New Year’s Traditions in Austria
If you want to know what’s happening in Graz on New Year’s Eve, read about it in my other blog post: Celebrating New Year’s in …
6 Surprising Historical Facts You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Graz
I learned a lot about the history of Graz when I moved to the city as an Erasmus student from my dear friend David, who …
My biggest culture shocks when I moved to Austria
Culture shock affects in some way or another anybody who moves out of the country they grew up in or lived in for most of …
Easter traditions in Austria
Ever since I’ve been living in Graz, there hasn’t been an Easter that I haven’t celebrated here in Austria. I love this time of year …
Coffee culture in Graz
Just like its closest neighbour Italy, Austria has its own traditional coffee culture, meeting its highpoint in Vienna and the creamy Wiener Melange. Austrians are …
Studying at university in Graz
When I came to Graz for the first time it was to join university as an Erasmus exchange student. I loved my experience here so …
Austrian Christmas Traditions
Now that I have been living in Graz for the best part of 6 years, I have gotten a lot of inside information about what …
The story of Saint Nick and Krampus
Who is Saint Nicholas? Saint Nicholas was a Bishop who lived in the 4th century in modern-day Turkey, in a city called Myra. He was …