Monday, 31 October 2011

Austria’s Minorities

London is an extremely cosmopolitan city. If you have lived in the city for any length of time, it is easy to take its ethnic mix of people living together for granted. Amsterdam, Paris may have sizable minority communities whose origins are outside Europe also, but you cannot compare these cities to London.

So if you are visiting Austria, prepare yourself for what could be a slightly disconcerting feeling if you have always lived in a place where every other person is of a different ethnic background. Do not let your own presumptions before you arrived in the country colour your views of the Austrians however.

Wednesday, 19 October 2011

The Natural And Man-Made Gems Of Sardinia

Sardinia is blessed with natural and man-made gems, all of which are far from overrated. You can more or less visit the island at any time of the year and expect the weather to be much better than what you have to live within the United Kingdom - even at the high of the summer.