Austria

No Way Festival , Ibk, Austria, The first non-yodelling festival to grace this alpine region of Tirol. Ever, well possibly? The Festival its self is claimed to be the first of its kind by the group of energetic young promoters. Enthused by a love of art, music and skating, the team over at No Way Pulled together an impressive mix of extreme sports, music and art all under one roof. 5 rooms consisting of Two stages, Two art galleries and one stair set ramp. (For the skaters) oh and a sunny...Read Full Story

Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – who was himself the son of Salzburg’s royal chamber musician is today a center of Mozartiana and a pilgrimage site for those most passionate about the composer’s work. Among the city’s attractions are two Mozart Museums. The first is the composer’s birthplace, which is still home to his instruments as well as numerous theater dioramas for the composer’s operas. Tanzmeisterhaus, the Mozart family residence, can be found on the Maratplatz...Read Full Story

I always felt torn listening to the German national anthem. The twelve years that it functioned as the anthem of the Third Reich contaminated it for me, despite my appreciation of it as a great piece of music. I was therefore elated to discover on You Tube a video of the Kaiserlied . I was very puzzled that it was the same melody as Deutschland Uber Alles. Now I have found out that it was composed by Franz Josef Haydn, who interestingly enough spoke Croatian. The original song has words that...Read Full Story

The snow blanked the mountainside and I had just finished a very simple lunch at the mid-station and rode the ski lift to the top of the trail which had been used for one of the women’s downhill events in the 1976 Winter Olympics; I’m sure that the run had been modified over the years for intermediate skiers because it was not difficult…I’d skied it all morning.  Well, to make this part of the story brief, I caught an edge and found my self down on the snow and unable to get up.  After an...Read Full Story

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