Our ancestors certainly knew a thing or two about adventure and finding ways to make the natural wonders of our world accessible to ordinary people. When we visited Scotland at Easter we climbed up...
Grand Design
There are many times when I wish I could share things with my dad. He passed away over 2 years ago so I wasn’t able to tell him about our trip to Copenhagen, following...
Climb Ev’ry Mountain
There are a few ways to obtain some respite from intense heat. You can dip yourself into water, go underground or move higher up. We did the first on many occasions, considered the second...
A Taste of Tibet in Austria
It was my turn to choose where to visit on one of our ‘trip out’ days in Austria. After the Three Ms on previous days I was curious to see the Heinrich Harrer museum in...
Monkey Mountain, Minimundus and Magdalensberg
Looking at the title of this post, you’d think we had just let the guidebook fall open and chosen all the attractions beginning with the letter ‘M’. You’d be wrong. If we had done...
Beach Volleyball in Austria
It was only after I had booked our flights and accommodation in Austria that Dougie discovered the European Beach Volleyball Championships were going to be held in Klagenfurt at the time of our holiday....
“There can’t be many budgies left in Austria….”
…..they’ve all been smuggled down those blokes’ trunks.” An insightful statement made by my husband as we enjoyed a bit of people-watching by the lake. Although we were aware that most European men seem...
Ray, a drop of golden sun
When Julie Andrews was singing Do-Re-Mi around the streets of Salzburg with the von Trapp children, kitted out in stylish curtain-chic, there may have been a drop of sun but I’m certain the mercury...