Austria

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The Great Walser Trail at Walserweg. Hike Austria’s historic mountain trail.

30/11/2017 by .
Rupert Parker explores the historic Great Walser Trail at Walserweg in Austria's Vorarlberg

Rupert Parker explores the historic Great Walser Trail at Walserweg in Austria’s Vorarlberg region.

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Hiking the Brandenberg Alps

12/08/2017 by .
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Rupert Parker goes round in a circle, starting and finishing in Kramsach, hiking up and down for 50kms.

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The Stubai Valley

17/07/2017 by .
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Around 30 minutes from Innsbruck, the Tyrolean village of Neustift makes a good base for exploring the Stubai Valley and its surroundings. Rupert Parker enjoys some Tyrolean hospitality.

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A terrific culinary and cultural weekend in Vienna

22/01/2015This entry was posted in Austria, Europe and Middle East, Newsletter, Vienna and tagged on by .

The Night Train to Berlin. Loaded with romance

27/11/2014 by .
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On a rainy night in February, I was waiting in Paris’s Gare de L’Est station for the night train to Berlin.

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Jakobsweg Culinary Festival in Ischgl

22/03/2014 by .
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It was a sound I came to look forward to each day; the clanking of a thousand dull bells echoing their intermittent beats across the sweeping Paznaun valley as The Tyrol’s famous dairy cows wandered around snacking on the lush summer Alpine grass.

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Bregenz. Baroque on water.

28/01/2014 by .
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It is early morning in Bregenz and the vastness of Lake Constance is just lying there in front of me shimmering away in the sunshine. It’s the type of morning where walkers are out for a stroll along the lake’s shoreline and the delightful smell of fresh coffee and pastries wafts across the promenade from the nearby cafes. Perfect.

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Robbie Williams headlines at Ischgl

12/12/2013 by .
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Robbie Williams will headlining Ischgl’s  annual end of season concert with his entire Big Band 7,600 feet up the Alps.

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Weekend in Vienna

22/08/2013This entry was posted in Austria, Europe and Middle East, Vienna and tagged , , , on by .
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Vienna’s attractions are legendary. The architecture, the elegance, the history and of course the music. But there is a new trend that is being enjoyed by both Viennese and visitors alike – culinary and culture weekends. Now you can enjoy the magnificent art and culture scene and indulge in spectacular gastronomy at the same time.

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Ischgl. Heaven For Hungry Hikers

21/07/2013This entry was posted in Austria, Europe and Middle East, Tirol, Travel News and tagged on by .
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Mountain hikers are in for delicious dishes when they stop for lunch along the historic pilgrims’ path of Jakobsweg in the Paznaun-Ischgl region of the Austrian Tirol.

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