Vienna Circle: Where Internationals Meet
At the Centre of Integrative Medicine, 13 experts treat the mind, body and spirit – all at the same time. What sounds like hocus-pocus is offered as a more human, and humane, approach to healing. Doctors and therapists practice a holistic approach of treating the person, not just the disease. “We find the source of [...]
Daring Dates: Quizzes, Crime, Camelot and More
We’ve all been there: It’s date night, and your usual smoke-filled bar full of rowdy regulars doesn’t scream romance. Neither does the restaurant around the corner, a place you’ve been so often the server doesn’t even ask for your order; he just nods and brings you “the usual”. But it doesn’t have to be this predictable. You can break free of the [...]
Fighting for Fitness
Lent is upon us once again and with it, the first signs of spring, warmer weather, fewer clothes and (gulp) the recognition that the sins of celebration are getting harder to hide. New Year’s resolutions went out the window weeks ago… So now is the perfect time to get honest and begin a new sports [...]
Dining and Discussion Vienna Coffeehouse Conversations
In his book An Intimate History of Humanity, British philosopher Theodore Zeldin explores world history through how people have related to each other in different cultures and at different times. Especially men and women. With the aim of being a “catalyst for conversation”, Zeldin developed 25 questions that would lead to self-revelation and thus more [...]
The Revolutionary Sisters
Where’s the war? And what should I wear? Younger women like me, who missed the feminist and sexual revolutions – and just as happily accepted the peace – have often wondered how to meld spirit with womanhood. But, many fellow sisters have and still do; recent cases of violence against women in Austria and India [...]
Keys to the City: The Value of Valentine’s Day
“Everybody says ‘I love you’,” as Woody Allen said so well, and never more than on 14 February. But does love need a holiday? The term “love” has occupied poets, artists and philosophers since the beginning of time. The feeling has forged alliances, toppled empires, and “launched a thousand ships”; it even grants super-human strength. [...]
United Children of the World Choir
Dr. Sandra Reindl-Schweighofer has had a diverse career in music. A graduate of New York’s Juilliard School, she has worked as a music director, a singer, a concert pianist, an orchestra conductor and a choir director. She is also the founder of Vienna’s United Children of the World Choir, which has been performing in Vienna [...]
Give the Gift of The Vienna Review
Looking for gifts for the holiday season? The Vienna Review presents its selection of wine now in two delectable varieties, now for sale through TVR website. Choose between a Zweigelt, the perfect accompaniment for meat dish, and a refreshing Cuvee white wine, a fantastic pairing with fowl or cheese. Each bottle is priced at €7,50/bottle. Alternatively, [...]
Keys to the City: Ice-Skating Rinks
Whether on a rooftop, a hilltop, or on the waters of the Danube river, Vienna offers plenty of scenic and convivial spots for one of Austria’s passions: ice-skating. At various places, you may also see hockey games, Bavarian curling (Eisstockschießen), or even dancing. Many rinks offer a few hours of disco skating, as well as special [...]
