A No-thrills Jause
Here is a case study on how a series of small stupid mistakes could trigger a Brettljause disaster. Mistake #1: be too optimistic about distances.... Read more →
Grinzing in Gumpolsdkirchen
Altes Zechhaus in the wine village of Gumpoldskirchen has always been a place I wanted to visit but could not: either because it was closed or... Read more →
Usability Lesson
There is a thing in IT called usability testing. It is when you build a working version of a system, put clueless users in front of it, and watch in... Read more →
Butter, Flies
Krimml has a bit of a fly problem, it seems. First I was attacked by them in the Tauernhaus in my pre-Brettljausen life (2010). Last Sunday I was... Read more →
Sheep Not Included
Like most of the mountains used for skiing in winter, Kitzsteinhorn is a sad sight in summer. The panorama from the top is still fantastic, and the... Read more →
Panoramic Jause
I guess I’ve made a mistake. It’s not the mistake of eating at a restaurant at the top station of a cable car (Brettljause rule #8); the cable... Read more →
The Valley of Marmots
Compared to the mighty Krimmler Achental, the Habachtal is a short valley. Okay, it’s a pretty long valley, going all the way up to the glaciers,... Read more →
The Highest Supermarket of the Alps
It’s quite hard to get to the Warnsdorferhütte ever when your knee is perfectly fine (unlike mine). You have to get to the end of the Achental... Read more →
Flies and Glaciers
Impossible as it may sound, but the last time I visited Krimml, which was in August 2010, I did not care about Brettljausen. I do remember ordering a... Read more →
The House at the End of the Valley
Common sense says that the further a hut is from the nearest town or village, the more likely it is to serve an authentic Brettljause. I would argue,... Read more →
Gold Washing Jause
It looks like all the mountain huts in Salzburg have received an executive instruction to rename their Bretljausen to “Almjausen.” I wonder if... Read more →
Bleeding Jause
I consider myself quite an expert in Bretljausen, but in addition to devouring cheese and sausage in unhealthy quantities there is something else... Read more →