Salzburg was definitely the highlight of Austria for me, and that is because the hills were alive with the Sound of Music. We visited Mozart’s birthplace (gerburtshaus) which is in the historical centre. He was born in the house in…
Learning about the wildlife of the Alps in Innsbruck
Innsbruck is a quite literal jumping off point for the mountains and to be here and engage in these activities you need money. I did not have money so I went to the zoo instead. I stayed at a hostel…
Graz: Austria’s underrated second city
We got the train to Graz, which is Austria’s second largest city but nowhere near as touristed as Vienna or Salzburg. The reason for us going there was that Jess and Jill were coming with me for a week so…
The difference between travelling at 20 and travelling at 30
I last backpacked through Central Europe in the summer of 2006 and again in 2007. I went to Vienna in 2006 with two of my university housemates and in 2007 I went to Budapest, Prague and Bratislava with two of…
