When you visit Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, you will notice a ceiling fresco by the Italian painter Gregorio Guglielmi in the Great Gallery, entitled The Welfare of the Monarchy. In its center, there is...

The Zell am See-Kaprun region is visited mainly for skiing in winter and for hiking in summer. However, there are also other activities on offer to diversify your stay in this beautiful corner of...

Kitzsteinhorn, an alpine mountain in the Hohe Tauern (state of Salzburg), is known mainly to skiers. Its characteristic silhouette has also become part of the logo of this region. However, it is not only...

Bad Mühllacken is located near Feldkirchen an der Donau in Upper Austria (only 21 km from Linz). I came here between two waves of the pandemic. Due to anti-pandemic measures, we did not have...

His name is Rathausmann - City Hall Man. Well, how else should he be called standing on the tallest tower of Vienna City Hall? He looks small from the ground, but Viennese sometimes let...

I have been tempted to taste some nettle dish for a long time. Perhaps that is why I was very interested in this recipe in the book Cooking through the Power of Nature by...

Nikolaihof is located near the historic town of Mautern in Lower Austria. I must admit that the reason for my visit to this family winery was not wine, but a cookbook. Though not any...

People go to Kyrgyzstan mainly because of the amazing nature. We had been on the road for a few days now, but apart from the capital Bishkek, we had not been to any other...

Anyone who visits Kyrgyzstan should definitely try a horseback riding trip. After all, the horse - "at" in Kyrgyz - is a part of the family for the locals. The little boys control the...

Looking at the title image, some of you may have thought that I may have made a mistake and used a photo from Iran or Uzbekistan. But it is not so. The photo truly...