5 hours agoRunning the Wachau half marathon — on my own, just for the hell of itBetter late than never Back in 2011, I registered for the Wachau half marathon. Held in September every year, it is probably the second most popular running event in Austria, right behind the annual Vienna City Marathon. And no wonder — the course takes runners straight through some of Austria’s…Running4 min readRunning4 min read
1 day agoLooking back on 8 years of freelance legal translationOh, the ups and downs of #translatorlife I became a freelance legal translator in the summer of 2015. Prior to that, I worked for 11 years in the Austrian legal sector, specialising in banking & finance law. To be honest, becoming self-employed was never part of my plan — it…Translation7 min readTranslation7 min read
May 26Tina Turner in 10 SongsAn inspiration in every way. I came home from an evening out with a friend on Wednesday to the sad news that Tina Turner, the legendary rock singer, had died at age 83. Even though this did not come as a surprise — I knew Tina had been in poor…Tina Turner4 min readTina Turner4 min read
May 17What you’ll learn in your first year of doing SEOIt is really quite simple: if you want to learn how to do SEO, you have to do SEO. Reading books and articles and watching YouTube videos by the experts is all well and good, but it’s no substitute for rolling up your sleeves and getting down into the trenches. …SEO6 min readSEO6 min read
May 158 things all girls with curly hair will relate toHonestly, it sometimes feels like my hair needs its own passport 1) Your hair dictates your schedule If you’re the proud owner of a head of curls, you’ll know that you arrange your whole week around it. Got an interview or exciting date this week? That’s going to be a hairwash day. Sport on two consecutive…Hair5 min readHair5 min read
May 11King Charles III’s Coronation: A ReviewAs I wrote last week, there was no way in the world I was going to miss the Coronation of King Charles III. …King Charles Iii9 min readKing Charles Iii9 min read
Published inSybarite·May 6Lovely Things: The Teaspoon Upcycled EarringsThe stories behind the behind some of the beautiful objects I own — “Those are the teaspoons they use in Russian trains, ” says Agnieszka* confidently, staring intently at my earlobes. I’m wearing my new upcycled earrings. It is 2019 and we are sitting on the couch at my Slovakian friend S.’s flat in the 2nd district of Vienna. It is her annual…Stories4 min readStories4 min read
Apr 2910 reasons why I’ll be watching King Charles III’s Coronation1. Because it is a historic day When Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in 1953, my parents were both 4 years old. I’ve watched the grainy old TV pictures of Elizabeth in her ceremonial robes in Westminster Abbey. I’ve seen all the pictures of the Royal Family waving from the iconic Buckingham Palace balcony, the young Prince…King Charles Iii7 min readKing Charles Iii7 min read
Published inSybarite·Apr 27Simple Lilac Syrup RecipeCapture the delicate flavour of lilacs with this easy-to-make lilac syrup — It is 7:30am on a Sunday morning and I am crouching in a hedge on an industrial estate. The fact that the hedge I am embracing is located in Vienna and Mozart is buried in a cemetery just 400m away makes this expedition only marginally more glamourous. But I am…Foraging3 min readForaging3 min read
Apr 15A bad weekend in IstanbulNot a place I’m planning to return to any time soon Let’s be clear from the start: this article is going to give Istanbul a proper drubbing. It deserves it. However, before the trashing commences, I would like to point out the following: Nothing in this article is meant as…Travel10 min readTravel10 min read
