Six Tips for Travelling to Vienna

1. DON'T fly to Vienna via London. This trip is WAY too long - for God's sake fly direct!

2. DO remember to bring a map of the area in which your accomodation is located. Wandering round looking completely dishevelled asking shopkeepers for directions is a little awkward.

3. DON'T listen to your boyfriend when he tells you not to bring an umbrella to Europe because it doesn't rain properly there. Looking for your hostel without a map in the rain is hilarious, but quite unfortunate.

4. DO indulge in the delicious Austrian food - gulasch, wurst, apfelstrudel and schnitzels.

5. DON'T attend a Strauss concert after having slept 5 hours out of the past 36. Although fantastic, it's a little embarassing to be continually falling asleep - wait until at least your second night.

6. DO see the amazing Hapsburg palaces, filled with famous paintings, Roman statues and Egyptian mummies.

(Can you tell I've read one too many Glamour magazines?)