In another life (in my twenties) I was a floral designer. Today I still miss working in a flower shop among the beautiful natural items that designers get to work with everyday. So for the holiday season I enjoy decorating…
Up the Hochälpele once again two days later, but this time shared it with family. Super!
A quiet walk along the Bodensee reflecting on past Thanksgiving family gatherings back in the States. In Austria we are again in lockdown so there will be no shared Thanksgiving feast this year. Hopefully next year…
A fantastic sunny cross country day on the Tschengla. The Tschengla is situated on a high plateau above Bürserberg at 1250m with amazing views of the Brandnertal valley below. The high plain even overlooks a Neolithic stone circle that looks…
Bright and early morning cross country skiing on the Argenbach Au in the Bregenzerwald. The Argen will soon be running high and fast with the warmer weather coming. The bees are already back! Not many more days until the snow…
The snow from the previous night made for some icy roads up to the Hochhäderich in the Bregenzerwald. The Alpenarena had only prepared some trails so Franz made his own tracks across the pristine snowscape of the high moors.
Brrr… A chilly 10° C cross country ski afternoon in the Bregenzerwald at Sibratsgfäll. The trails were icy and fast today. This past winter many of the slopes and trails for skiing in Vorarlberg were open only to residents due…
A bit of holiday decor to brighten the December gray. Melding our two cultures together is expressed in our own “NavAustrian” style using natural materials collected from our travels, from our garden, and the local mountains
Vertical white mountain peaks glistened in the winter sun in the cloudless blue skies.The Arlberg Mountain beckoned us back again for a spring skiing extravaganza! There was tons of snow to be found and the perfect weather guaranteed another fantastic…