Suppose you have ever been to a typical Viennese cafe house. In that case, you may have noticed that in addition to the smell of coffee, a casual atmosphere and newspapers in wooden frames, simple wooden chairs are also typical attributes of the house. Most...

Many consider Sigmund Freud, the founder of a new therapy – psychoanalysis, to have been a Viennese because we know that he lived almost his entire life in Vienna. We also know that in 1933, the Nazis burned his books in Berlin. Freud said: “What...

The address Berggasse 19 in Vienna's 9th district was indeed very well known in the past. It is the place where psychoanalysis was born. Its founder – Sigmund Freud – lived and was seeing his patients in this house. Portrait by...

I enjoy spa towns. As if they do not have the urgency of time, the daily stress must be put aside even before entering the city. You do not have to come here as a patient at all, you can come here just like that...

The Czech word "pustevna" means a lonely place where a hermit devotes himself to solitude, prayer and penance. Indeed, hermits used to live in Pustevny once – until 1874 – in sandstone caves. However, if you come today to Pustevny – a saddle in the...

When Portuguese sailors rediscovered the archipelago in the Atlantic, the largest of the islands was covered by forests, so they named it Madeira, which means "wood". Even when coming up with a name for the capital, they were not very imaginative. Since fennel grew everywhere...

I enjoy travelling because it is a way for me to get to know new places, cultures and people. However, sometimes you do not have to go far to try something new and meet inspiring people. I consider myself a creative person, so I once...

Many places are associated with good food, its smell and taste. Of course, good food also implies a good drink. I wrote about the traditional dishes you should taste during your visit to Madeira in the previous article: What to taste in Madeira? In this...

Endless banana plantations, slopes covered with vineyards, beds of strelicia and other exotic flowers, fresh fish and tropical fruits of all colors in the local markets – this is Madeira – the "Pearl of the Atlantic". What should you taste during your stay in Madeira?...

The building of the Austrian Parliament is one of the sights that no visitor to Vienna should miss. It is located in the center, on the Ring, and attracts attention just because it resembles Greek buildings. It is not a coincidence. Greece is the cradle...

I visited Timișoara for the first time in 2023 when it was the European Capital of Culture. I was positively surprised by the offer of cultural events, especially in the area of ​​modern art. An exhibition of the outstanding Romanian surrealist sculptor and painter Victor...

If you lived two hundred years ago, came from the upper social classes, had breathing problems or suffered from something that doctors could not deal with, they would definitely send you to warm regions, to some warm and damp place. Madeira was one of these...