At the close of every academic year, everyone of us once again faces the decision what they want to do with the vast amount of free ...

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Sorry about the bad quality of this picture. I took it with my phone, which – back in 2008 – wasn’t one that took very good pictu...

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When asked what people associate with the City of Salzburg, the most common answer will be: “Well, Mozart of course!” and if it´s touris...