The first time I arrived in Vienna, I had just come from Bratislava. That was probably already a problem. I had loved Bratislava. It was small, colorful, easy to explore and exactly the kind of place where I could walk out of the hostel and just see where I ended up. Then I got off the train in Vienna and immediately got lost trying to find my hostel. Everything felt huge. Everything seemed far away. I was tired, annoyed and staying in this dark hostel with terrible Wi-Fi, wondering why I had left Slovakia. The funny part is that Vienna eventually became memorable for me, but not because I suddenly…

The first time I visited Vienna, I had just come from Bratislava during my first big solo backpacking trip around Europe. I had absolutely loved Bratislava, so Vienna was a bit of a shock. Everything suddenly felt huge, busy and far away, and I managed to get completely lost just trying to find my hostel from the train station. The hostel itself was dark, slightly weird and had terrible Wi-Fi, but somehow that terrible Wi-Fi ended up being one of the best things about it because everyone actually had to talk to each other. I met an Italian girl and an American girl in my dorm, and the three of…

Vienna is an easy city for solo travel. It has good public transportation, plenty of hostels, and you can explore the city without needing a car or anyone else with you. My first trip to Vienna was during a three-month solo backpacking trip around Europe. I was traveling on a very tight budget, it was freezing cold, and honestly, I didn’t like Vienna much at the time. Vienna can also be an expensive city when you’re backpacking. A lot of the main things to do are museums, palaces, concerts and other paid attractions, and I simply didn’t have the budget for them. I mostly spent my time walking around the…

Vienna is BIG, and that was probably the first thing that hit me when I arrived there from Bratislava on my first solo backpacking trip. I was still pretty new to traveling alone, had just come from a city where I could basically walk everywhere, and suddenly I was trying to figure out public transport and where the hell everything was in Vienna. That’s also why I think having a plan matters if you only have one day. You don’t want to spend half of it crossing the city backwards and forwards or trying to fit every palace and museum in Vienna into a few hours. In this guide, I’ll…

Vienna was one of the stops on my first three-month solo backpacking trip, and I arrived there straight from Bratislava. Going from such a small city to Vienna was a bit of a shock because suddenly everything felt HUGE and I had to figure out how to get around this massive city while still being pretty new to solo travel. Since then, I’ve been back to Vienna for a second time, so I’ve had another chance to explore the city and see whether my opinion changed. It didn’t exactly become one of my favorite places, but I’ve now seen enough of Vienna to have a pretty clear idea of how…

I’ve visited Vienna twice and somehow managed to be absolutely freezing both times. And considering how much time you spend walking around Vienna, I definitely think the weather affected how much I enjoyed the city. If I went back, I would 100% choose the warmer months. But that doesn’t necessarily mean summer is the best time to visit Vienna for everyone. If you want Christmas markets, you obviously need to embrace the cold, while spring and fall can be better if you want comfortable weather without visiting in the middle of summer. In this guide, I’ll break down the best time to visit Vienna by season, when to go for…

I have visited Vienna twice, and I think this is gonna be a very unpopular opinion but…I did not like Vienna. Maybe it was the freezing cold, or that I just found it boring and expensive, but it is just not one of my favorite places at all and the second visit just confirmed it. In this guide I will be answering the simple question: Is Vienna worth visiting? I will tell you my personal experience in the city, my first impressions, what I liked and didn’t like, my favorite things to do and some practical tips to help you plan your trip. Is Vienna worth visiting? My Quick Answer…