View from Mountain in Flachau

I haven’t posted in a while and have been meaning to get back to it.  I recently returned from a ski trip in and around Flachau, Austria, and it was terrific.  If you’re considering a ski trip in Europe, Flachau should be at the top of your list!  I stayed in a very nice “apartment” I found on this Flachau hotels site (where you can find plenty more info on Skiing in Flachau if you speak/read German), and the entire one week trip cost less than a couple of days in most popular US ski areas.  With a single lift ticket you have access to huge area.  I’d highly recommend it.

On the subject of vacation and skiing, I’ve just started an “active travel” section that I’ll try to post to more often.  Enjoy the rest of winter!

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is considered to be one of the best in the world, if not the best, and getting tickets to a performance can be both difficult and expensive.  But each year the Vienna Philharmonic gives a free concert at Schoenbrunn, the imperial summer palace.  So if you’ve been unable to get a ticket, consider visiting Vienna when this terrific, free concert is held.