Christian Cummins, Author at Metropole

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The Wilder Kaiser Welcomes Skiiers But Not for Après Ski

This ski season will be like no other, but Tyrol’s Wilder Kaiser region believes it could be a catalyst for rethinking winter tourism.

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Christian Cummins - December 4, 2020

Travel

Heaven & Zell

Zell am See is a bastion of easy-going tradition and snowy delights with big changes on the horizon

Christian Cummins - January 6, 2020

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...

Christian Cummins - December 5, 2018

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...

Christian Cummins - June 30, 2018

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 ...

Christian Cummins - June 30, 2018

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

Christian Cummins - May 3, 2018

Features

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...

Christian Cummins - May 3, 2018

Blog

Empire to Republic | Czechs and Balances: A Conversation on Czechia

Christian Cummins - May 2, 2018

Sport

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...

Christian Cummins - March 29, 2018

Out of Town

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...

Christian Cummins - March 2, 2018

Sport

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...

Christian Cummins - October 31, 2017

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...

Christian Cummins - July 1, 2017

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...

Christian Cummins - April 29, 2017

Sport

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...

Christian Cummins - March 6, 2017

Out of Town

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...

Christian Cummins - February 6, 2017

Sport

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 ...

Christian Cummins - December 5, 2016

Sport

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 ...

Christian Cummins - November 1, 2016

Sport

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. Th...

Christian Cummins - October 1, 2016

Sport

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 f...

Christian Cummins - October 1, 2016

Out of Town

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 ...

Christian Cummins - September 1, 2016

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...

Christian Cummins - March 1, 2016

Explore Vienna

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 th...

Christian Cummins - March 1, 2016

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...

Christian Cummins - December 10, 2015

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...

Christian Cummins - November 1, 2015

Christian Cummins

The Wilder Kaiser Welcomes Skiiers But Not for Après Ski

Heaven & Zell

A Backcountry Dream

Delta Blues | Discovering Romania’s Danube Delta

Prague Nights | Sex and Sorcery in Benjamin Black’s Addictive New Thriller

Communism or Populism? Protests and Politics in Czechia

The Road Most Travelled | An Austrian Cider Guide

Empire to Republic | Czechs and Balances: A Conversation on Czechia

Vienna International Cycle Club’s Social Media Success Story

Just Because Spring Is Coming Doesn’t Mean the Snow Is Leaving in Obergurgl

Sports | Dust off Your Skis and Check out our Guide to the Zillertal!

Austrian aid Helps Kosovo get Back on its Feet

Need a Close-to-Home Thrill? Try Mountain Biking in the Vienna Woods

Sport | Night Skiing at Semmering’s Zauberberg

Travel | The Alpine Connection at Arlberg Ski Resorts

Sport | Struggle and Streif – Kitzbühel’s Hahnenkamm Race

Sport | End to End Thrills – The European Handball Federation

Austria’s Hobby Tennis Tour

Love-All – The Erste Bank Open

Tyrol’s Alpine Playground

On the Road: On the Piste With Bond

Beimir | Ottakring’s Cocktail Go-To

On the Road: Christmas Cabin Fever

Travel: Freeriding in Kaprun

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