Holiday Season in Austria

  While some of my Australian peers may still be on holidays, spending their days lying on their ass, lapping up the sun; the silly season has since ended here in Europe.  Unlike our extended end of year uni/school holidays …

Reminiscing on autumn hikes

After a month of traveling Europe with my family for Christmas and the rest of the silly season, I returned to Graz for a few days.  I was disappointed to see the beautiful, heavily vegetated mountain range near my flat …

Christmas on the Slopes

I was spoilt this year, with my family flying all the way from Australia to join me in Austria for a White Christmas.  We spent the Christmas week in the tiny picturesque ski-town of Ellmau, snuggled within the Alps, with …

Habits de Lumiene: Lights and lots and lots of Champagne

Avenue du Champagne illuminated with light displays of various sorts for the Friday and Saturday night of the weekend-long Habits de Lumiere festival in Epernay.  As you strolled down the avenue champagne houses on either side flaunted stunning light displays. …

Salon des Vins des Vignerons Indépendants, Paris

True to our wine fiend form, it did not take my mother and I long to source out our French wine fix upon our arrival in France last week.  On our second day in the motherland of fine wine, we …

Spontaneous Solo Slovenja Weekend: Slovenian Cuisine

I love trying the local cuisine when I visit new countries, especially the things I could never find back home in Australia.  Being as picky as I am when it comes to meats (I am not the biggest fan of …

Dogs of the Slovenian Coast

 I thought the Austrians loved their dogs, but it seems it is the whole of Europe!   I saw so many beautiful dogs of all shapes and sizes during my time on the Slovenian coast. Locals and visiting pooches – yes, …

Spontaneous Solo Slovenja Weekend

The majority of my weekend on the Slovenian coat was spent walking from town to town along the busy shoreline.  Stretching just 40 kilometres, Slovenia’s coastline is basically a long line of ports so close together they could easily connect …

European Outdoor Film Tour 2013

All images are courtesy of European Outdoor Film Tour      Yesterday evening, the 2013 European Outdoor Film Tour was held in Salzburg.  I planned to attend the evening screening, but could not find where to buy tickets.  So I headed …

Apfelstrudel gebacken (Apple Strudel Baking)

My chef du jour of a flatmate, Daniel, had a strudel making extravaganza one rainy afternoon. I often come home to him cooking up a storm and tease him about his traditionally Austrian, gourmet concoctions; looking on with green eyes …