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Christian Cummins
Christian Cummins moved to Vienna 14 years ago, after a stint as a radio journalist at Vibe Fm in Ghana. He currently presents shows on the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation's fm4. For Metropole he writes about all things tasty and about outdoor sports.
Travel
Heaven & Zell
Zell am See is a bastion of easy-going tradition and snowy delights with big changes on the horizon
Travel
A Backcountry Dream
Fieberbrunn's fortunate microclimate makes it a powder hound's paradise.
There comes a time in every avid skiier’s life when the thrill of the pist...
July/August 2018
Delta Blues | Discovering Romania’s Danube Delta
The Danube Delta is a haven of biodiversity, but animals and humans need a helping hand.
It’s early morning and I’m wandering around a small tong...
Books
Prague Nights | Sex and Sorcery in Benjamin Black’s Addictive New Thriller
Benjamin Black’s addictive new thriller re-creates an irresistible world of sex and sorcery in 16th century Prague
It’s a snowy December 1599 in Pra...
Opinion
Communism or Populism? Protests and Politics in Czechia
One generation after the miraculous Velvet Revolution brought down totalitarianism, Central Europe is still dealing with its legacy – and seeking to preserve the spark of the Prague Spring
The Road Most Travelled | An Austrian Cider Guide
A tour around Lower Austria’s cider region, the Mostviertel, blends tradition with innovation.
I have vivid memories of my first encounter with M...
Sports
Vienna International Cycle Club’s Social Media Success Story
The Vienna International Cycle Club is a social media success story.
It’s a Sunday morning and the clock is approaching ten in the morning. On the St...
Just Because Spring Is Coming Doesn’t Mean the Snow Is Leaving in Obergurgl
The Obergurgl region's rich snowfalls make it a skiing paradise beyond wintertime.
As I walked out of the Alpine Hotel Laurin in Hochgurgl in t...
Sports
Sports | Dust off Your Skis and Check out our Guide to the Zillertal!
The Zillertal caters to both daredevils and families, boasting Austria’s steepest slope and gentle pistes
At last, the wi...
International
Austrian aid Helps Kosovo get Back on its Feet
Europe’s youngest country has had a tough start to its hard-won independence, but projects backed by Austria are helping bring hope to the west Balkan...
City Life
Need a Close-to-Home Thrill? Try Mountain Biking in the Vienna Woods
Trail blazers have made biking in the Wienerwald more accessible.
In the freshness of spring, the Vienna Woods are a paradise for mountain biking. Th...
Sports
Sport | Night Skiing at Semmering’s Zauberberg
An after-work ski escape to an illuminated “magic mountain” is just an hour away. Several routes cut through the woods, creating 14 km of runs – 13 of...
Travel | The Alpine Connection at Arlberg Ski Resorts
The proud Arlberg region looks to the future as a new lift system makes it the largest continuous ski resort in Austria
The Fantastic Gondolas pa...
Sports
Sport | Struggle and Streif – Kitzbühel’s Hahnenkamm Race
The Hahnenkamm Race at Kitzbühel is the world’s most famous – and ferocious – downhill ski event
The view from the start house on the Streif ...
Sports
Sport | End to End Thrills – The European Handball Federation
Based in Vienna for 25 years, the European Handball Federation brings non-stop action
Did you know that Vienna is the headquarters of one of the mos...
Sports
Austria’s Hobby Tennis Tour
You don't have to be a seeded pro to participate in Austria's organized tennis tournaments.
There are plenty of things I should be worrying about. The...
Sports
Love-All – The Erste Bank Open
The tennis aristocracy comes to Vienna for the Erste Bank Open tournament.
The Erste Bank Open has a tradition of attracting a high-quality field ...
Tyrol’s Alpine Playground
Our fearless adventurer Christian Cummins is tempted out of his comfort zone at Area 47, where your inner child rules the roost
It was 9:32 in the ...
March 2016
On the Road: On the Piste With Bond
Views to die for and the new Ice Q building were what attracted the James Bond producers to Sölden. The town was sworn to secrecy, but now can finall...
Bars and Nightlife
Beimir | Ottakring’s Cocktail Go-To
Beimir Bistu Shein
Ottakring’s new mixologist joint Beimir has filled a cocktail void
When I moved west of Wattgasse, to the outer reaches of the do...
December/January 2015/2016
On the Road: Christmas Cabin Fever
The sequestered slopes and secluded log cabins of Zettersfeld offer a different kind of skiing holiday.
There’s a certain romance in packing a we...
November 2015
Travel: Freeriding in Kaprun
The high altitudes and fresh powder on the Kitzsteinhorn glacier makes it the perfect place to start the ski season
Few things are finer than a s...
