Michael Bruck

"If you're trying to get a VAT refund, make sure you have every single item with you or the customs will deny the refund on the total amount (and be rude about it too)."

"Celebrating 100 years it looks like it hasn't been renovated for 100 years either but it still remains a vital fixture of Vienna's Kaffee Kultur"

"Newly opened contemporary Japanese restaurant in a Beijing hutong."

"Free Internet from the Kempinsky hotel wifi."

"Live band during the evenings makes it a bit noisy for conversation but the back room is a bit more quiet. If the weather is good, get a table on the terrace."

"Only two service windows and lots of visa agents processing dozens of visas means that the waiting times can be quite long."