I am very much into biking these days and with so many gorgeous little spots within an hour or two ride of my home in Salzburg, Austria, it's been the perfect way to spend summer weekends. → Follow along my Austrian…
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I've recently become really into biking and have been pinning lakes and mountains within an hour or two of biking distance from my home in Salzburg. Luckily, we have some pretty incredible options nearby across Salzburgerland, the state within which…
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With a very odd June weather forecast behind us, much of it grey and rainy with bursts of hot sunshine in between, it was imperative that we take advantage of the few good days by being outdoors and enjoying all…
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Taking little trips from Salzburg, whether it be for a day or for a weekend, is such a wonderful way to explore more close to home. While I am oft to be found exploring far flung corners of the earth,…
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Just across the border from Salzburg where I live is the exquisite Berchtesgaden National Park in Bavaria, Germany. I explored some of Berchtesgaden two summers ago on a biking and hiking day trip to Königssee, Obersee und Röthbachfall, and again…
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I live very near the Gaisberg, the most well-known local mountain towering over Salzburg and yet, in my two and a half years of living in this city, I have hiked it just once before during the first winter I…
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I have been living in Salzburg since late 2021 and, in that time, I've been carefully curating my self-care toolkit. While I was at a nail appointment the other week, I was chatting to my nail lady about putting together…
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Just across the border from Salzburg where I live is the exquisite Berchtesgaden National Park in Bavaria, Germany. I explored some of Berchtesgaden two summers ago on a biking and hiking daytrip to Königssee, Obersee und Röthbachfall. The Berchtesgaden National…
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May is the month of public holidays in Europe, coinciding with the beginning of summer and all these extra special little days to be outside and enjoy it even more. → Follow along my Austrian adventures on Instagram @JanaInAustria! Two of…
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The last time I was at Schlosspark Hellbrunn was last winter, when a big snowfall brought Janna and I out to trek through the snow-covered gardens. With late spring very much firmly settled across the city, a pretty bike ride…
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Disclaimer: I am not a mental health professional. But I have been through my fair share of shit, and I tell my friends this all the time: I think we go through shit so we can help others go through…
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I saw the northern lights for the very first time last year on a winter trip to Norway. Having briefly seen them shimmering in the night sky over Tromsø, it was a few days later on the little island of…
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In the summer of 2022, I hiked up to the Schafbergspitze with my mum while she was visiting me in Salzburg. The peak of Schafbergspitze overlooks Wolfgangsee, Fuschlsee, Mondsee, Attersee and the exceptional mountain ranges and towns far flung across…
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Aside from that chaotic week where the spring snows decided to redescend upon Salzburg last month - as that famous German lyric goes, "April, April, der macht, was er will" which roughly translates to "April, April, he does want he…
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