Hiking
Favourite Views, Zweiselalm above Gosausee, Austria
When I think of views that have embedded themselves deeply in my mind, Zweiselalm above Gosausee is one which automatically bustles its way into one of the top places. […]
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Seven scenes of a walking route above Gosausee in Austria
A multi-faceted route above Gosausee near Hallstatt in Austria. It’s an area of outstanding natural beauty, featuring immaculate pastures, glassy lakes and the rugged, rocky Dachstein mountains. […]
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The lunch spot, Rathlucken Hütte, Bad Goisern, Austria
The easy way to get to Rathlucken Hütte high above Goiserer Tal (valley) in Bad Goisern, Austria is to drive. It’s what a lot of the locals do. […]
Austria
Getting to Grips with Heavenly Hallstatt in Austria
Looking down from Dachstein’s lofty summits Hallstatt looked even more perfect, soft and serene against the sheer cliffs which make the town appear as though it’s doing a balancing act… […]
Austria
Peace Rings Out Loud and Clear in the Austrian Tyrol
Every day at 5pm the Peace Bell is struck to mark the hour and its sonorous chime booms down the valley, rebounding off the mountains, chasing its own echo… […]
Austria
Beginner’s Guide to Austrian Cuisine
This is for other newbies, a beginner’s guide to eating your way through a common Austrian menu without choking on the käsespätsle in the process. […]
Austria
Travel Moments, An Austrian Walk in the Forest
Suddenly the silence was shattered by the thunder of hooves and the cracks of a thousand tiny branches snapping… […]
Austria
How the Bilderberg Group Interfered with our Hiking in Austria
The word was an area around Telfs had been cordoned off, with roads and paths patrolled by police. The area was certainly teeming with men in uniforms. […]
Austria
Review of Hotel Agathawirt, Bad Goisern, Austria
In its day, the hotel has been immortalised in paintings by Rudolf Van Alt and Gustav Klimt so to describe its aspect as picturesque is not overstating the case… […]
Austria
Review of Hotel Restaurant Gosauerhof, Gosau, Austria
After a day in the mountains it’s like coming home to your two favourite Aunties and their perfect Austrian home in its perfect Austrian village… […]
Austria
The Problem with Austrian Food
Words like ofenerdäpfel, kräuterrahm, röstkartofflen and faschiertelaibchen punched us relentlessly in the eyes. Desperately, and in vain, we tried to match… […]
As we walked out
As We Walked out to Ewige Wand in Austria
Austria, you’re an intriguing country for exploring on foot; positively schizophrenic in nature – a Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde of a location. […]
Austria
Weekend Guide to Salzburg, Austria
Salzburg could appear to be the European city equivalent of Dickens’ Estella in Great Expectations – exquisitely beautiful yet cold and untouchable. But it isn’t… […]
Austria
Impressions of Austria
Having just visited a few of the perfect Italian Lakes we weren’t prepared for how much the Austrian ones would WOW us… in a different way. […]
Austria
Fifteen different views of Vienna
Instead of sharing Vienna’s big hitters, even AI can outline what those are, I’m going to, mostly, turn the focus on fifteen different views of Vienna that intrigued and delighted or, at least, put smiles on our faces. […]