A scene from a trip back “home” recently, taken from the back of the Viktualienmarkt. A view we took for granted once. It was really nice to have some Bavarian blue sky to frame it perfectly!
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Nationalparkwelten Museum – Mittersill Austria
Imagine if you will a day on your alpine holiday when the weather is truly cold, squally and wet, and your family is less than enthusiastic about being outside at all. You on the other hand, have stuffed yourself so full of Kaiserschmarnn (fried pancakes in butter with raisins and plum jam or apple sauce!) […]
Hiking with Kids – Top 12 Tips!
I thought it was about time I put together a little “Hiking with Kids post”, with a few tips from myself and a lot of inspiration from a few fellow travellers on how to ensure that you enjoy a memorable hike WITHOUT too much moaning along the way (from any member of your group!)… As […]
The Emerald Trail – Hohe Tauern National Park – Austria
Garden gnomes. I have often wondered where they originated from, and why they make appearances (less commonly than they used to perhaps!) in our gardens. Well not mine, but you know… It’s one of those obscure thoughts that can be found whirling around the inside of my skull on the odd night that I can’t […]
An Innsbruck Intermission
We spent the last week in both Austria and Bavaria, dividing our time between the mountains of Mittersill and our old home of Munich for the remainder, in what was probably our favourite trip of 2017 (so far!)… Leaving behind a grey Gatwick, and buffeted on our way by reasonably gentle Hurricane Brian (who names […]