Michael Bernstein
American expat Michael Bernstein moved to Vienna in 2001, abandoning his previous career in arts administration. He is now a freelance writer, editor, translator and Internet Marketing consultant. He was a regular contributor to inventures.eu — an E-zine about the Austrian/CEE startup scene — and was Lead Editor for its 2015 Ventures Almanach. Photo: Visual Hub
How To
How to Raise Your Kid to be a Scientist in Vienna
STEM-tastic opportunities await Vienna’s children, even before their first science class at school.
Recipes
Martinigansl | Geese go to Eleven at Gasthaus Wild
At Gasthaus Wild, the Austrian custom of roast goose for St. Martin’s is a veritable feast.
City Life
Expatriate Games
The Austrian Football League has long been a European powerhouse, with little help needed from across the pond.
Building a broad fan base for a non...
Opinion
The Draft Dodgers
An expat muses on the virtues of fresh air.
Before moving to Vienna in July 2001, I spent my final weeks in New York suffering through the witherin...
General
A League of Their Own | Baseball in Vienna
Vienna’s baseball teams aim for the bleachers
If you happen to be near the Lusthaus, at the southern end of the Prater Hauptallee on a sunny Satu...
Science & Technology
Delivering New Solutions | The Last Mile Problem in the Age of E-commerce
In our age of e-commerce, it is the mobility of things that has become ever more important. Logistic companies aim to tackle the problem with new tech...
City Life
Here’s How to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Vienna in 2018
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in more places around the world than is any other national festival. Vienna is no exception!
Whether or not you hai...
Work
Austrian Politics is Late to the Digital Revolution and it’s Changed the Election Game
Austrian politics is late to the digital revolution. Past electoral campaigns have typically focused on billboards and traditional media. But in the 2...
City Life
Leonard Bernstein and Vienna: A Complicated Relationship
Leonard Bernstein’s nephew explores the icon’s love for the city of Beethoven, Brahms and Mahler and how it helped him overcome Austria’s Na...
Food & Drink
How to…Celebrate Thanksgiving in Vienna
Just because you're a long way from home doesn't mean you can't enjoy Thanksgiving right here in Vienna
For many Americans, Thanksgiving is their...
Sports
Sport | Vienna Capitals: Vienna’s Ice Hockey Champions
Hockey may take a backseat to soccer and skiing in Austria, but don’t tell that to the Vienna Capitals and their loyal fans
While fam...
How To
How to be Pregnant in Vienna
Your guide to being pregnant in Vienna, Austria – a great place to have a baby, but make sure you have your “MuKi”
Having a child is one of lif...
City Life
5 Ways to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Vienna
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in more places around the world than is any other national festival. Vienna is no exception!
Whether or not you hail ...
City Life
When the Danube Freezes Over… Skate on it!
Ice on the Alte Donau is a rare occurrence, bringing equally rare smiles to Vienna winters
In all my 15 years of living in Vienna, this winter has be...
Vienna News
Valentine’s Day in Vienna
Publish a post of tips for celebrating Valentine's Day in Vienna?
It seemed like a great idea at first.
Having no particular personal fondness for ...
Science & Technology
The Oracles of Big Data
Data science is currently among the hottest fields of study and its practitioners are in high demand
For many, the 21st century buzzword “Big Dat...
News
Akademikerball Protests on Jan 26: What You Need to Know
Planned Protests Against the FPÖ's Akademikerball in Vienna on Jan 26, 2018 | Police Mobilize in Large Numbers | Many City Streets to be Closed off
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Work
Whose Luxury is it Anyway?
Two Viennese entrepreneurs with very different paths to success embody the city’s attitude towards luxury
If someone pointed a gun at my head and...
Vienna News
Austrian Politicians React to U.S. Election
The Austrian daily newspaper Kurier reported yesterday on some reactions from the European political leadership to the news that Donald J. Trump has b...
Opinion
The Mourning After
Somehow, a rift erupted in the space-time continuum last night. I awoke this morning in a parallel universe in which the world had gone completely mad...
Music
A Bard’s Reign’s a-Gonna Gall
No, I’m not talking about the Republican Party’s candidate for President and his "bragadocious" misogyny.
Rather, it was the news that The Swedi...
City Life
Vienna in 200 Seconds – Pitch the City Video Awards
€10,000 in prizes awarded to the top three video shorts about Vienna
Last June, when the Vienna Business Agency (Wirtschaftsagentur Wien) put out a c...
October 2016
WIN-WIN-WIN!!! Election History Quiz
Do the slogans and quips from U.S. elections stand up to the test of time? Test your meme-ory!
This election has seen its fill of wacky catchphra...
October 2016
Just (Hold Your Nose And) Do It!
The U.S. presidential election is nigh. Many American citizens living abroad are scrambling to get their absentee ballots and mail them on time. But i...
Science & Technology
From Lab Coats to Pinstripes
Academia and business don’t mix? A group of Austrians set out to bridge the gap, and business is booming.
Great ideas are born in the laboratories, c...
International
The Power of the Expat Vote
For American citizens overseas, doing your civic duty is easier than you think: Cast an absentee ballot!
The impact of absentee voting was made...
Work
The Cooperative City
Smart cities need smart citizens. A growing movement of initiatives and startups, harnessing social media and using top-notch technology, aims to give...
Vienna by District
Oberdöbling | The Noble Nineteenth’s Bourgeois Ghetto
Vienna’s hilly north side may be cozy but not sleepy
The 19th district, Döbling, is one of Vienna’s “noble” districts: along with Hietzing (13th...
City Life
Alte Donau – Boat Rental Locations
In our Summer 2016 print edition, I wrote about the full-moon boat rides on the Old Danube (Alte Donau). But why wait for a full moon? You can make a ...
July/August 2016
Technology: Artificial Intelligence in Music
Scientists are teaching computers about the complex factors that make music expressive. Might computers outperform humans someday?
The digital ag...
Bars and Nightlife
Moon River | Evening Cruise on the Alte Donau
Under a night sky, boating can rekindle romance – if you avoid the obstacles
With schools out and the European Championships drawing to a close, ...
News
Britain Votes to Leave EU
Prime Minister David Cameron to Step Down
Pound Sterling Pounded
Going against the pollsters, the odds makers and the advice of the majo...
Science & Technology
High Five for the Future – Pioneers Festival 2016
“This is not a conference. This is a festival!” the main stage emcee Daniel Cronin, co-founder of AustrianStartups, told the packed “Arena” audience d...
Cafés and Restaurants
Be My Guest: David Kreytenberg – Habibi & Hawara
A Taste for Social Entrepreneurship
There are not many kitchens in Vienna where you can overhear a waiter shout out an order for “one Kaiserschma...
Books
Books: Brave New Data-Smart World
E-readers may be an innovative, eco-friendly alternative to pulp. But are publishers now looking over your shoulder while you read?
Have you hear...
News
Right-Wing Protesters Storm Stage at University of Vienna
The Austrian Press Agency reports that a group of about 30 right-wing protesters stormed the stage of the Audimax (a large lecture hall at the Univers...
City Life
Seven Myths About Vienna’s Public Transport
The “House Rules” of Vienna’s public transport system (Wiener Linien) are posted throughout every station train car and bus – in English, too. You’v...
General
On Being Pwned by Robo Wunderkind
As we sat down to work this morning, a loud shout of "Oh My God!!!" lifted all of our yet-to-be over-caffeinated heads simultaneously. "Robo Wunderkin...
April 2016
Science & Technology: Speaking in Tongues – Multilingual Children
Do multilingual children have an advantage? Perhaps; but the ability to learn languages may be inborn. Either way, stakes are high and consensus is ra...
City Life
Easter Markets in Vienna (2016)
The comedian Robin Williams once asked, “How do you get from crucifixion and resurrection to chocolate bunnies and colored eggs?” We don’t really know...
Opinion
U.S. Presidential Election: Considering the Unmentionable
After the dramatic results of Super Tuesday, the Republican party establishment is waking up to the fact that its front-runner is a man many of them c...
News
Austria Warns Afghans to Stay Away
Millions of euros have been spent by federal and local government agencies and tourism boards to boost Austria’s image abroad through its snappy sloga...
Business
Business & Career: The Sweet Success of Zotter Chocolate
The Austrian chocolate maker Zotter puts social responsibility before maximum return and demonstrates that short-term profits and sustainable long-ter...
International
Until Brexit Do Us Part
What are British expats in Vienna saying about the potential impact of Brexit?
These are trying times for the EU: with thousands of refugees stra...
People
Tasteful Integration
A Syrian chef discovers the right recipe for success in his adoptive country
In January, I was invited by a friend – a fellow American with...
Sports
Touchdown Blues
On being an expat NFL fan on Super Bowl Sunday, fighting to stay awake for the kick-off, and making it to the half-time spectacle.
An Amer...
February 2016
Hotel Orient | Vienna’s No Tell Hotel
Walking downhill from the Freyung, the elegant Jugend-stil entrance of the Hotel Orient at the bottom of the Tiefer Graben appears out of the shadow...
City Life
City Life: Vienna’s No Tell Hotel – The Hotel Orient
Discretion and privacy are paramount at the Hotel Orient – Vienna's time-honored institution of lust and debauchery
Walking downhil...
City Life
Yes, Uke Can! Ukulele Meetup in Vienna
The Wiener Ukulele Stammtisch brings amateur ukulele players together every month for an informal strum-and-sing meetup
On a Monday evening, in t...
News
First Data on Education Level of Refugees Released
Civilians and policy makers are wary about how the influx of refugees who settle in Austria will impact the economy and labor force in the long-run. T...
News
Zielpunkt Bankruptcy: Missing the Target
The two armed robbers who stuck up a Zielpunkt market in Vienna’s Favoriten district at 6:00 a.m. last Monday probably hadn’t heard the news that the ...
