Articles related to: Austria
1: Nicholas Cage on Loser Mountain is Not a Losing Proposition
Nicholas Cage and his film crew know how to pick their movie sites. Cage is currently on location at Austria's Loser Mountain. They chose Loser Mountain because it is so visually striking. The mountai..
2: Financial Chill For Euro Ski Resorts
As Europe enters a recession and tourists cut down on spending, winter ski holidays are likely to be hit hardest by the current economic crises, according to British company International Property Tri..
3: Finding the Perfect Ski Vacation
Skiers looking forward to their annual vacation are probably busy poring over information on the numerous ski resort destinations available to them. Some of them just want confirmation that the resort..
4: The Economic Downturn is No Problem for Austria's Ski Resorts
Even when many other travel-related industries are seeing sharp downturns, European skiing seems to be holding its own in the world market. Although not all countries have weathered the poor economy a..
5: Ten Salzburg Travel Tips - What To See And Do In Salzburg, Austria
Salzburg is one of Europe's most popular cities. Although relatively small, (population around 150,000) it has an abundance of sight-seeing attractions and provides tourists with an inspirational comb..
6: Four European City Breaks Not To Be Missed
Europe has many wonderful cities with tourist attractions to suit just about every taste. The choice is by no means restricted to capitals or even to the larger cities. Many of the smaller cities offe..
7: The German Language - A Languages of the World Primer
German is a West-Germanic language that began to develop around the 6th century AD. At around that time, the southern dialects of old Frankish (including the forerunner of modern German) underwent sig..
8: Skiing In Innsbruck: The 'In' Thing To Do
The crowd watching in Innsbruck, Austria never knew what hit them.Franz Klammer had just scorched the Men's Downhill course at the 1976 Winter Olympics - and the buzz throughout the venue was incredib..
9: Tour The Splendour Of The Austro Hapsburg Cities
Most think of Austria as simply as a destination to go skiing and partake in winter sports. Austria in the spring and summer months however is a completely different proposition, many do not realise t..
10: Hello From Austria: Medieval History Up Close At The Riegersburg Fortress And Explorations Of Styria’s Volcano Region I
Having recovered from my action-packed day yesterday which included a photo safari of my home town, some extreme hiking and subsequent culinary feasting (to counteract any potential weight loss), my f..
11: Hello From Austria: Medieval History Up Close At The Riegersburg Fortress And Explorations Of Styria’s Volcano Region II
We were planning to see the other exhibition: “Legendary Riegersburg – Legendary Womenâ€. Two very colourful female characters are associated with the history of this fortress. The f..
12: Hello From Austria – Classical Music, Hiking & Summer Tobogganing & Two Delicious Backyard Feasts I
After just a gorgeous day on the Alpine peaks at the Austrian / Italian / Slovenian border, the weather gods were not as kind yesterday. It rained and drizzled pretty much the whole day and I spent a ..
13: Hello From Austria – Classical Music, Hiking & Summer Tobogganing & Two Delicious Backyard Feasts II
At 9:30 am I went to visit Klaudia, one of my best friends from high school, at her parent’s house. Our other school mate Doris was already there and it was great to see both of them again, mor..
14: Hello From Austria – An Excursion To Slovenia And Italy – Monte Lussari
After yesterday’s exciting outing to Graz we were planning an even bigger outing today: an excursion to the so-called “Drei-Ländereckeâ€, an area where Austria, Italy and Slovenia..
15: Hello From Austria: A Country Drive And How Determination And Willpower Can Move Mountains (I)
Finally, after the rather rainy day yesterday I opened my curtains to an absolutely gorgeous day today. The lush green Alpine foothills and mountains surrounding Weiz were competing with the brilliant..
16: Hello From Austria: A Country Drive And How Determination And Willpower Can Move Mountains II
After a lovely lunch at my friend Andrea’s place, her whole family and I embarked on another adventure: a guided tour of the “Katerlochâ€, a limestone cave that features the largest ..
17: Hello From Austria: A Hike Through The Raabklamm And A Visit To Graz (I)
Inspired from my cave adventure yesterday, I met my friends Andrea and Herbert early this morning to go on a hike through the Raabklamm (Raab River Gorge), which is surrounded by limestone mountains t..
18: Hello From Austria – Hiking Through The Vineyards Of Southwestern Styria
On a beautiful warm summer day and after a nice filling breakfast we got going early yesterday to embark on our Sunday excursion to the south-western part of Styria. I wasn’t particularly well-..
19: Hello From Austria: Arrival And First Impressions (II)
Finally at about noon time I arrived in my home town and took a quick spin around the centre. Weiz is a district capital with a population of about 9000 people, and it is located about 25 km from the ..
20: Hello From Austria: Arrival And First Impressions (I)
Many of you will know that I am originally from Austria, but that I have been living in Toronto for more than 20 years. I left Austria early on, by myself, at the young age of 20 and found a permanent..
21: Hello From Austria – Going Back To My Roots (Part II)
My brother and sister-in-law had taken the next day off and we were planning an excursion further afield: our destination was a mountain peak called Mangart in Slovenia, located about a three-hour dri..
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