Lisbon sounds like a good chance to breathe out and have some time free from the difficult memories on every corner.

Explain flags on bikes. I never got the point of them!

I'm too afraid to watch Spurs at the moment.

Montego!

ÖBB Railjet Express on platform at Budapest Keleti bound for Vienna and on to Munich.

Railjet Express from Keleti back to Wien Hbf.

Nice! Was following FC Vaduz vs Neuchatel Xamax last night.

Like the APT one!

Sometimes the small steps are the most difficult. Just remember they are still a step forward. Steps cam be quite arbitrary - one day's 10,000 steps can be just handling various personal logistics, another day's 10,000 steps a breathtalking walk or experience! Enjoy!

Nice choice! Have been in Budapest for a couple of days for a change of scene. If you need other accommodation tips for various parts of Austria - let me know.

That's why I always kept my British account at my mum's or sister's address, and have a transfer between it and a Revolut account to keep it from going dormant. I've never quite been the same about RBS since they refused me an overdraft to buy RBS shares for pennies.

He could send Hazza for him?

Definitely crafty.

British bedroom fixations: box rooms becoming bedrooms, beds that are far too small... You get the drift.

Display cabinet with a potentially oversized Cake tablet.

Why am I reminded of the Brass Eye drugs episode when I see this?

Good that you got out for that father-son walk!

It all starts with small steps!

If you've got doctors you're happy with, definitely stay put. The last thing you need is the additional strain of trying to get new doctors and access to healthcare after an international move.

Reminds me of Escape for the Spectrum 16k.

Banking and daydreaming back to my suited Man Friday experience An advertisement on a building site acted as a portal back to my arrival in Vienna.

Remembering my time as a suited Man Friday. #Wien

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Treat yourself to a good journal. Heavens knows how they've helped me over the years. TK Maxx often has Osprey and Thalia does Leuchtturm and Moleskine.

Es gibt auch ein recht schmales Haus an der Ecke Ameisgasse und Linzerstrasse.

I did fall out of love with Vienna in my early 30s - it became a place where I had a base and earned money, but I spent about a third of the year elsewhere. Even then though I didn't feel it was no longer home, mind.

Before that I didn't visit for Taunton for 9 years (Mum and Stepdad used to come to Austria on holiday, or we celebrated round birthdays away from home, met up in London etc). My kids have never seen where I was brought up. Since leaving UK in 2000, I never felt like wanting to move back.

It's bloody difficult. Just wondering whether there has been a period of your time in Austria where you considered Austria more "home" than the UK, and if so how long did that feeling last for. I've visited my childhood town three times in the last 18 months, as it is where Mum is.

startseite | Stadtpark parkrun, Graz | Stadtpark parkrun, GrazFacebookXYouTubeTikTokLinkedIn Stadtpark parkrun, Graz ist einer von vielen kostenlosen, unterhaltsamen und freundlichen 5-Kilometer-Gemeinschaftsläufen weltweit, die jede Woche stattfinden.

Here's the info about Parkrun in Graz www.parkrun.co.at/stadtparkgraz/

#OutOnTheCache #1140Wien spotted this cubicle - not seen this design in a while.

I'm trying to find out if there is anything like Walkers and Talkers down your way - I know a guy in Vienna considering setting one up. Have you considered something like Parkrun? It is quite a sociable group usually and pretty sure there is one in Graz.

As parents of an ND child, we were asked by friends/family/colleagues post-diagnosis "which one of you two does he get it from?" Did online tests - results wildly all over the place (often depending on how stressed and tired I was at the time!). If you think you might be - talk to a professional.

Old habits do indeed die hard! The Elizabeth Line does offer a cheaper alternative to get to Paddington (where I invariably have a train to Taunton). I used to do the rail-air link to Reading from Heathrow but swore off that when I got stuck in snow in 2010!

If I am on my own I do VIE-ZRH-LCY. Sometimes back via FRA. I do VIE-ZRH-LHR too on occasions to get a later morning flight and get to Heathrow in time to get to Paddington to get the first cheaper train.