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When traveling on rail tracks, choosing the right train can make a big difference to your comfort. Sure, you can't compare the transportation options offered by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) with luxury train services on the level of the Orient Express, as seen in the Agatha Christie movies. But there are worse and better trains within the Austrian public transportation system... |
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Last weekend the Austrian Formula 1 Grand Prix was held in Spielberg. One of the highlights was the opening ceremony with the Austrian national anthem performed by an orchestra and singers with two Oscar and four Grammy winner Hans Zimmer on guitar. On the occasion of the next race weekend, July 5-7 in Silverstone, United Kingdom, one of the teams of the motorsports event received a special tribute from a fashion label... |
Chery Automobile, headquartered in Wuhu (China), made waves in Europe last year when it announced that its Omoda brand - O stands for oxygen, moda for modern, referring to a sustainable and fashionable lifestyle - would be launching new cars in Europe. On the Austrian market, the fully electric Omoda 5 EV will be available as a counterpart to the petrol version Omoda 5. This week, the latest news from Chery Automobile, one of China's largest automobile exporters, arrived at Fashion.at. This time it was about the robot Mornine... |
Bicycles, mobile networks, and fiber-optic infrastructure don't go together in the same company? At Austria's Spusu, they do, and the family-owned business has become an example of how new technologies and mechanical craftsmanship can be combined in one company. Spusu is the fastest growing mobile operator in the country. Since it was founded in 2015 by Franz Pichler, the company has continued to expand - including into other countries such as Italy and the United Kingdom. Franz Pichler gave a few tips for those interested in buying a new bike - without forgetting to point out how the e-bikes he produces meet his requirements. One of the tips concerns the capacity of the battery... |
The cycling group started their tour and Fashion.at began to explore Bad Ischl until the presentation and discussion about the Willy-Fred bike tour project took place in a bookstore in Bad Ischl. Here in the bookstore, Fashion.at was able to meet Johannes Staudinger and talk to him to get more insight into the project. Staudinger is an enthusiastic cyclist and initiated the sport and culture association Velodrom in Linz, the capital of Upper Austria. Velodrom is also the association behind the European Capital of Culture Bad Ischl Salzkammergut project 'Tours by Willy -Fred. Bicycle Partisans In The Salzkammergut', which was equipped by the media technology and design specialist with an app... |
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Browsing through the press releases that arrived in the inboxes of Fashion.at, the ones about the Lancia Ypsilon cars, strongly associated with urban lifestyle and fashion, brought back memories of exploring an Italian island with such a chic car. The exploration of Sicily began at the airport in Catania, where Fashion.at had already organized the rental car from Vienna... |
Legal vs. illegal fashion quiz, nature video game premiere, and new bike project are highlights of Citizen Science Day at Vienna's Natural History Museum The Natural History Museum (NHM) in Vienna is gearing up for Citizen Science Day on April 6. It's the fun event for the whole family at the European Citizen Science Association (ESCA) conference, which takes place April 3-6 in Vienna. One of the debuts will be the first tour of the Jeanne bicycle, named after marine biologist and aquarium inventor Jeanne Villepreux-Power, who started out as a dressmaker before turning to science. For fashionistas, the most interesting project at the NHM Citizen Science Marketplace will be the one where people can test their knowledge about legal and illegal products. It's announced that a wide variety of items and products... |
The Austrian State Prize jury selected the finalists. Shortlisted products for the Staatspreis Design 2024 include trains, a sailboat, bikes, an e-scooter, firefighters' gloves, AI binoculars,... Fashion.at looked through the shortlist for the Austrian State Prize 2024. The products range from trains, a sailing boat, bicycles, e-scooters, rollators to AI binoculars and seating solutions for public spaces or a guidance system for a museum. The shortlist was published after the jury met in Vienna to select the finalists. The State Prize for Design, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary... |
20-point maintenance plan for e-bikes! Upway launches refurbished e-bike marketplace in Austria The marketplace Upway is available in France, Belgium, the United States, the Netherlands, Germany and since March 12th in Austria. Unlike platforms that merely facilitate transactions, the company guarantees quality by subjecting each e-bike to a rigorous 20-point maintenance plan carried out by professional bicycle mechanics. The maintenance plan differentiates between electrical components such as motor and pedal assistance, lights and mechanical components such as brakes and tires... |
Overnight train journeys are a trend in Austria. Veuve Clicquot organizes special 'Solaire Journeys' such as from Vienna to Reims The train hype continues in Austria. The latest travel special that reached Fashion.at is a kind of 'haute voyage'. The journey starts in Vienna and takes passengers aboard Belmond's 'Venice Simplon-Orient-Express' train... |
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