With bags packed, rooms empty, and very few people left in Haus Erasmus, it was a very strange feeling on July 1st. Knowing it was all over and we were just hours away from leaving our most loved city left an empty feeling. Last goodbyes and a last kebab were in order as James and I made our way to Westbahnhof to begin a whole new adventure. This was the start of my Eurotrip but the last of my time in Europe. We were about to embark on a monster train journey to of all places …Luxembourg! The first of our trains took us to Salzburg where we enjoyed our last Ottakringer. Pity it was warm. We then took our next train to Munich where we connected to a train heading to Koblenz. This was our ... read more

A breath of change came over Vienna and the exchange lifestyle in May. The weather became pleasant to scorching, I actually had class, and the buzz came around the preparations for Euro 2008. In order to join in the festivities of Euro 2008 we organised a sweep where we would all get a team. I was lucky enough to pull out Niederland (Netherlands) and only time will tell just how lucky I was. All advertisements around the city involved football. Flags were hanging from cars and every product you would buy (especially Ottakringer) somehow involved the Austrian National Team. It was too hard not to get excited about the championships. The thought of the massive fanzone being built in front of the Rathaus was the biggest excitement with the opportunity to watch all the games with ... read more

I had been training with an Aussie Rules team in Vienna, the Vienna Kangaroos, for a number of weeks and the first of the Central European Cup Tournament's had arrived. I travelled with another Aussie ex-pat, Jimmy, in his car from Vienna to Zagreb. The trip took us through the WeinStrasse near Graz and into Slovenia. Travelling through Slovenia was an amazing sight with clear skies, steep mountains, and green everywhere. This was probably the most beautiful countryside I have ever seen. After 4-5 hours we finally arrived to destination Zagreb where we were playing 9-a-side football on a soccer pitch. A good concept to teach some of the Europeans the basics of the game and to allow a free-flowing game. The sky was clear, not a breath of wind in the air, and an excellent ... read more

Ok, I thought it was time I wrote some more about Vienna as although I have done a lot of travelling, and still have a lot more to do, Vienna is still my favourite city and a city that will forever be close to my heart. I hope this entry gives everybody an idea of life in Vienna and what an average week in Vienna has for me. The photos have been stolen from all my friends and hopefully this allows you to get to know some of the people I am experiencing this amazing journey with Vienna is a city rich in culture with a very laid back lifestyle. Everybody rides bikes and the city is pedestrian friendly. There are an abundance of parks, museums, art galleries, and cafes which makes the city have an ... read more

The first trip with the WU Wien Buddynetwork began on friday the 27th of February. Waking at 7am after a 5euro all you can drink party (red bull and vodka) in the Haus Erasmus partyroom the night before was quite difficult and was quite noticeable by the excitement or should I say, lack of exciteent shown on the bustrip there. After a sombre 3 hour bustrip we arrived in the wonderful city of Budapest which is not to be confused with Bucharest, home of the brave dog! Budapest is split into two sides with Buda being the ideal residential area due to its steep mountains, lack of businesses, and dodgy cup games on top of monuments. Pest is the other side, both sides being split by the Danube, where most of the businesses are located. We ... read more