Hotel Schlosshof Ischgl

... s LOADS of snow but conditions were awful with high winds and loads and loads of snow. The girls finished around 11ish (except Sophie who finished around 1) and me and Laurie finished around 2 after getting rather lost and coming home through the trees, putting a massive gash in the bottom of my board in the process (not too much of a problem, needs a service anyway!).

got an avalanche talk later today which should be fun.

that's all for now, hope everything ...

... basing this review on is 2000m above sea level with spectacular 360 degree panoramic views.

3. Petrol (Per Litre)

Perth: $1.20

St Anton: €1.15
= $1.85

Petrol is very expensive in Europe and Austria in no exception. Fortunately, we do not have a car and we do not need to buy petrol. We use the free bus service that provides transport throughout St Anton and its surrounding towns. Still, Perth is the far cheaper for petrol than ...

Das Abreisedatum rückt näher - noch 7 Wochen und dann geht es los.
Einmal um die Welt - oft darüber gesprochen, viel davon geträumt - bald wird es Realität.

Die Reisevorbereitungen werden intensiver, langsam macht man sich Gedanken, was man alles einpacken wird - nur nicht zu viel! Mal sehen ob das mit dem Vorsatz klappt :)
Vandans, Vorarlberg, Austria auszeit2010

It's been a few days since the last update as I have been waiting for something interesting to happen. Since you are taking the time to ready what I have to say, I don't want to waste it detailing the usual self-glorified garbage that a lot of 'travel-bloggers' indulge in... ''Today we went to the supermarket then caught the metro to the park and listened to the birds sing. The weather was warm so I took off my shirt'. This is not ...

... in some skiing *nd snowbo*rding. It *ctu*lly feels like we've been here for longer th*n * few d*ys now th*t we h*ve our be*rings *nd *re f*mili*r with the town *nd some of its intric*cies. I've posted some photos showing l*st nights shen*****ns, the St Anton town *re* *nd Innsbruck City to give you *n ide* of the spect*cul*r views *nd scen*ry *nd there will be more to follow soon.

... felt confident that we would be comfortable in our $450/week studio rental. Having now arrived, unpacked and slept the first night it would be true to say that expectations have well and truly been exceeded - this place is awesome. I won't go into too much detail, but the facilities include a huge bathroom (including double-sized shower, bathtub, 2 basins and toilet), Cable TV, High-speed cable broadband internet, full kitchen ...

... Trey and I returned to the top again intent on blasting down the mountain at top speed. We both made it down without using the brakes at all in 5 minutes and some-odd seconds. We both had a blast. Trey video recorded his first descent and he intends on publishing on youtube when we return home.

... home. So a month into my stay and I can seriously say I don't want to leave. The view from every angle is stunning and I could seriously spend a few years here taking photos. Of course though there is the disappointing fact that I chose to come to Austria in one of the hottest winters seen in Europe. There has still been plenty of snow to ride but it would have been nice to have dug my way out the front door a few times. I can now also officially say I have enjoyed a ...

... Enne reisi ei suutnud otsustada, kas valida juba ära õpitud suuskadega sõitmine või lumelauatamise õppimine. Kohapeal aga otsustasin, et tahan pigem nautida kui piina tunda ja läksin kergema vastupanu teed ning ei kahetse. Lõpuks oli päris kindel tunne ja viimasel päeval peaaegu ei kukkunudki enam. Lõpuks polnud ka must rada eriti extreme nagu brošüürides hoiatati...

Lumelaudurite peale polnud just palju mõeldud ega nende jaoks vaeva nähtud. Lumepark oli ...

... Hotel Europe, we stopped for some ice cream. I see why Europeans like their ice cream so much. It is really rich, smooth and delicious.

Once we were back in the room, we started to get ready for dinner. We were heading up the Jakobshorn Mountain for dinner, via cable car (two of them, actually) to the top. I can’t wait to see the view from the top at night. The view from the cable car was incredible...you could see the entire valley. However, the restaurant was ...