How the Viennese coffee house ritual actually works, what to order when the menu has fourteen kinds of coffee, and which of the famous cakes are worth the queue.
Old Town, New Town, West End, Stockbridge, Leith or the coast — how to pick an Edinburgh neighbourhood by noise, hills, transport and season rather than by star rating.
Who Elisabeth of Austria actually was, what the films get wrong, and where to find her in Vienna today.
The second day in Edinburgh works best as a different side of the city, not more of the first one. Three real options — Holyroodhouse and Arthur's Seat, Dean Village and Stockbridge, or Leith — with costs and common mistakes.
One day in Edinburgh works when it's built around one big anchor, the Royal Mile as its own block and one flexible afternoon choice — with a rain plan and a realistic cost range.
Which Vienna viewpoints charge, which are free, and what each ticket actually buys — cathedral towers, Danube Tower, Ferris wheel, Gloriette, Kahlenberg and the free rooftops.
