Category: Austria
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Zell Am See, Austria – A View by the lake
Zell Am See is a resort town near the High Tauern Mountain range of the Austrian Alps. It’s scenic location next to lake Zell with close proximity to Alpine mountains make it a popular tourist destination. The lake has the shape of a peanut, with an area of 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi). The mountains of the area form…
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A walking tour of Vienna
Vienna is the capital, largest city, and one of nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria’s most populous city with a population of about 3 million within the metropolitan area, nearly one-third of the country’s population. The city is Austria’s cultural, economic, and political center. Vienna ranks 5th largest by population in the European Union largest of all cities on the Danube river by population. Despite its populations size,…
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Innsbruck – A Driving Tour
Innsbruck is the capital of Tyrol and the fifth-largest city in Austria. The city is about 20 miles north of Brenner Pass that divides Italy and Austria and is in close proximity to Bavaria, Germany and South Tyrol, Italy. The city is located in the broad valley between high mountains, the North Chain in the…
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Hallstatt, Austria – Funicular and Sky view
Hallstatt is a lakeside village near Salzburg, Austria famous for its salt mines and scenic view. Hallstatt is accessible via a scenic mountain road from major highways connecting nearby cities like Salzburg and Graz. The village lies between the southwestern shore of Hallstätter See and the steep slopes of the Dachstein massif. It is connected…
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Dolomites Night Drive – Lienz to Kastelruth
Lienz, Austria is a scenic town nestled in the Eastern Alps. In the fall of 2022 we had the opportunity to drive from this town through the Italian Dolomites mountain range to picturesque town of Kastleruth, South Tyrol. The drive time is a little over 2 hours but covering that 133km distance in the evening…
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Conquering Grossglockner
A High-Altitude Adventure with Lessons Aplenty On a sunny yet surprisingly cool day in late May, we prepared for a day trip unlike any other. We were staying in the idyllic MONDI resort, in the town of Badgastein, but the Grossglockner High Alpine Road was calling us. If the great mountain peaks could sing, then…
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Our Tranquil Badgastein Home for the Week
Rolling into day three, our little trio decided to downshift our European adventure. While my husband and I were quite smitten with the scenic beauty of Bad Gastein, Zak, our slumber-loving teenager, was wrestling with his internal clock that seemed to be doing the time warp. So, we decided to take a breather and offer Zak…
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A Brief Tour of Salzburg – The Birthplace of Mozart
A video blog of our brief tour of Salzburg, Austria
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