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Michael Bailey

European | Translator | Family Man | Blogger | Traveller

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    • Vienna – my home since 2000
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It’s good to talk

Posted on 29th May 202329th May 2023 by mdgb

Presence meetings aren’t dead, long live presence meetings.

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Hackln
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Snails, Slugs and Worms

Posted on 18th May 202318th May 2023 by mdgb

A simple game to liven up the daily walk to school from home – which doubles as my virtual commute.

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Gewohnheitstier, Gschrap
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a maze of traintracks on the Südbahn from the old Südbahnhof.

Why I moved to Austria from the UK and stayed

Posted on 3rd December 202210th April 2023 by mdgb

a potted summary of how Austria has been the right place for me over the years.

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Oeingang
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Tinnitus Coping Mechanisms

Posted on 15th October 202215th October 2022 by mdgb

Tinnitus doesn’t stop when you log off from work. I have adopted a number of coping mechanisms in work and private life to help make it slightly more comfortable.

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Health
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Facebook fixes I would love to see

Posted on 25th August 202225th August 2022 by mdgb

I’ve been on Facebook for 15 years. I am finding it increasingly unusable, and there are a number of features that contribute to that.

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Derby der Liebe 2022

Football and Boy Racers in Heiligenstadt

Posted on 28th June 202229th June 2022 by mdgb

An evening of football and boy racers in the 19th.

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Grätzl, Kickerl
Alberner Hafen

Out and about in Alberner Hafen

Posted on 17th June 202210th April 2023 by mdgb

A day off work saw me head down to Albern and the Alberner Hafern in the 11th district.

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Grätzl, Lepschi, Wien
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Mental Decluttering

Posted on 18th December 202118th December 2021 by mdgb

In 2014, while travelling around the world, I did a “brain dump”, taking the time to mentally declutter as I travelled around the globe. In 2021, I put an extended period of sick leave to use for the same purpose. What does the future have in store? Python, geocaching and a pain au chocolat…

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a selection of beers enjoyed down by the Donaukanal

Heading out for drinks post-lockdown…

Posted on 4th June 20214th June 2021 by mdgb

The home socialising run comes to an end after seven months and I return to my former stamping ground.

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Gerstel, Grätzl, Oeingang
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20 Years in Vienna – Geocaching Nightwalk

Posted on 19th July 20204th March 2021 by mdgb

What connects an anniversary, geocaching and musician and broadcaster Jarvis Cocker? An evening walking through the city centre of Vienna is the answer.

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Grätzl, Lepschi, Oeingang, Strecke, Wien
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