5 ms·

Offer HN: Room in Vienna, Austria

47 points by consti2k 16y ago

I can offer some place to stay in Vienna, Austria. My girlfriend and I live pretty close to the city center, have a really nice and big apartment and can offer you a place to stay if you plan to explore Europe and want a good basecamp to get into east-europe: * 40 minutes to Bratislavs * 3 hours to Prague, Budapest.. * 5 hours to Krakau * 7 hours to Warschau * 20 minutes to the Metalab Hackerspace with Lasercutter and RepRaps! Oh.. and of course Vienna is awesome, too. Go see the world, you Americans! ;p

frobozz 16y ago
This means nothing to me.
- guynamedloren 16y ago
  Well that was rude. I think it's quite a generous offer!
  - frobozz 16y ago
    Well I think you're probably to young to comment about this. Ask your parents. If you were alive 30 years ago, then I suppose you might be from somewhere other than Europe, Australia or New Zealand.
    - frobozz 16y ago
      Could the drive-by downvoters give me a clue about what's wrong with these comments?
      - woodson 16y ago
        I suppose your reference to the song [1] got lost on most of the readers. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_(Ultravox_song) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_(Ultravox_song)
      - RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
        I didn't downvote you, but I would guess that you've made a side-reference that you think is witty, and most people don't get. Therefore it's a non-technical, information-free in-joke, and these are heavily discouraged on HN.
        frobozz 16y ago
        I see, thanks. I shall steer clear of this sort of thing from now on.
jwcacces 16y ago
This is not news
- paulnelligan 16y ago
  I agree, couchsurfing.com is where to post offers like this ... awaiting downvotes
  - rdl 16y ago
    I wish there were a hacker specific couch surfing type site. I don't think posting here can scale, but this is about the best right now. Maybe a way to support arbitrary affinity groups?
geuis 16y ago
I'm interested in traveling again in the next few months. Can you contact me at geuis.teses@gmail.com?
jaywalker 16y ago
Is the offer only for Americans?
- consti2k 16y ago
  No, for everyone! I was just kidding: but yeah, everyone should travel and see the world. And if you don't have the money, you now at least have some place to stay for free (at least for a couple of days :) )
  - wyclif 16y ago
    It's a very nice offer, and kind of you to do it. I only wish I could take you up on it, Vienna is a beautiful city from what I understand.
robchez 16y ago
Vienna was a total 'woah' city for me. The history, the culture the beauty of that city is amazing. I remember feeling like my head was swimming the few days I was there. For me it was easily the most beautifully amazing city in Europe. I am so jealous that you live there!
- mayutana 16y ago
  Currently living in Europe and having visited many of the European cities, I find Vienna to the best among them too. This is a really generous offer and one could save a lot of money.
  - robchez 16y ago
    exactly! I really hope someone gives this a go. if i could take the time off work I would love to go there. as soon as i left vienna, i immediately started looking for work there! alas not to many mechanical engineers required :(
- CWIZO 16y ago
  Of the cities I visited Vienna was the least impressive to me. But to be fair, I only visited once during a high school trip, and we ware mostly looking for a way to get drunk. So I suppose I should give it another go.
mantas 16y ago
Might hit the road in december.. Hope this is not only for americans :)
- consti2k 16y ago
  The offer is for everyone, email me when you plan to come over - I should be in Vienna pretty much all year (although I might be in Warsaw on New Years)
  - detst 16y ago
    Your email isn't visible. You have to put it in the "about" section for others to see it.
    - consti2k 16y ago
      Thanks, just fixed it!
turkia 16y ago
Are Turks and/or Moroccans welcomed in Austria these days, or will I be chased into a corner by a mob and get bitten to death? Considering Austria's atrocious credentials as a collaborator with the Nazi's during WWII, seems like it, as well as many European countries these days, descend quickly into familiar bestial self. No wonder this offer is aiming Americans. Only lots are not white. Sorry.
- consti2k 16y ago
  You are of course welcome, whatever background you have (for details, see my other comment about that :)). Don't play the WWII card on me.
  - turkia 16y ago
    Well, your people played it on mine. So, just a reminder. "Austria" the beautiful is skin deep. Great architecture, wonderful "culture", only as long as you ignore the reality of Europe these days. Racism is raising it's ugly head again in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, and of course France (one of the worst) and the UK. It's not all beautiful architecture and culture. Part of your culture is the very recent past, and unfortunately, the present.
    - consti2k 16y ago
      Racism is present everywhere, I give you that. And it's terrible that right-wing political parties are gaining more and more traction in Austria, France, the Netherlands, Sweden and probably pretty much every other country out there (including the USA and Turkey). Did the possibility, that neither me, nor my girlfriend are Austrian even come to your mind? All three of us (my gf, our dog and I) have different "nationalities". Trolls are not invited to our cookie and cake party! :)
    - Yaggo 16y ago
      Generalization is not very constructive, you know.
      - 16y ago
jacabado 16y ago
Wow! I will travel to Vienna in the start of December! I really would like to meet you, whether you can give me a place to sleep or just show/point me some places around. My contact is jracabado on the gmail com!
- consti2k 16y ago
  I'll send out an email with some further info, later tonight.. looking forward to seeing you! :)
consti2k 16y ago
Everyone is welcomed, the "Go see the world, you Americans!" was supposed to be funny and should not implicate that I 'prefer' to have an American as a guest. You are welcomed if you are open-minded and non-racist (no matter what sex, skin-color). If you are in a wheelchair or have trouble walking stairs, my apartment won't work for you (it's on the second floor) - but I can offer you to be your guide for the city and I can try to find a friends apartment where we can help you with an elevator. Sorry for any misunderstanding/anger the last sentence provoked - seems like I didn't think that through.
- SkyMarshal 16y ago
  It's cool. I'm American and it made me lol. Austria and Vienna are at the top of my 'places to see' list, so next chance I get to travel I'll certainly look you up. One question - how do English-only speakers get along there?
  - consti2k 16y ago
    German is my first language, so I get along really well - but I've a couple of English-only speaking friends, and they seem to stay happy :) Judging from what I know, there are quite a lot of English-only speakers in Vienna. Most of the young people in Austria speak English - so you won't have any trouble ordering food, going out partying or getting to know people (at least in an age group < 45). If you plan to move to Vienna and are interested in any technical stuff, you should definably check out the Metalab to meet some people - I believe 90% of the people there are able to speak English (some are English-only speakers) and they might also help you meet other English-speaking people..
trizk 16y ago
Advertisement: Room to let in Vienna, Austria Big 3 bdr. apartment to share with exotic Vienna couple * 40 minutes to where the Brat lives. * 3 hours to Prague, Budapest. * A couple of more hours to other places you may have never heard of but should definitely see. $200 Brokers fee only. Edit: Re down voting. Sense of humor... anyone?
- trizk 16y ago
  Aarrgghhh. I am getting beaten by down votes. For what its worth Vienna is beautiful. The offer to pay me a $200 brokers fee to connect you with this amazing opportunity is still open.
franziskus 16y ago
oh vienna, you mean nothing to me... http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3uxr_ultravox-vienna_music http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3uxr_ultravox-vienna_music
Sirupsen 16y ago
hackercouch.com anyone?
- tunaslut 16y ago
  yes - go build this!
  - Sirupsen 16y ago
    There we go, a potential weekend project! :) Please upvote/comment if you would like to see this happening.
derrida 16y ago
Awww. What a nice offer! I love to see this sort of thing! Good on you, I hope you have some amazing people come to stay!
grillmaster 16y ago
How long does this offer stand? I've heard of a good music festival held in august at budapest. Can i make reservations for then?
- consti2k 16y ago
  As long as I've an apartment in Vienna & my girlfriend doesn't mind having guests: So yeah, August next year should work! For the festival: I believe you mean the Sziget Festival: http://www.sziget.hu/festival_english http://www.sziget.hu/festival_english
  - grillmaster 16y ago
    Yup thats the festival alright.
follower 16y ago
I can confirm that the Metalab Hackerspace is awesome and well worth heading along to. They were very welcoming, have great resources and friendly people. I ended up staying in Vienna for two weeks (originally had planned only one) after being invited there after meeting a number of people from Metalab at 25C3 in Berlin. Really great for nocturnal people like me too--I think there was only once during the two weeks that I was hanging out at Metalab that someone said "Oh, hey, you're going to have to go now 'cos the last person with a key is leaving". And that was at 8:30am in the morning after being there all night. :) They have a really well equipped electronics/maker lab/workshop--I did my first PCB etching there. And they let me make use of the facilities on a pay for what you use basis for the time I was visiting. Can't tell you much about the city though. :)
- andreasklinger 16y ago
  metalab rocks :) the whole nerdscene in vienna rocks :) if anybody follows this post and comes to vienna - hit me up as well!
  - follower 16y ago
    Oh, you're based in Vienna, cool. I passed on a link to Garmz to a friend the other day. :) She has a site that's a marketplace for handmade goods. And I have an interest in customisable manufacturing, designer to customer connections and the like.
    - andreasklinger 16y ago
      Sounds interesting. Hit me up ak (youknow) garmz (theother) com
nraynaud 16y ago
http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/nraynaud/ http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/nraynaud/ Same kind of offer here.

47 points by consti2k 16y ago

frobozz 16y ago

This means nothing to me.

guynamedloren 16y ago
Well that was rude. I think it's quite a generous offer!
- frobozz 16y ago
  Well I think you're probably to young to comment about this. Ask your parents. If you were alive 30 years ago, then I suppose you might be from somewhere other than Europe, Australia or New Zealand.
  - frobozz 16y ago
    Could the drive-by downvoters give me a clue about what's wrong with these comments?
    - woodson 16y ago
      I suppose your reference to the song [1] got lost on most of the readers. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_(Ultravox_song) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_(Ultravox_song)
    - RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
      I didn't downvote you, but I would guess that you've made a side-reference that you think is witty, and most people don't get. Therefore it's a non-technical, information-free in-joke, and these are heavily discouraged on HN.
      - frobozz 16y ago
        I see, thanks. I shall steer clear of this sort of thing from now on.

jwcacces 16y ago

This is not news

paulnelligan 16y ago
I agree, couchsurfing.com is where to post offers like this ... awaiting downvotes
- rdl 16y ago
  I wish there were a hacker specific couch surfing type site. I don't think posting here can scale, but this is about the best right now. Maybe a way to support arbitrary affinity groups?

geuis 16y ago

I'm interested in traveling again in the next few months. Can you contact me at geuis.teses@gmail.com?

jaywalker 16y ago

Is the offer only for Americans?

consti2k 16y ago
No, for everyone! I was just kidding: but yeah, everyone should travel and see the world. And if you don't have the money, you now at least have some place to stay for free (at least for a couple of days :) )
- wyclif 16y ago
  It's a very nice offer, and kind of you to do it. I only wish I could take you up on it, Vienna is a beautiful city from what I understand.

robchez 16y ago

Vienna was a total 'woah' city for me. The history, the culture the beauty of that city is amazing. I remember feeling like my head was swimming the few days I was there. For me it was easily the most beautifully amazing city in Europe. I am so jealous that you live there!

mayutana 16y ago
Currently living in Europe and having visited many of the European cities, I find Vienna to the best among them too. This is a really generous offer and one could save a lot of money.
- robchez 16y ago
  exactly! I really hope someone gives this a go. if i could take the time off work I would love to go there. as soon as i left vienna, i immediately started looking for work there! alas not to many mechanical engineers required :(
CWIZO 16y ago
Of the cities I visited Vienna was the least impressive to me. But to be fair, I only visited once during a high school trip, and we ware mostly looking for a way to get drunk. So I suppose I should give it another go.

mantas 16y ago

Might hit the road in december.. Hope this is not only for americans :)

consti2k 16y ago
The offer is for everyone, email me when you plan to come over - I should be in Vienna pretty much all year (although I might be in Warsaw on New Years)
- detst 16y ago
  Your email isn't visible. You have to put it in the "about" section for others to see it.
  - consti2k 16y ago
    Thanks, just fixed it!

turkia 16y ago

Are Turks and/or Moroccans welcomed in Austria these days, or will I be chased into a corner by a mob and get bitten to death? Considering Austria's atrocious credentials as a collaborator with the Nazi's during WWII, seems like it, as well as many European countries these days, descend quickly into familiar bestial self. No wonder this offer is aiming Americans. Only lots are not white. Sorry.

consti2k 16y ago
You are of course welcome, whatever background you have (for details, see my other comment about that :)). Don't play the WWII card on me.
- turkia 16y ago
  Well, your people played it on mine. So, just a reminder. "Austria" the beautiful is skin deep. Great architecture, wonderful "culture", only as long as you ignore the reality of Europe these days. Racism is raising it's ugly head again in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, and of course France (one of the worst) and the UK. It's not all beautiful architecture and culture. Part of your culture is the very recent past, and unfortunately, the present.
  - consti2k 16y ago
    Racism is present everywhere, I give you that. And it's terrible that right-wing political parties are gaining more and more traction in Austria, France, the Netherlands, Sweden and probably pretty much every other country out there (including the USA and Turkey). Did the possibility, that neither me, nor my girlfriend are Austrian even come to your mind? All three of us (my gf, our dog and I) have different "nationalities". Trolls are not invited to our cookie and cake party! :)
  - Yaggo 16y ago
    Generalization is not very constructive, you know.
    - 16y ago

jacabado 16y ago

Wow! I will travel to Vienna in the start of December! I really would like to meet you, whether you can give me a place to sleep or just show/point me some places around. My contact is jracabado on the gmail com!

consti2k 16y ago
I'll send out an email with some further info, later tonight.. looking forward to seeing you! :)

consti2k 16y ago

Everyone is welcomed, the "Go see the world, you Americans!" was supposed to be funny and should not implicate that I 'prefer' to have an American as a guest. You are welcomed if you are open-minded and non-racist (no matter what sex, skin-color). If you are in a wheelchair or have trouble walking stairs, my apartment won't work for you (it's on the second floor) - but I can offer you to be your guide for the city and I can try to find a friends apartment where we can help you with an elevator. Sorry for any misunderstanding/anger the last sentence provoked - seems like I didn't think that through.

SkyMarshal 16y ago
It's cool. I'm American and it made me lol. Austria and Vienna are at the top of my 'places to see' list, so next chance I get to travel I'll certainly look you up. One question - how do English-only speakers get along there?
- consti2k 16y ago
  German is my first language, so I get along really well - but I've a couple of English-only speaking friends, and they seem to stay happy :) Judging from what I know, there are quite a lot of English-only speakers in Vienna. Most of the young people in Austria speak English - so you won't have any trouble ordering food, going out partying or getting to know people (at least in an age group < 45). If you plan to move to Vienna and are interested in any technical stuff, you should definably check out the Metalab to meet some people - I believe 90% of the people there are able to speak English (some are English-only speakers) and they might also help you meet other English-speaking people..

trizk 16y ago

Advertisement: Room to let in Vienna, Austria Big 3 bdr. apartment to share with exotic Vienna couple * 40 minutes to where the Brat lives. * 3 hours to Prague, Budapest. * A couple of more hours to other places you may have never heard of but should definitely see. $200 Brokers fee only. Edit: Re down voting. Sense of humor... anyone?

trizk 16y ago
Aarrgghhh. I am getting beaten by down votes. For what its worth Vienna is beautiful. The offer to pay me a $200 brokers fee to connect you with this amazing opportunity is still open.

franziskus 16y ago

oh vienna, you mean nothing to me... http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3uxr_ultravox-vienna_music http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3uxr_ultravox-vienna_music

Sirupsen 16y ago

hackercouch.com anyone?

tunaslut 16y ago
yes - go build this!
- Sirupsen 16y ago
  There we go, a potential weekend project! :) Please upvote/comment if you would like to see this happening.

derrida 16y ago

Awww. What a nice offer! I love to see this sort of thing! Good on you, I hope you have some amazing people come to stay!

grillmaster 16y ago

How long does this offer stand? I've heard of a good music festival held in august at budapest. Can i make reservations for then?

consti2k 16y ago
As long as I've an apartment in Vienna & my girlfriend doesn't mind having guests: So yeah, August next year should work! For the festival: I believe you mean the Sziget Festival: http://www.sziget.hu/festival_english http://www.sziget.hu/festival_english
- grillmaster 16y ago
  Yup thats the festival alright.

follower 16y ago

I can confirm that the Metalab Hackerspace is awesome and well worth heading along to. They were very welcoming, have great resources and friendly people. I ended up staying in Vienna for two weeks (originally had planned only one) after being invited there after meeting a number of people from Metalab at 25C3 in Berlin. Really great for nocturnal people like me too--I think there was only once during the two weeks that I was hanging out at Metalab that someone said "Oh, hey, you're going to have to go now 'cos the last person with a key is leaving". And that was at 8:30am in the morning after being there all night. :) They have a really well equipped electronics/maker lab/workshop--I did my first PCB etching there. And they let me make use of the facilities on a pay for what you use basis for the time I was visiting. Can't tell you much about the city though. :)

andreasklinger 16y ago
metalab rocks :) the whole nerdscene in vienna rocks :) if anybody follows this post and comes to vienna - hit me up as well!
- follower 16y ago
  Oh, you're based in Vienna, cool. I passed on a link to Garmz to a friend the other day. :) She has a site that's a marketplace for handmade goods. And I have an interest in customisable manufacturing, designer to customer connections and the like.
  - andreasklinger 16y ago
    Sounds interesting. Hit me up ak (youknow) garmz (theother) com

nraynaud 16y ago

http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/nraynaud/ http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/nraynaud/ Same kind of offer here.