Our son had a friend from Belgium coming over for the Red Bull Air Race in Austria, Wiener Neustadt. We decided to join them and in the end we were a party of 8 going there on Saturday. We arrived with the caravan and were led to a special area on the parking, where we …
Sunrise Mount Ötscher paddock Before we could go to the Ötscher for the Enduro competition, we had to be in Hartberg (Styria) for some business. We stayed at the camp ground in Hartberg, from where it was a short walk into the center. Hartberg was founded in the 12th century, but there are remains of …
As I described in one of the last posts, I’m a licensed ham radio operator. So I’m interested in all types of ham radio activities. Very popular is “contesting”, which means to attend a competition. In a given time (e.g. 24 hours) and frequency range you need to make as many 2 way communications as …
Kaprun, snow in August!! After staying at a perfect caravan spot at Gasthof Friedburg, Edi used the morning for ham radio communication while Cordy climbed to the remains of a castle. When we left, we wanted a closer look at the mighty Krimmler Waterfall, which we had passed when driving from Tyrol into Salzburg via …
As Edi is a licensed ham radio operator, he is allowed to use radio communication equipment to perform radio contacts world wide. This means, he can talk to people all across Europe, or to all other continents just using 100 Watt of power, the right radio and antenna. Märket Reef Finnland , Oj0C most wanted …
we left Vienna in the afternoon and took the N1 – the national road to the west instead of using the highway. Passing St. Pölten and Melk, we finally stopped at Ybbs at the Danube. Caravans can stay for the night at a parking directly at the river and close to the center (48.181162, 15.081862). …
It was promised to be another very hot weekend so we were looking for a cool place – and there is no cooler place in Austria than Lunz am See. Lake at “Lunz am See” We took a scenic route over the Semmering, where we stopped and enjoyed the already fresher air up at the …
Leaving Vienna in the evening we headed to the north-east of Lower Austria, to a region called Waldviertel. The first day, we made it to Mautern at the Danube and stayed there for the night. Sunrise at the Danube near Mautern, city of Krems in the background The next day, we visited Stein on the …
Sabine Stieger Last weekend the Blues Festival at Burg Schlaining took place. We drove to the south of the province of Burgenland and found a perfect parking close to the castle. Before the concerts started, we visited a craft market at the bailey with many stalls on jewellery, clothes, lavender products and more. The festival …
We were on holiday again and will travel from Austria to Spain in 2 weeks. A relaxed road trip with many stops and lot’s to see. Neue Donau Wien We stayed the last days in Vienna near the Donauinsel, an island in the river Danube, which is a vast recreational area. We found a nice …
