Traveling in pictues: dreaming of Greece

This cheeky cat has found her space on top of a shop in Kerkyra, Corfu, whereas tourists walk along the narrow streets alongside restaurants, souvenir and craft shops. 

In memoriam to a wonderful (but short) trip to Greece in 2015. 

Walking up to the the Old Fortification - exhausting? hot? - but you should really do it anyway. Entrance, 2,50 Euros and you get an overview of the city in exchange :)   

Your perfect start into the day? Have some Greek yoghurt with fresh fruit, some honey and nuts. It does not get any better! 

Iced Greek Coffee, choose it when it's 25 degrees. 

Agios Gordios. At the Western parts of the island, but just a few km from the capital you can enjoy sandy beaches, the sea and some relaxing hours of sun. 

Enjoy the view!

Green, green, green, wherever I look. It is a spectacular feeling to reside on a green, Greek island where you can got hiking and running in the shade!
All photos © diekremserin on the go

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Rauch challenging Innocent

I have let you know via the photo platform Instagram, that I wanted to try two different smoothies. Since I have started my new year with (mostly) green smoothies which I made myself with lots of meticulousness. It cost me a lot of effort too to put spinach and lettuce into my drinks. Now, back at work, I sometimes take smoothie products from the supermarket. Why? Especially time to mix the drinks is missing. I am not on holidays anymore and I am thinking about buying food like the greens I would need once a week. And of course it's winter in Austria, which means there are little options at the markets (there are some of course). I am craving for freshly picked strawberries or regional summer fruits. Although winter has not really hit Austria yet, I have this strong desire for summer. I pick two different smoothies before going to work: Grünschnabel by Rauch and Energise Super Smoothie by innocent.

Starting off with my smoothie challenge :) via snapchat © diekremserin on the go

I am sooooo innocent... 

Comparing the two drinks directly does not exactly work: why? Well, the first one, green like the ingredients, the second one red like berries. If you want to replace your breakfast habits with some super energizing  liquid, pick the Super Smoothie. It is rich in its ingredients, although the sugar levels are a lot higher as well. Taste the strawberries, a little hint of cherry at the back and fiber takes over through crushed flax seeds making the drink thicker. Innocent offers not only Energise but also two other smoothies which I have tried already: Antioxidant and Defense. 

Collecting all my juices... 

Picking the green smoothie at first is nothing for greenhorns. Although I adore greens, veg and everything healthy, I had to get used to the green drink. But the cold pressed juice contains nutritiens which turn your daily low into a super high. Rauch has mixed the ingredients courageously together: apple and pineapple, some hints of chili and lime, which provide the perfect balance between fruitiness, acidity and hotness. Last but not least, the color is coming from our little friend spinach. I really love the bottle design saying: 

David, 23, working at the Juice Bar Neubaugasse hates spinach. But since he mixes it with apple, pineapple, lime and chili, he cannot get enough! 

Rauch offers some more cold-pressed products, whose making I find interesting. Also, the titles reveal what is inside the bottle: Adonis, Yoga Relax, Happy Hangover and Vitaminator.

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Ein von Lucie (@lucietae) gepostetes Foto am 28. Jan 2016 um 23:56 Uhr

If you want to taste some freshly pressed smoothies just head to Rauch Juice Bars in Vienna: Neubaugasse, Herrengasse or the Mall Wien Mitte.

Since I am a huge fan of smoothies - Rauch or innocent - both brands are large companies already. But at least some social standards are happening there: Rauch co-works with the local bakery Felzl or provides Mochi, the Japanese restaurant in the second district of Vienna, with freshly pressed juice. And of course there is innocent's big knitting challenge. In Austria people have already sent more than 150.000 knitted hats.

Conclusion?

Whichever condition you are in: if you have time and muse to mix your smoothies yourself, do it! It is the only way to control sugar, fiber and which fruit and veg you want to have in which proportion. But, if you take the alternative from the market, you have to decide if you rather take the juice option to energize and refresh: take Rauch's Grünschnabel. If you want to replace a meal and still be filled the right way: take innocent's Energise.

I am really interested in what you are thinking about smoothies being the new trend to detox and eat healthily. Just send me an email or comment right here!

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Happy 2016: one year full of chances and ideas

diekremserin lives.

Like in several blogs I know funny things are happening right now. Future visions are being written, bucket lists are created and thoughts about what happend in 2015 are published. Via Instagram bloggers post their favourite photographs and on facebook you are asked to share a video of the most impressive events in twenty fifteen. 

I want to keep it short. But anyways, I see 2016 to be a year full of chances I can take. A year full of new ideas, I want to be part of. Until August, 215 I have been posting quite regularily on my blog, but due to my profession I had to take myself back a little. I could not be as creative as I was beforehand, my ideas did not just pop out of my head and I could not write as usual. I created a new blog (travel with lucie) but it did not help. I would really like to write more about these feelings when you cannot write, when you are blocked and your ideas cannot find their way to your keyboard. These posts should support others finding new ideas and creating articles about it as well as I want to give ideas how to strategically write articles for blogs.

Looking back via Instagram © diekremserin on the go

I live, that's why I write.

I offer my blog diekremserin a little subtitle on the go, likeSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) while building a new musuem. The plane symbolizes that I want to write my traveling stories here, not only about the little town Krems where I used to live but also a broader variety of topics is possible: cultural visits while traveling, reviews of guides, personal stories about countries and cities as well as Krems and Vienna to be focused on. 

Find a small description of what it is here: Girl on the Go. AND: I am writing my traveling buckt list, yes I do here! This is where I collect some links about traveling (where I want to go, where was I already, which countries fascinate me). 

Highlighted in 2015 should be my journeys to Greece, Rome and France. Although I did not spend as much time there, I really loved my trips to Linz, Vienna, Brixen and Ireland too. Many thanks to my traveling buddies, who opened my eyes to very special things and showed me those places from a different point of view. 

Want some more? 2016 can approach! 

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