I’m Nicola,
Originally from the UK, I moved to Vorarlberg at the end of 2014 after spending seven years living in Sydney, Australia. I have always had a love for discovering great food, beautiful places and the stories behind the people and businesses that make a place special.
While living in Sydney, friends would often ask me for my “list” — my personal recommendations for cafés, restaurants, bars, food stores and hidden gems worth visiting. Whenever I travel somewhere new, I find myself doing the same thing: looking for recommendations from locals who know the best places to eat, explore and experience.
The Ländle List began as my way of creating that guide for Vorarlberg — a collection of my favourite discoveries and recommendations from the region I now call home.
From cosy cafés and memorable meals to local businesses, family-friendly outings and hidden gems, I hope to share the places that make Vorarlberg such a special place to live and explore.
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A New Chapter for The Ländle List
It’s been seven years since my last update—seven years filled with children, Covid, work, and the kind of life changes that quietly shift your priorities without you even noticing. Somewhere along the way, The Ländle List was put on hold. Not because I stopped loving cafés, local shops or discovering beautiful places. Quite the opposite.…
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My life as a Blogger
So it’s been two years since we moved to Vorarlberg and this got me a bit reminiscent and I found myself reflecting on my time here and how much things (and I) have changed and how writing this blog has been a big part of this. Therefore this post in not about anywhere you should…
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A Foreigners take on Austrian Food: Part 2
This week has marked the one year anniversary of me relocating to Vorarlberg, and so it got me reflecting on my time here. Therefore I thought I would write a Foreigners take on Austrian Food: Part 2, as there is so much more I have experienced in the last year.
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A Food Blogger’s Day Off
As I write a food blog I think some people believe that I must go out everyday for lunch and dinner. Firstly, I could not afford to do this and secondly, I think I would be the size of a house. During the week I try to eat as healthily as possible and make my…
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A foreigners take on Austrian food
So after 8 months of living in Vorarlberg, I wanted to write down some thoughts regarding Austrian food. We all know what our assumptions were and what stereotypes we believed of Austrian food before we moved here, and so I wanted to reflect upon this and share just a few of my experiences so far.