Austria is one of the countries in Europe having a rich and dramatic history, and its landscapes are dotted with historical landmarks such as medieval fortresses, castles, churches, etc. Moreover, Austria is also home to many great people from co Continue...

A new report shows that a skiing holiday has reached it's highest ever price, and it's come at a time when the ski industry is trying to turnaround a drop in bookings last year.The surprise report shows that the price of a typical ski Continue...

The country of Austria consists of nine states; one of them being Vienna. In addition to being one of the nine states Vienna is also the capital of Austria. So when it comes to this country, Vienna is the place to be. It is easily the biggest c Continue...

Austria is an outstanding country, with a wealth of natural and historical beauty on offer. With a car, you can explore its stunning landscape at leisure, without the constraints of timetables, spending as much or as little time in any Continue...

Worldrenowned conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s artistic endeavors will come to a culmination when he conducts se Continue...

Finally, after the rather rainy day yesterday I opened my curtains to an absolutely gorgeous day today. The lush green Alpine foothills and mountains surrounding Weiz were competing with the brilliant blue sky to catch my attention and naturally I Continue...

After a lovely lunch at my friend Andrea's place, her whole family and I embarked on another adventure: a guided tour of the "Katerloch", a limestone cave that features the largest number of dripstones in all of Austria. Following a beautiful 15 m Continue...

Inspired from my cave adventure yesterday, I met my friends Andrea and Herbert early this morning to go on a hike through the Raabklamm (Raab River Gorge), which is surrounded by limestone mountains that hold more than 700 caves, including the fam Continue...

After yesterday's exciting outing to Graz we were planning an even bigger outing today: an excursion to the so-called "Drei-Länderecke", an area where Austria, Italy and Slovenia come together. So we left early in the morning to drive from my Continue...

Many of you will know that I am originally from Austria, but that I have been living in Toronto for more than 20 years. I left Austria early on, by myself, at the young age of 20 and found a permanent home in Canada's largest, most multicultural c Continue...

At 9:30 am I went to visit Klaudia, one of my best friends from high school, at her parent's house. Our other school mate Doris was already there and it was great to see both of them again, more than 23 years after we graduated from high school. A Continue...

The story of the immigrant - the recurring tale of people with two identities, their lingering attachment to their birth country and their love for their new homes... For many people immigrating to a new country can be an almost schizophrenic expe Continue...

My brother and sister-in-law had taken the next day off and we were planning an excursion further afield: our destination was a mountain peak called Mangart in Slovenia, located about a three-hour drive from my home town. The beauty of Central Eur Continue...

On a beautiful warm summer day and after a nice filling breakfast we got going early yesterday to embark on our Sunday excursion to the south-western part of Styria. I wasn't particularly well-rested after a full day yesterday that included a hike Continue...

The 2006/2007 ski season saw a nice rise in numbers of Brits taking a ski holiday. Last year's 3% rise is expected to increase through the 2007/2008 ski season. Just over 37% of UK skiers choose to ski in France while 19% choose Austri Continue...