Blockheide Gmünd - a hike in the Waldviertel
The landscape of the Blockheide Gmünd in the Waldviertel in Lower Austria with its lakes and ponds, the stacked Grantiblocks and the wooded areas that accompany you on this hike seems a little mystical.
Green Mountain Villages in Vermont, New England
Whenever we are out and about in New England, images of the Green Mountain Villages haunt us with their pointed church spiers looming over a white-painted church in the center, with a cozy inn across the street and a covered bridge that leads into the village, through our heads. Somehow these clichés stand for our picture [...]
Ptuj Slovenia - of wine, coffee and history
The place Ptuj in the north of Slovenia is not that small with its almost 24.000 inhabitants, its castle that towers over the Drava and its old town, in which a lot is reminiscent of the Austrian past of the city. Ptuj Slovenia is the oldest city in this country.
Mt Denali - best viewpoints
Mt Denali in Alaska is one of those mountains that you absolutely want to see, but that doesn't show itself to everyone. Here you will find the best viewpoints on the mountain. It also takes a bit of luck that the mountain shows itself.
Road trip through the Kleinwalsertal in Vorarlberg
The Kleinwalsertal is a kind of cul-de-sac in the Alps, which is located in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, but which can only be reached via Germany. Shortly after Oberstdorf im Allgäu, the road branches off that leads into this hidden valley.
Farms in Kleinwalsertal - Walser culture
The Walser Culture Guide lists a number of places that bring us closer to Walser culture. We start our tour at the parish church of St. Jodok in the middle of the center of Mittelberg.
Three Slovenian attractions off the coast
Our Slovenia trip took us to different regions in the interior of the country. We discovered Slovenia attractions for slow travelers and especially the good Slovenian cuisine. There are many reasons why one should take the time to travel through this small country. Find out more here.
What can be seen in Retz in the Weinviertel
Retz im Weinviertel At the beginning of January we were in Retz in the Weinviertel in Lower Austria for a few days. The Hotel Althof in Retz invited us to get to know its new winegrower's room. There you can also go on holiday to Austria's wine-growing regions in winter. The hotel alone would have been enough to make us feel at home in Retz in the Weinviertel [...]
On the way on the Dempster Highway
I have often been asked what was the most impressive experience for me that I associate with Canada. Well, there is a lot that I have experienced in the more than thirty years that I have traveled the vastness of Canada. One thing is for sure the enormous size of the country, for which one human life is not enough to [...]
Seeschloss Ort in Gmunden
See Schloss Ort in Gmunden am Traunsee Many of you will be familiar with the Seeschloss Ort in the Salzkammergut from the television series “Schlosshotel Orth”, the last episode of which flickered on our television screens in 2004. Only - there is no such thing as a castle hotel. Instead, the beautiful and beautiful castle in the Traunsee in Upper Austria in front of Gmunden is open to visitors, [...]
