Rinnenspitze Stubaital: the steep path to summit happiness
“Don’t think so much!” says mountain guide Christoph Stern, who leans casually against the rock one meter above me and stretches the rope. I would like to. But it
Montafon – skiing on old smugglers’ paths
It’s snowing and snowing and snowing. If we were to set off on these days on the formerly busy mule track from Gargellen over the Schlappinerjoch towards Switzerland and Ital
14 Christmas markets – Graz at Christmas time
UNESCO City of Design, a historic city centre as a World Heritage Site, a lively cultural scene, nice cafés and creative shops. Graz has a number of trump cards up its sleeve. As
Where does the weather come from? – Educational information from the Brandnertal
A day that dawns with a view of the peaks shimmering in the dawn cannot be a bad day. I am absolutely convinced of that. And that’s exactly how my day starts at the Hotel Sar
Nature Reloaded in East Tyrol
It takes around nine hours to travel by public transport from Zurich to Kals am Grossglockner. By car, it takes just under six hours – without traffic jams. And yet people like t
Action in Sölden – on the trail of James Bond
“Are you going to Sölden?” asks a young gentleman with a heavy suitcase at the bus stop in Ötztal Downtown, photographing at the same time the less than idyllic scene
Actively relax at Weissensee
In some parts of the world, I’m not so sure if their remote location is a blessing or a curse. The Weissensee Nature Park is just such a case. Carinthia’s flagship for
InstaTour – Carinthia in a square
Last week we spent a long weekend in Carinthia under the motto “Seenlust”. This spring I touched Carinthia for the first time, on the second leg of our train journey th
Grandhotel Lienz – relaxation à la East Tyrol
“Lienz, my God, that’s at the end of the world” – that was my reaction when I noticed that a trip from Zurich to Lienz takes about as long as a flight to the Mi
Löwen Hotel – weekend break in Vorarlberg
By train to the Montafon This time, the drive into the weekend takes just under 2.5 hours. The destination is the idyllic village of Schruns in Vorarlberg. Schruns is located in th
Galtür – about empty slopes and hot widows
“Loosen up,” my cross-country skiing instructor says repeatedly. This, on the other hand, is easier said than done, because these long narrow things feel quite wobbly.
Grossarltal – out and about in the winter wonderland
My two new friends are impatiently scratching their hooves in the parking lot of Hüttschlag. In front of us lies a beautiful snow-covered plateau. I get on the sled, snuggle up in