Hallstatt Travel Blogs

Salzburg, Hallstatt & Vienna Austria (and a bit of Germany) July, 2006

Hallstatt is a very picturesque and quaint town about 20 miles east east of Salzburg in the Salzkammergut region of Austria. This town was built around the Hallstatt Lake and surrounded by steep mountains, making the building a bit cramped. The only way to reach Hallstatt is via a train that will a…

My flatmate and I decided to spend a weekend in Austria, we had been to Attersee last year, missing the place while thinking about visiting a new place at the same time, we decided to visit Hallstatt which is not far away from Attersee lake.In total 7 hours drive from prague due to traffic etc... w…

We are dead tired from the hike we did yesterday. The day started offwith something like this; “Let’s just take in an easy hike today.”Five hours later we were dragging ourselves back into the room. We embarked onan easy hike and ended up hiking three quarters of the way up the highest peaksa…

Perhaps it’s the mountain air, beautiful scenery and clear rivers but Austria has really made an impression on me.  From the clean pale stone of the buildings in Vienna to the winding roads through the mountains I can’t help but feel relaxed and just happy to let the surrounds soak in.…

Austria is the western neigbour of my homeland Slovakia, a small German speaking country with very specific dialects which complains a lot of being confused with Australia. A country that has lots to offer for travellers.

The weather wasn’t very good and we wanted to wait if we get better weather for skiing so we used the day and drove to Hallstatt. Hallstatt is one of the famous cities for tourists and only 17 kilometres away form Bad Aussee. Its postcard beauty, the old buildings and the salt mine attracts e…

Very interesting trip-holiday with my family...

Road trip with my parents to Salzburg and surrounding.

19 days in Europe

A 2 month prowl through 18 countries in Europe.

Here is my 2006 trip in Europe.

Central Europe has a lot to offer, you just have to choose. May 2005 I was traveling around this region and visited some really beautifull places.