Here are some pictures of our short weekend trips to the Austrian and German alps.Like every year we spend some summer days in Montafon. After just driving through Sölden / Ötztal on the way to Italy some years ago, this year we spent a couple of days in Sölden.And finally […]

This time our 4-day long fall-getaway was just a 2hrs drive. One of the most popular destinations in Germany – Neuschwanstein – was first on the list. Instead of heading up to the castle we walked up a small hill for a nice view of the castle. Another popular destination […]

Having more and more cold days and fog at home it is a good time now to escape to northern Italy where it is still warm and (in theory) sunny. Leaving Wednesday noon I did not want a full afternoon of driving so we stopped over in Längenfeld (Ötztal) for […]

Probably the last hiking trip to the alps this season, and what a trip. Fantastic weather, very good view, clear sky – this is what late summer should be like (not like the horrible and rainy August…). I have already done this trip (to the Hochjoch area) about 2 years ago […]

This weekend was the only time this year for me that felt a little bit like winter. With the company football team we went to a hut in the Kleinwalsertal, Austria. Here we stayed for two nights. For skiing the snow wasn’t good enough, so I went winter-hiking instead. This […]