Austria

Our Experience of Austria and Why We Love It

It all started with a press trip to Bad Gastein during summer. Once was enough to pique our interest and to make us fall in love. This is a country that manages to be dramatic and cozy at the same time. Where a mountain view can leave you speechless one minute and a plate of schnitzel can leave you speechless for entirely different reasons the next.

Over the past year we’ve crossed the country from the thermal valleys of Gastein to the alpine trails of St. Anton, the film-famous streets of Salzburg, and the dramatic winter landscapes around Lienz and Osttirol. Each region has surprised us in its own way, whether it’s soaking in a mineral-rich thermal bath after a day of hiking, riding an e-bike through the mountains for the very first time, or standing in front of an abandoned Belle Époque hotel that once welcomed kings and movie stars.

We’ve soaked in mineral-rich thermal baths after long hikes, gone ice bathing in Lienz because apparently we enjoy questioning our own life choices, and tracked down some wonderfully odd little museums that nobody warned us about.

This is our growing, slightly chaotic, always honest collection of Austria travel guides. Built from real trips, real detours, and the occasional questionable decision, all in the name of finding the good stuff. Whether you’re chasing alpine views, thermal water, film history, or just something a bit odd and off the beaten path, you’ll find it here, told the way it actually happened.