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 →
Meeting Rauris
Brettljause rule 8: Never order a Brettljause in a restaurant located at the top station of a cable car. Extension 8.1 to the Bretljause rule 8:... Read more →
Cultural Sausage
It’s nice to see that Josefstadt, Vienna’s 8th district, remains full of weird tiny restaurants. They open, they close, new ones open in their... Read more →
The Grey Something
In my short (and therefore not reliable) experience, Hotel Post is one of the better places to dine in Abtenau. It’s always quite full, which is... Read more →
Bread, Butter and All the Rest
On paper, Abtenau looked like a perfect weekend destination. Arrive on Friday after work, eat, sleep, spend the Saturday hiking and Brettljausing and... Read more →