ZÜRICH – Western Gateway to the Austrian Alps – Elementor
ZÜRICH Western Gateway to the Austrian Alps Oct 14, 2022 SocioLib Travel By Bob Enzel The mountain towns and villages of St. Anton, Zürs, Lech, St. Christoff, Klosters, and other resorts—despite being deep in the Austrian Alps—are easily accessible from Zürich. Those who prefer not to drive can conveniently take a train without leaving the […]
Fred McKinney in the Austrian Mountains
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The Zillertal Valley
By Bob Enzel *See Photo Gallery at the Bottom — Photos By: Fred McKinney It was just over a decade ago when the photographer and editors of “The Blue Book of European Ski Resorts” – published then in hard copy – toured the Zillertal Valley. We stayed in the charming Austrian village of Mayrhofen and […]
Golfing With Haydn
By Bob Enzel Well! Not in person exactly, but certainly in spirit. Tucked away in the easternmost portion of Austria about an hour’s drive from Vienna is Haydn-country, officially known as Burgenland. Flat as your stomach–perhaps–but impeccably designed for a challenging round amidst gorgeous scenery is the Golf Club Neusiedlersee Donnerskirchen. However, before I entice […]
Zell Am See
By George Schissler You have hit on to the GolfSkiandTravel site and what better way to be able to golf, ski and travel than an all-in-one parcel. If you are a man for all seasons Zell am See/Kaprun, Austria is truly where you want to be. A place where all seasons are to be enjoyed […]
Austrian Arlberg
By Dee Dee McKinney Photographs by Fred McKinney The Arlberg, a state nestled high in the Austrian Alps, has been a mecca for skiers since the mid-18th century. There are five main villages which make up the Arlberg ski region: St. Anton, Lech, Zuers, St. Christof and Stuben. Skiers looking for large “powder” fields will […]
Austria’s World Tourism Games Draws Big Crowd
By Ted Heck One of the best examples of all the sports fun you can have in the Alps in summer time was the World Tourism Games sponsored by the Austrian National Tourist Office in 2006. They pulled out more stops than an organist struggling with a Mozart composition. They left nothing to chance when […]
Wien In Winter
By Craig Altschul I found a neat trick to keep Peggi’s credit card in her purse as while strolling the Kartnerstrasse in Vienna. OK, so it wasn’t intentional, but it was more than effective. We went to Vienna for Christmas. This column is a bit late, but not too late for you to plan for […]
