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Lake Ossiach, Carinthia – Always Good  & Enough to do. - Ossiacher See, Kärnten – Altijd Fijn  & Genoeg te doen. Setting sun at Lake Ossiach Lake Ossiach/Ossiacher See is one of the many lakes Carinthia is famous for, only Lake Wörth/Wörthersee and Lake Millstatt/Millstäter See are bigger.  I myself find it more beautiful than the other two, it’s quieter, less boats and more accessible. The lake has a summer temperature of around 28 degrees and therefor popular for water-sport activities. The Tiebel River is the biggest provider of water to the lake. It lies at the southern foot of the Nock Mountains which are part of the Gurktaler Alps. The lake has 5 major cities which all are depending on tourism: Annaheim, Sattendorf, Bodensdorf, Steindorf and Ossiach. The first four lie on the northern shore and Ossiach on the southern shore of the lake.  Along the lake you’ll find hotels, apartments and campgrounds Ossiach is the hometown of the Ossiach Abbey from which...

Het Hirzer Gebied bij Saltaus is Simpelweg Fantastisch om te Wandelen Klammeben op 1.980m Enkele details over de Hirzer. De Hirzer / Punta Cervina is met zijn hoogte van 2781m de hoogste berg van de Sarntaler Alpen in Zuid-Tirol (Italië). De Hirzer ligt ongeveer in het midden van de westelijke bergkam van de Sarntaler Alpen, die het Passeierdal in het westen en Sarntal in het oosten van elkaar scheidt. Vanaf de hoofdtop lopen vier richels in verschillende richtingen. Administratief gezien, behoort de Hirzer tot de Zuid-Tiroolse gemeenschappen Schenna en Sarntal. Een dag in het Hirzer-gebied. In de Passeierdal, niet ver van Meran / Merano, ligt het dorp Saltaus. Vanaf hier brengt de  Hirzer-gondel  je in twee etappes naar Klammeben op 1.980m. Voor mij is wandelen in het gebied Hirzer / Punta Cervina een echt hoogtepunt. Een wandeling met uitzicht Vorig jaar was ik hier in de herfst (oktober) en maakte een prachtige wandeling met veel herfstkleuren, de lariksen die hier overvloe...

Excursion with children to the Taseralm, Scena, South Tyrol - Uitstapje met Kinderen naar de Taseralm, Schenna, Zuid-Tirol Mountain Station Taser My title is called an excursion with children as it’s the perfect place for families but also without kids it’s a great hiking area too.  Here you’ll find short and long hikes, easy to difficult A gondola brings you in a few minutes from the valley station in Schenna/Scena to the Taseralm at 1,450m in the middle of the nature paradise of Schennaberg. The valley station has good parking and is also easily accessible by bus. Directly at the mountain station is the  Restaurant/Hotel Taser . From here you can enjoy a magnificent mountain landscape, high above the spa town of Meran. There is also a spacious playground, a mountain zoo and the panoramic high ropes course. Taser Mountain Chapel A short walk from the restaurant, you’ll find a beautiful mountain chapel. Every year, on the last Sunday ...

Hans-Frieden-Weg & Unterstell - Pichhof: Both part of the 100km long Meraner Höhenweg - Hans-Frieden-Weg & Unterstell – Pichhof: Beide onderdeel van de 100km lange Meraner Höhenweg Naturpark Texelgruppe During my European trip I hiked 2 parts of the  Meraner Höhenweg  (More details below). Information on the Meraner Höhenweg The Meraner Höhenweg is one of the most beautiful hiking loops in the Alpine region. The road marked No. 24 was created by AVS (Alpenverein Südtirol) mountain guides and opened in 1985. In five to eight day stages, experienced and tread-resistant mountain hikers walk nearly 100 kilometers past the Texelgroup Nature Park, accompanied by views of the mountain landscape of the Merano / Meran country, the Vinschgau and on clear days views of the Dolomites and the Ortler Massif. The numerous entrances and exits of the Meraner Höhenweg make it possible to start the walk at different places or to descend to the valley. The access po...

The Mountains are Calling & I Must Go.  John Muir protector of Nature in the Sierra Nevada, California - John Muir Beschermer van de Natuur in the Sierra Nevada, Californië John Muir, Protector of the Sierra Nevada / Photo Wikipedia Tomorrow 21 April 1838,  180 years ago, a man with a heart for nature was born and due to this special man we are able to visit  Yosemite National Park  &  Sequoia National Park . Those who have been to California have heard the name of this special man, maybe because you have visited John Muir Wilderness or Muir Woods National Monument. Being only a part of the full quote: “The mountains are calling & I must go & I will work on while I can, studying incessantly”, many know John Muir for the expression: “The Mountains are Calling & I Must go” Many, from all over the world, have used this quote to expresses their love for wilderness . Yosemite Valley seen from Tunnel View...

The Netherlands, A Tiny Country Rich in Castles - Nederland, Een Kikkerlandje Rijk aan Kastelen The Netherlands is a small country, has many inhabitants and we do often speak before we think, but what the Netherlands also has is a lot of history and many castles. And yesterday I was able to get acquainted with one of those castles during my bike ride. One of the most beautiful castles in the Netherlands:  Het Muiderslot The castle was built at the entrance of the river Vecht in the Zuiderzee, where nowadays the IJmeer lies. Immediately at the castle lies Muiden with its harbor. Little is known about the very beginning of the castle and it is suspected that the spot where this large square water castle was built, has been a toll booth where tolls were levied on ships that made use of the waterway that connects Amsterdam to the east of the Netherlands. . The history of Castle Muiderslot goes back to the end of the 13th century. The castle is a...

Hit The Road Jack!!! De Grote Dolomieten Weg. Andiamo!!! Voor ik weer naar mijn geliefde Dolomieten afreis, wilde ik jullie aandacht vragen of attent maken op een van de mooiste routes in deze omgeving.  Hij heet dan ook toepasselijk “The Grande Strada delle Dolomiti” of op zijn Nederlands De Grote Dolomieten Weg. De weg was de eerste vakantieroute voor de ontwikkeling van de Dolomieten, die werd geopend op 13 september 1909. Hij heeft een lengte van zo’n 110 km, hij loop van west (Cardano/Kardaun) naar oost (Cortina d'Ampezzo). Daarmee doorkruist hij drie provincies in Italië, namelijk Bolzano, Trento en Belluno.  The Route: The Grande Strada della Dolomiti. Stukje Historie. De gedachte achter de aanleg van de weg, was om bergliefhebbers makkelijker toegang te geven tot de Dolomieten. Twee initiatiefnemers uit Merano en Bolzano wilde de weg in 1898 ter ere van het 50ste jubileum van Keizer Franz Joseph openen met de naam Kaiserstraße maar dit p...