You may well live a life of adventure, parties and all-out action… but convincing your mum that she should join you in all your crazy fuelled fun is always going to be a challenge!
So how about getting her to test her wild side? Here are a few suggestions for weekends that won’t give her a heart attack, but which will give her the feeling of being young and adventurous again!
1) Make the outdoors her very own personal theme park… in Munich
Get your mum to jump off a building for a real adrenaline rush, make your way over to Munich to test out mum’s bravery with a bungee jump! If flying is more her thing, take her out of the comforts of a plane and invite her to come paragliding in Salzburg!
2) If she’s not brave enough for skydiving… free falling in Prague
Hit new highs and help your mother overcome a fear of heights by taking her indoor skydiving in Prague. This free falling simulation feels almost like the real thing! Take plenty of photos to make other mums jealous!
3) Get competitive… in Bratislava
Phone your friends and plan to take your mothers paintballing together in Bratislava! Or how about a race around the Slovakiaring to see whose mother will be crowned the winner? The prize should be a cocktail on the wonderful terrace at the Chopin Hotel!
4) Take mum into the Dark… in Salzburg
Wash away all childhood memories of being scared at night, and look after your mum instead! Take her sightseeing in the dark! Let Salzburg’s Night Watchmen take her on a night time tour of the city, following in the steps of centuries of night watchmen before them!
5) Show her a different side of Nature… Vorarlberg
If she’s a keen lover of nature, where better to take her than canyon jumping in Voralberg! She’ll see the amazing granite formations, hear the rushing of the crystal-clear waters and hear the wind in the tree branches… while being suspended from a canyon!
6) Take her to a Michelin-Starred restaurant…after she’s run down the building… in Berlin
How about ‘house running’ along the side of the andel’s by Vienna House Berlin? Now that she’s accustomed to the amazing view, book her a table in the hotel that she’s just run down - at the twelfth floor Michelin-starred restaurant SKYKITCHEN!
7) Remind your mum that her rock n roll years are over… in Carlsbad!
The Vienna House Dvorak Karlovy Vary is in Carlsbad, one of Europe’s most famous spa towns! Mum will be pampered with personalised treatments which will have her feeling rested and relaxed. Then it’s time for a drink… of healthy Carlsbad’s mineral spring water!
8) Make her feel like a VIP… in Loipersdorf
For a truly panoramic view, join your mum in a hot air balloon over Loipersdorf and carry on with the VIP treatment by taking her for a ‘Knight’s Meal’ at Schloss Kornberg!
So here are some VI tips on how to think a little bit outside the box this year! Happy Mother’s Day!