We laughed. We ate our way through. We got creative! We enjoyed. We connected with nature. Here in the Upper Waldviertel. And…
Hiking / Trekking
I discovered hiking (from longer walks to multi-day treks) quite late in life, during my round the world trip to New Zealand. Some of the most beautiful places there can ONLY be reached thanks to multi-day hiking tours. Ever since that sort of initiation, I have become hooked and enjoy the kind of thoughts and spirit that only come when walking one step at a time. This includes several pilgrim routes and multi-day hikes, which I have already written about here.
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Hiking Destination Upper Waldviertel: Culinary-Creative Travel Tips
by ElenaThe hiking trail along the Lainsitz river is a brand new long-distance hike in the upper Waldviertel district of Lower Austria. Come to…
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Singing, Sculpting & Painting Pleasures: Creative Travel Reloaded in Salzburg
by ElenaFinally. Again this year. And indeed, each and EVERY year, the creative mountain destination Altenmarkt-Zauchensee brings together like-minded souls and…
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Culture, Carving & Culinary Delights: Travelling Val Gardena in South Tyrol, Alto Adige
by ElenaSouth Tyrol. What images does the name of this destination carry for you? The mighty Dolomites mountains. The sunny ski…
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Cycling, Hiking & River-Cruising the Saxon Heathland & Burgenland near Leipzig
by ElenaTaking a “Siebenrad” dinghy-bike along the Saxon river Mulde. Hiking the so-called “Heath-Beaver-Tour”. Those who still believe that the Germans…
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#deutschlandaktiv: Travel Tips for the Leipzig Lake District.
by Elena“Elena discovers the wildly romantic nature and cultural landscape of the Leipziger Land” … When I first made up my mind about a…
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Winelover Trip through Portugal: Douro and Serra da Estrela Part III
Imagine: a mixture of Tuscany and Wachau. Gently rolling hills, beautiful vineyards, olive groves and orange trees, with a lovely,…
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#BloggerPilgern: Our Pilgrimage to Mariazell along Via Sacra in Lower Austria
by Elena#BloggerPilgern. A pilgrimage puts different souls on similar wavelengths. At some stage, the moment has come where everybody is looking for…
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#BloggerPilgern in Mostviertel: Day 4 along the Via Sacra
by ElenaThe path to awareness leads us past the building blocks of our soul. Tears, laughter, suffering, strengths, weaknesses, endurance, friendship,…
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#BloggerPilgern in Mostviertel: Day 3 along the Via Sacra
by Elena“I wish you lots of positive energy, God’s blessing as well as peace for admiring the beauty of God’s creation…