Stories tagged Austria

Skiers have flocked to Italy’s Dolomites for decades but in recent years hikers have discovered this region with its dramatic, jagged peaks, Alpine meadows, crystalline …

With old man winter’s icy breath encasing the Great Lakes, I’m dreading being cooped up listening to dire statistics and only being able to visit …

For more than 800 years, Innsbruck, has been the hub of the area known as Tirol, the most mountainous province of Austria.

On my first trip to Europe many years ago, my sister Patty and I traveled around Ireland, England, Scotland, France and Switzerland via our Eurail Passes.  I found standing in front of the big departure boards in the train stations thrilling. 

Salzburg If you have never been to Austria, here is a suggestion for an eight-day excursion that will give you a close-up introduction to a …

Some people look at the world through rose colored glasses. Johann Straus may have been looking at the Danube River through sepia toned lenses.