ZÜRICH – Western Gateway to the Austrian Alps – Elementor

Horses in Zürich

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 […]

Golfing In the Alps

Golfer with electric cart

By Bob Enzel “Smell that fresh mountain air” my golf cart companion said to me as we traversed the course high above the village of Megeve in the Savoie Region of France. Ten years ago I sniffed this same mountain air when I skied this golf course under several feet of snow . Actually, I […]

ZÜRICH – Forty years is a long time

Hotel Adler

By Bob Enzel   When I was a tourist in Zűrich over forty years ago it didn’t strike me as a place I wanted to re-visit. I felt it to be a cold-business-like city compared to Geneva which seemed to be more visitor friendly. Many times during this time frame I was in Zűrich to […]

The Zillertal Valley

Schneekar Hut at Mayrhofen

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 […]