A Blizzard, a Suite, and Rosé Champagne We pulled up to Hotel Kristall on Christmas Eve Eve with zero snow on the ground, a Shih Tzu in her carrier bag, and absolutely no idea what we were walking into. I knew we'd booked a dog-friendly hotel in Seefeld-Leutasch,...
When we arrived in Vienna, I wasn't sure what to expect. I'd heard the city was dog-friendly, but I've heard that about a lot of places that turned out to be "dog-tolerated" at best. Vienna is not that. Vienna is the kind of city where restaurant staff bring water for...
It's a full month since I sat in the Weidachstube Neuner in Leutasch, and I'm still thinking about the food. Not in a "that was nice" kind of way. In a "I would fly back to Austria just to eat there again" kind of way. Daisy and I visited twice over Christmas, and...
I was standing on a platform at Vienna Hauptbahnhof, sweating through my coat in December, watching the second half of a train slowly reverse into the station while we were at the wrong end of the train, Cheryl wrestled two suitcases and I had Daisy's bag balanced on...
I wanted to love this hotel. I really did. The Imperial Riding School is one of those properties that looks absolutely spectacular in photos, and when we pulled up in our taxi after a long travel day, I was ready to be impressed. The building is a former riding school...
I was standing outside a restaurant near Belvedere Palace, Daisy tucked into her carrier, when a woman looked at us and said "no chance." Not unkindly, but definitely not warmly. They were fully booked for the entire Christmas holidays and walk-ins were not happening...