
Sold in shapely glass bottles adorned with enduring artwork, Austria’s ‘national herbal lemonade’ is a carbonated classic.
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Death of Dreiländereck: ode to a fallen ski area
After almost 50 years, Carinthia’s ‘tri-border’ ski resort closes. What is the future of Austria’s low-lying, local ski areas?
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Laugenecken: is Austria’s triangular croissant even better than France’s?
Austria isn’t famed for its food. But laugenecken – delectable triangular-prism-shaped croissants – deserve to be.
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Krampus Chaos: When Austria’s demonic tradition goes wrong
Young men dressed as hell-demons, fuelled on alcohol, armed with anonymity, whips and a licence to rampage. What could possibly go wrong?
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My Austrian wife thinks German sandals are acceptable slippers: she’s wrong
The greatest culture shock to hit me when I first came to Austria? My wife’s so-called slippers.
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Glock’s magic bullet: how a plastic pistol made in rural Austria became the world’s weapon of choice
From gangster rappers to military and police worldwide, the Glock is the preferred pistol. How an ’80s handgun made in rural Austria became an international icon.
An Englishman adrift in rural Austria: livin’ the vida schnitzel
About the Author
Sam Baldwin is the author of two books and hundreds of published articles.
Deep South Austria explores the Austrian culture, characters & quirk he uncovers during his quest to build a new life in Carinthia: Austria’s, rural Deep South.
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