Although most of the coronavirus-related restrictions have been lifted by now, the Austrian tourist industry is still struggling to get...
The key to hiking in the mountains is to be pessimistic. A sign says that the next hut is 1.5...
Austrian tourism business is waking up after the coronavirus crisis, but is doing it slowly and carefully. The skiing/hiking village...
With COVID-19 currently threatening to kill us all (and more), every Brettljause we eat can possibly be our last one....
Lately I had gotten so used to the Heurige that were crowded and noisy that I approached the Winzerhof Hozheu...
In the last few years the wonder of high-speed train connections has turned Salzburg into a sensible destination for a...
This is not your ordinary mountain hut, it’s a hut for the 21st century. Belonging to the same family as...
The Mitterfeldalm is worth a visit just for the view. During the short walk there from the Arthurhaus (the last...
All the waiters are wearing transparent face shields, and there is a hand disinfectant at the entrance as well as...
Spending an extended weekend in good old Ramsau am Dachstein was my last desperate attempt at finding snow this winter....
If anyone had told me a few years ago that I would be prowling obscure Romanian restaurants in search of...
Despite my undying love for Brettljausen, there are certain kinds of Brettljause restaurants that I would think twice before entering....













