Business Insider

I moved to Vienna, which was named the most livable city in the world, to finish my master's degree. I found the locals unfriendly and couldn't connect with the culture.

Halfway through my international journalism program at City, University of London, COVID-19 hit. I was forced to move back in with my parents in rural Wales for three months. I then made the impulsive ...
The Atlantic

Vienna and I

MANY years ago someone inquired of the wisest man in England, Mr. Punch, whether or not to marry. His reply was brief and historic: ‘DON’T.’ But it is not of record that there were fewer marriages ...
Business Insider

I left the US to move to Vienna, the world's most livable city. Living here has been delightful and filled with surprises.

In June 2021, I left the US and boarded a plane to Europe to look for a place to call home. After trying out a bunch of spots, from Lisbon to Warsaw, I fell in love with Vienna after only spending six ...
The Irish Times

Vienna is ranked world’s ‘most liveable city’, but for whom?

Last week, The Economist's Intelligence Unit (EIU) ranked the Austrian capital, Vienna, the most "liveable" city on the planet. I have lived in Vienna for seven and a half years. On hearing this news, ...
The Guardian

On the streets of Vienna, I saw Austrians’ rage at the march of the far right – but also their helplessness

Events in Austria are alarming. Because there and elsewhere, progressives hold up their hands and ask: what can we do? Last Thursday, on a cool Vienna night, anti-fascist protesters thronged through ...