http://www.expatify.com Expat Blogs & Community Magazine Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:30:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.expatify.com/austria/the-museums-of-salzburg-austria.html http://www.expatify.com/austria/the-museums-of-salzburg-austria.html#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 05:13:00 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=6585 Nature Museum The Nature Museum of Salzburg is a natural history center that was founded in 1924. They have displays of all periods of nature, along with a Science Center, an aquarium and a reptile zoo. Some of the exhibits are themed around geosciences, animals from around Europe, human bodies, space and the ocean. Salzburg Museum The Salzburg [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/austria/the-museums-of-salzburg-austria.html/feed 0 http://www.expatify.com/austria/learning-the-business-customs-of-austria.html http://www.expatify.com/austria/learning-the-business-customs-of-austria.html#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:51:24 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=6018 When doing business in Austria, people prefer to have third-party introductions, but this is not necessary. Austrian business people will be impressed with how long your company has been doing business successfully, as well as any high educational degrees you may hold. When you introduce yourself, make sure to dress very nicely and conservatively, as [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/austria/learning-the-business-customs-of-austria.html/feed 0 http://www.expatify.com/austria/exploring-the-lakes-of-austria.html http://www.expatify.com/austria/exploring-the-lakes-of-austria.html#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:03:22 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=5957 Lake Constance Lake Constance is situated between Germany, Switzerland and Austria at the northern foot of the Alps. The Rhine River also flows into this lake in its southern region, around the Austria and Switzerland border. It is a very famous lake that is one of the largest in Central Europe. Lots of visitors frequent Lake [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/austria/exploring-the-lakes-of-austria.html/feed 1 http://www.expatify.com/austria/learning-the-social-customs-of-austria.html http://www.expatify.com/austria/learning-the-social-customs-of-austria.html#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:46:42 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=4761 In Austria, German is the official language. About 98% of the population know German as their mother tongue. Nevertheless, Austrian German sounds a lot different than German in most parts of Germany, and many regional differences within Austria exist as well. Austrian homes are known to be kept very neat, as they take great pride in [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/austria/learning-the-social-customs-of-austria.html/feed 0 http://www.expatify.com/austria/exploring-the-central-districts-of-vienna-austria.html http://www.expatify.com/austria/exploring-the-central-districts-of-vienna-austria.html#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:34:22 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=4345 Vienna, Austria, is divided into 23 districts. Districts 1 through 9 make up the center of the city. Most of these central districts are densely populated, and each contain unique cultural sites or institutions. The 1st District, called Innere Stadt, is the center of the city, with the rest of the districts built around it. The [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/austria/exploring-the-central-districts-of-vienna-austria.html/feed 2 http://www.expatify.com/austria/navigating-the-major-cities-of-austria-vienna-graz-and-linz.html http://www.expatify.com/austria/navigating-the-major-cities-of-austria-vienna-graz-and-linz.html#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:15:45 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=3844 Vienna Rich in cultural history, Vienna is the capital and primary city of Austria. Austrians call their city “Wien.” Vienna is also the economic and political center of the country, with a population of about 1.7 million. About a quarter of the country lives around Vienna’s metropolitan area. It is host to the United Nations and [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/austria/navigating-the-major-cities-of-austria-vienna-graz-and-linz.html/feed 0 http://www.expatify.com/austria/art-museums-in-vienna-austria.html http://www.expatify.com/austria/art-museums-in-vienna-austria.html#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:48:50 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=3510 Leopold Museum The Leopold is located in the Museumsplatz, a court of many other museums. It holds the world’s most extensive collection of works by Egon Schiele, one of the most famous Austrian/Expressionist artists. Its permanent exhibit also contains many works by Gustav Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka and others. Its rotating exhibits come from all over the [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/austria/art-museums-in-vienna-austria.html/feed 1 http://www.expatify.com/austria/eating-and-drinking-customs-in-austria.html http://www.expatify.com/austria/eating-and-drinking-customs-in-austria.html#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:03:16 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=3008 Like Germans, Austrians generally have a light breakfast, then a large lunch, and a light dinner. Snacks are common in Austria, because the period between meals is often a few hours. Sausages are a common snack. Many of us are probably familiar with “Weiner Würstel,” which simply translates as “Vienna Sausages.” This is why sausages are [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/austria/eating-and-drinking-customs-in-austria.html/feed 0