My Kitzbühel ski lessons put me on some of the best slopes in the world; my introduction to the sport took me right into the heart of the Kitzbüheler Alpen in Tirol, Austria. “Swing the bar across!” Tini shouts over and over from the chair ahead as I scramble at my first atte...
Austria. The capital city of Tyrol, Innsbruck is a scenic spot that is also known as the largest ski resort in the Alps. In addition to sledding, skiing, snowboarding and snowy carriage rides, Innsbruck boasts a variety of historic attractions. ...
Ideally, choose a ski resort offering different training areas and easy slopes in order to help your kids learn to ski. Keep in mind that the training areas should be easily reachable, e.g. they should either be in the valley or close to a ski lift station. This way your kids won’t...
With six universities and one of Europe’s best preserved old town areas, there are so many places to visit in Graz, Austria. It is the second largest and cheapest city in Austria. Graz has so much to satiate the soul of a traveller. Throw in the numerous museums, impressive baroque & ...
Travel in the shoulder seasons for cheaper room rates The winter ski season (December to April) and summer (June to August) are the busiest times to visit Austria. In the spring and autumn shoulder seasons (May, and September to November), you’ll be more likely to snag better-priced roo...
Following massive persecution and eradication, strict legal protection facilitated a successful reestablishment of wolf packs in Germany, which has been ongoing since 2000. Here, we describe this recolonization process by mitochondrial DNA control-region sequencing, microsatellite genotyping and sex identifica...
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The train makes many additional stops in the countryside, particularly between Hwange and Vic Falls. Anytime local people gathered at the tracks the train would stop, and operated more as a hop-on/hop-off throughout the countryside. (Not a huge surprise, but the Zimbabweans we spoke to ...
I felt perfectly safe, but avoid small groups on the road and if the locals appear to be keeping pace but not interested in engaging, just stop and wait for them to walk on. There are so many people about when you walk away from Ressano Garcia station that I felt quite safe. When ...
Other things to do in Berchtesgaden Skiing: the surrounding mountains have a number of popular ski areas. I haven't been here in the winter, but it should be just as charming, and much less crowded (75% of the tourists come in July and August). Some information onBerchtesgaden ski areas...