Heidi Thigh as Russians learn to Yodel

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A reality show in Austria is pitting Russian pop stars against each other in a contest to pick up traditional Alpine skills like yodeling, schnapps drinking and thigh-slapping mountain dancing wearing lederhosen and dirndl dresses. Contestants include the singer dubbed the Russian Beyonce, Kornelia Mango and is being filmed at during an intensive three-day course […]

Guardian writer enthuses over culinary delights in Vienna

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A British journalist has revealed “almost everything” she ate in Vienna was “delicious”.Rachel Cooke, who writes a popular life and style column for the daily Guardian newspaper, admits she “had not expected to like Austrian food”.Cooke reveals she was uncertain about which experiences her second visit to Austria may hold after a rather unfortunate stay […]