Mid-January is usually when my tolerance for Winter starts to decline drastically. Up until Christmas Winter time flies by, then I am caught in the holiday spirit surrounded by my loved ones, start the new year with the best intentions and get excited about a bit of snow and a crisp blue sky in the…
“Dear Siberian weather, we get it – you are cool (literally). Now please move on to someplace else and make way for Spring!” With -10°C or more (less?!) on the thermometer every week, it is starting to become a bit difficult to dress the part. I feel like no matter what I wear, it is…
After 5 days in Winter Wonderland, I am back in Vienna for a couple of hours today. Just enough to unpack my suitcase, do a few loads of laundry and repack. For the past few years (I want to say at least 5) we haven’t seen the slightest bit of snow for Christmas. That may…
Four weeks until Christmas – say what? With most of my November filled with sunshine and warm Australian weather, I hasn’t really hit me that the holidays are coming up fast. And by fast, I mean I can’t believe that Christmas Eve is today in four weeks. Where has this year gone? Or am I…