The Rhine and Lake Constance … I’ve heard of those – 25 June (Day 32)
Elizabeth Aldi is called Hoffer in Austria and before leaving Bludenz I get an Austrian SIM card here for less that EUR 2. Sarah and Tobi had helped me research my…
Feeling Restored and Ready for What’s Next – Bludenz 24th June (Day 31)
When my train arrived yesterday evening Tobi was, unexpectedly, on the platform to meet me. I’ve found the guest/host relationship on CouchSurfing and Warm Showers – both web-based hospitality communities…
I’ve Ridden Over an Alpine Pass – Now what? Indecision in Austria (Day 30 – 23 June)
My first morning in Austria hasn’t begun well. It’s rained overnight and I wake to find a fairly significant puddle between the floor of my tent and the footprint (groundcloth)…
Climbing to Austria (Days 26 – 29, 19 – 22 June 2015)
Friday 19 June In Meran I seem to have left behind the last of the immigrants – everyone has been white and mostly German-speaking since I left that city for…
On the Divide: The Cities of Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol (Bolzano/Bozen & Merano/Meran)
Days 22 – 24 (15 – 17 June 2015) Monday 15 June – From Rovereto to Bolzano I wake to the sound of the nearby church bells striking seven and…
A Bush Walk and Apple Strudel (No 28: Flat Rock Beach – 12 May 2013)
Here’s an interesting and unexpected story from Killarney Heights, the suburb where you’ll find Flat Rock Beach: In February 1979, a Lithuanian couple who believed they were being chased by…