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"Ohhh Vienna..."

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 | By burrellian | Views [386] | Comments [10]

Left gorgeous CK this morning, after poping out early to get a few more shots. After a quick breakfast we: Americans: Jeff & Nathan. Brits: Nick & John. Australians: Fiona & I. Jumped on a minibus headed for Lince, Austria. The scenery ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Four travelers into Austria

Tue, 26 May 2009 | By anijensen | Views [134] | Comments [7]

The travelers have all hooked up successfully.   Bernie and Philip – SFO to Munich; Vinnie and Anita – Copenhagen to Munich.   V&A got our rental car – a Peugeot 308 SW – very comfy and good for luggage.   Vinnie was pulled over by a German polizei ... Read more >

Travel broadens the behind

Tue, 11 Dec 2001 | By stowaway | Views [4777] | Comments [4]

'We walked in the cold air, freezing breath on the window pane, lying & waiting.... yadda yadda yadda..... Ahhh Vienna '. Oh well, it will make sense to 80's music junkies like me. Yep, I'm in Vienna, Austria. I'm having a bit of reverse culture ... Read more >

Tags: snow, vienna, austria, chocolate, christmas, travel broadens the mind, travel broadens the behind, hot chocolate, ultravox, snow

12th May - Syria is just so lovely!

Wed, 13 May 2009 | By pecosbiff | Views [158] | Comments [3]

What fabulous people! Nipped into the loo at Baghdad (Aleppo)train station and short woman in burqua smiled and chattered and delved into her bag and produced a yellow rose for me - then dove again and handed me a red one as well. I laughed and kissed ... Read more >

Tags: aleppo, hatay, syrian border, smoking

Vienna

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 | By all_powered_up | Views [686] | Comments [2]

Vienna - a great city and i love it "and that's all I have say about that." Forest Gump.  If you want to know more - go there. I've had a couple of complaints - "where's the chicks" is one.  That was from my mate Craig and sorry ... Read more >

Vienna

Sat, 30 May 2009 | By anijensen | Views [100] | Comments [2]

Left the Salzkamergut, driving through alpine river gorges...up over the top at Simmering Pass and down into the Danube plain...Vienna, Vinnie at the wheel, into the heart into the RingStrasse...stunning Old World architure everywhere...bus tour to get ... Read more >

Graz and area

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 | By anijensen | Views [77] | Comments [2]

Our last full day in Vienna was rainy and cold.   We attempted to walk to an open air market but lost our way so instead stopped for coffee and sweets,   a favorite pastime of ours here (coffee and pastries…not getting lost)!   After the rain finished ... Read more >

Feasting in Vienna

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 | By sean_and_liana | Views [1057]

Vienna the home of Mozart, wiener schnitzel and apple strudel is the next point of call on our tour of Europe via the rail. After a wonderful train ride from Prague to Vienna we arrived to quite a substantial snow fall. Made our little dance ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Zell Am See (Austria)

Sun, 6 May 2007 | By nigelb | Views [652]

Laura Writes: From Vevey, the four of us took a train to Zell Am See. This was an eight hour trip and we had to change trains three times. It was our first long distance train trip. Up to this point we had taken trains in Spain, but this was the ... Read more >

Tags: adventures

Gruss Gott from Graz

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 | By sophieollie | Views [482]

Greetings from Graz. We have been in Graz for four days now but will move on to Klagenfurt tomorrow before we return to Graz later on so I will let you know what we have been up to before I forget. Graz is a beautiful city. It has a population of 250,000 ... Read more >

Tags: Family

Ride Like Lightning

Thu, 9 Aug 2007 | By ride-earth | Views [438]

Andy Sitting on a park in Vienna after a huge thunderstorm during which I feared for my own life, I find a moment of tranquility and reflection. Earlier on I had walked down into the city to have a wander about. As I strolled along ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

Vienna, Austria

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 | By bec-simon | Views [94]

Cafes, opera and more cafes. Vienna is a glutten for stereotypes however this is a stereotype I could get used to. Sitting around in the morning sipping a coffee out in the sunshine of one of the hundreds of cafes then making your way to another fancy ... Read more >

The Third Fran

Wed, 6 May 2009 | By pecosbiff | Views [91]

Disappointed to find that Vienna is not in black and white, devoid of sinister men lurking in doorways and the pharmacies well stocked with penicillin. The power of Hollywood! On the upside the West End Hostel is terrific at 22 euros, the city is walkable ... Read more >

Tags: stift melk, wachau, vienna

Austria

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 | By milko_rosie | Views [90] | Comments [3]

September 16 th We wanted to get to Vienna (Wien) at lunch so we left our camp earlyish, and drove south east to Vienna. We made slower than expected progress, but made it to our campground at 12:30pm only to be told by a fairly abrupt older lady ... Read more >

Zdravo, Dober Dan and Gruss Gott

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 | By vien_and_shaz | Views [466] | Comments [3]

In the last week we’ve left Croatia and spent a few days in Ljubljana (Slovenia) and Salzburg (Austria). We’re now taking trains instead of rickety old buses which is soo much more comfy although, worryingly in 10 mins ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

AUSTRIA/SWITZERLAND PHOTOS!

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 | By craigbyer | Views [639] | Comments [2]

I just got back this evening from my excursion to Austria and Switzerland. I could sit here and write an extensive entry about my experiences but I'll just let my photos do the talking .... for now. All of these places were just beyond belief. I wish ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Meat. To Eat Or Not To Eat?

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 | By ride-earth | Views [741] | Comments [1]

Tom If you had asked me one year ago about my thoughts on vegetarianism, I would have replied that there was no argument that would convince me to give up eating meat. It constitutes a necessary part of our diet, we are all born omnivorous, and ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

I've got the biscuit!

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 | By craigbyer | Views [503] | Comments [1]

As I sit here and write this now, I am not sure if it is 5:50 in the morning or at night. When I told people what I was doing for my month break, they informed me that my body was going to be confused beyond belief. I didn’t believe them nor did I pay ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Salzburg

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 | By lisy | Views [406] | Comments [1]

Caught the train from Mayrhofen to Salzburg....nice sunny trip taking about 2 ish hours. Am definately not a fan of the fact that you can smoke anywhere...including train carriages! Anyways...spent the first day wondering around the lovely gardens and ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Vienna - Thursday 16th July 2009

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 | By ange_turls | Views [97] | Comments [1]

We absolutely love it when our accommodation is near the train station – not too much walking with those bloody packs on!   This time we were right across the road from the main station in Vienna, which also means that it is really easy to access ... Read more >

Krampus

Wed, 5 Dec 2007 | By sophieollie | Views [861]

Klagenfurt, Austria. Hey Everyone, We hope you are all well. It has only been a few days since my last couple of updates but since it gets dark, and very cold, here from 4.30 pm I have some free time to spend on the computer and so will write ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Eagles Nest - Hitlers Summer House

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 | By worker | Views [1048]

More to come ...

Tags: Mountains

In search of a white Xmas - Pt I

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 | By maria_brett | Views [1041]

A stop-off in wintry Vienna to liberate cafes of their delicious coffee and gluhwein stores of their fancily decorated mugs, followed by a festive season in Slovenia signposted by local wine, prosciutto, overly-generous local hospitality and nativity ... Read more >

Tags: Snow

Frohe Weihnachten and a Happy Silvester

Sun, 6 Jan 2008 | By sophieollie | Views [442]

Graz, Fusenfeld, Gotzis and Innsbruck, Austria. Hey everyone, Merry Christmas to you all and we hope you all had good New Years. We have just spent the last seven weeks in Austria including the last two weeks in Gotzis with Renate's ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Hungry in Hungary

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 | By sophieollie | Views [425]

Graz, greater Styria, Hungary and Slovenia. Hey everyone, We returned to Graz last weekend and have been staying with Renate again. This Friday we will catch an eight-hour day train to the region of Voralburg to stay with Renate's ... Read more >

Tags: Snow


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