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Forum: Europe

Feb 13th, 2024, 01:03 PM

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The Alps are calling, we must go

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zebec - your imagination never disappoints:sun:

zebec - your imagination never disappoints:sun:

Forum: Europe

Feb 13th, 2024, 05:59 AM

Replies: 152

The Alps are calling, we must go

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love_travel_Aus - good luck with your planning....

love_travel_Aus - good luck with your planning. Enjoy that 25 C.

Karen - you'd be amazed what people wear (and don't wear) on the tops of mountains and hiking trails. I see it all the time, and...

Forum: Europe

Feb 11th, 2024, 10:35 AM

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The Alps are calling, we must go

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nyse - :angel: Ingo - thanks for reading. I...

nyse - :angel:

Ingo - thanks for reading. I need to get busy planning the next trip; not sure where to at this point.

martharap - thank you and good luck with your NZ planning.

Forum: Europe

Feb 11th, 2024, 07:34 AM

Replies: 152

The Alps are calling, we must go

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Dec 27 - Alas, it was time to leave. We...

Dec 27 -

Alas, it was time to leave. We packed up, tidied the apartment, and walked to the Gorianstrasse bus stop one last time, where we took bus #22 to the Hauptbahnhof.

Once there we bought...

Forum: Europe

Feb 11th, 2024, 07:15 AM

Replies: 152

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Dec 26 - We took bus #11 to Josefiau,...

Dec 26 -

We took bus #11 to Josefiau, planning to change to bus #840 - a regional bus to the Jennerbahn in neighboring Germany, knowing we had a 15 minute connection.

Once at Josefiau, we...

Forum: Europe

Feb 11th, 2024, 06:12 AM

Replies: 152

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marg - it was a nice day. Adelaidean -...

marg - it was a nice day.

Adelaidean - February was my least favorite month in Australia, January my second. Funny, they're also my least favorite months here in the Northern Hemisphere, for...

Forum: Europe

Feb 10th, 2024, 08:57 AM

Replies: 152

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Dec 25 - Christmas Day We walked to the two...

Dec 25 - Christmas Day

We walked to the two nearest grocery stores, figuring they’d be closed, despite Google saying otherwise. They were, the neighborhood sleepy on this gloomy Christmas morning....

Forum: Europe

Feb 9th, 2024, 07:11 AM

Replies: 152

The Alps are calling, we must go

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Posted By Melnq8

Dec 24 - Christmas Eve I knew from my...

Dec 24 - Christmas Eve

I knew from my Christmas visit in 2019 that we’d need to plan well to fit in what we were most interested in over the next few days, and that it would take some juggling to...

Forum: Europe

Feb 9th, 2024, 06:23 AM

Replies: 152

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Adelaidean - you're tougher than you think! ...

Adelaidean - you're tougher than you think!

James - I'm working on it.

ms_go - time to go back!

Forum: Europe

Feb 7th, 2024, 11:41 AM

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The Alps are calling, we must go

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Dec 23 - After consulting Google Maps, we...

Dec 23 -

After consulting Google Maps, we walked to the nearby Café Pierre for breakfast; one cappuccino, one latte, two pastries, lovely, €14.20. Unfortunately they’d be closed from tomorrow...

Forum: Europe

Feb 7th, 2024, 08:15 AM

Replies: 152

The Alps are calling, we must go

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Thank you dreamon. I'm trying to post another...

Thank you dreamon. I'm trying to post another installment, but having trouble getting the photos to upload. Will try again later.

Forum: Europe

Feb 6th, 2024, 05:14 AM

Replies: 152

The Alps are calling, we must go

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Thank you zebec!

Thank you zebec!

Forum: Europe

Feb 5th, 2024, 12:24 PM

Replies: 152

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Nice to see you here KarenWoo! Ingo - I like...

Nice to see you here KarenWoo!

Ingo - I like Salzburg, and still haven't been to several of the "must sees", like the brewery you rrecommended a few years back. I've found it a good place to spend...

Forum: Europe

Feb 5th, 2024, 11:36 AM

Replies: 152

The Alps are calling, we must go

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Dec 22 - We woke to atrocious weather; rain...

Dec 22 -

We woke to atrocious weather; rain with wind gusts up to 90 km; we could hear thumps as things blew around outside, and we saw flying debris from our apartment window.

We bid farewell...

Forum: Europe

Feb 5th, 2024, 08:55 AM

Replies: 152

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It certainly does Ingo. It was weirdly...

It certainly does Ingo. It was weirdly fascinating:)

Forum: Europe

Feb 5th, 2024, 07:09 AM

Replies: 152

The Alps are calling, we must go

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Dec 21 – More gloom and snow was expected...

Dec 21 –

More gloom and snow was expected today, yet the skies showed a bit of blue. We walked to the Bad Hofgastein Schlossalmbahn bus terminal and took the 9:45 bus to Bad Gastein Mozartplatz...

Forum: Europe

Feb 4th, 2024, 07:00 AM

Replies: 152

The Alps are calling, we must go

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Dec 20 - As promised, the day was cold and...

Dec 20 -

As promised, the day was cold and gloomy. We walked to the tourist office to ask about a walk Bill had found up to Annencafe, said to be situated on the “sunny side” of the valley above...

Forum: Europe

Feb 4th, 2024, 06:31 AM

Replies: 152

The Alps are calling, we must go

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Adelaiden - I have no doubt every place we...

Adelaiden - I have no doubt every place we visited would make a good base for a summer holiday.

Forum: Europe

Feb 3rd, 2024, 12:19 PM

Replies: 152

The Alps are calling, we must go

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Posted By Melnq8

Thanks tripplanner!

Thanks tripplanner!

Forum: Europe

Feb 3rd, 2024, 08:56 AM

Replies: 152

The Alps are calling, we must go

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Posted By Melnq8

Dec 19 - Today was predicted to be the last...

Dec 19 -

Today was predicted to be the last sunny day for the next 10, so we’d booked online tickets for the Stubnerkogel last night at a reduced rate of €29.50 each.

We’d debated between the...

Forum: Europe

Feb 2nd, 2024, 01:11 PM

Replies: 152

The Alps are calling, we must go

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Posted By Melnq8

Dec 18 - The first full day in a new town...

Dec 18 -

The first full day in a new town tends to be a bit disjointed; today was no different.

We first sought out the tourist office, where we picked the brains of the helpful young woman...

Forum: Europe

Feb 2nd, 2024, 06:49 AM

Replies: 152

The Alps are calling, we must go

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Posted By Melnq8

Dec 17 - Another sunny day was promised,...

Dec 17 -

Another sunny day was promised, but alas, it was time to leave, -9c. We’d both thoroughly enjoyed San Candido and were already talking about a possible return visit.

It was...

Forum: Europe

Feb 2nd, 2024, 05:58 AM

Replies: 152

The Alps are calling, we must go

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Posted By Melnq8

tripplanner - as far as I'm concerned, the the...

tripplanner - as far as I'm concerned, the the only thing worse than high temps is high temps + humidity! Perth has both, although people insisted on comparing it to San Diego, which I could never...

Forum: Europe

Feb 1st, 2024, 05:03 AM

Replies: 152

The Alps are calling, we must go

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Adelaidean - those numbers make me physically...

Adelaidean - those numbers make me physically sick. Don't know how you Aussies cope, especially those without air con, of which I know there are many.

Forum: Europe

Jan 31st, 2024, 03:27 PM

Replies: 152

The Alps are calling, we must go

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Posted By Melnq8

love_travel - you're right about your tolerance -...

love_travel - you're right about your tolerance - 25c isn't cool to me, nor is it oppressive.

Seven summers in Perth almost did me in, not to mention Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Indonesia! I hope to...

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