As part of my ongoing series of wine guides, it’s time to cover the sometimes misunderstood, yet wonderfully diverse Riesling. Riesling is one of my favourite wines because it is so expressive...
As part of my ongoing series of wine guides, it’s time to cover the sometimes misunderstood, yet wonderfully diverse Riesling. Riesling is one of my favourite wines because it is so expressive...
Travelling by ferry from the UK should be pretty simple and straight forward, right? Well, if you’re organised then yes, it is, but if you don’t know the rules of the game, then it...
I love taking ferries to France. I’ve travelled pretty much every route since I first started going there on camping holidays back in the 80’s with my parents. There’s nothing quite...
Welcome to Spain’s geographically blessed, yet architecturally bereft underdog, Santander. The capital city of Cantabria on Spain’s northern coast hasn’t had the best of luck over...
Here at The Travel Tortoise we value hotels with real character and authenticity. We’ve all stayed in those boring corporate business hotels before, with their beige walls, soulless corridors...
Vienna is blessed when it comes to art museums and galleries to visit, but, if like the Tortoise, you’re a bit of philistine when it comes to art, but you feel compelled to one day plug that...
Hmmm, a post about car rental in Austria…doesn’t sound much like slow travel to me? Well, despite Austria having a truly world-class public transport system, it is rather mountainous, so...
Having written a couple of posts about Austrian food, we now need something to wash it all down with. So, what better way to start than by introducing Austria’s most important Gruner Veltliner...
As I continue in my vain attempt to lure people away from Austria’s ubiquitous schnitzels, literally boring the vegetables off restaurant plates across the country, this one is definitely for...
FOOD IN AUSTRIA - A Local's Guide to Avoiding Schnitzel The food in Austria isn’t the main reason why people come here. At the risk of being deported, compared with other national cuisines...