Category: Travel Musings
To Airbnb or not to Airbnb
Let’s talk about dwellings. Specifically, dwellings for travelers. Today there are many options for the traveler when seeking a lodging place, from standard hotels to hostels to house swaps. The mor... Read More
Grand Cathedral of Innsbruck
As an architect, I constantly walk around with my eyes up gazing in wonder and embracing as many details as I can from the buildings around us. I try to discern where renovation or remodel work has ha... Read More
360 Degrees of Painted History (Video)
(Bergisel, Austria) The same day we visited the ski jump (see Olympic Training at the Bergisel Ski Jump) we also stopped in at the Tirol Panorama Museum. This museum is located on the Bergisel hill a... Read More
Olympic Training at the Bergisel Ski Jump (Video)
(Innsbruck, Austria) For a relatively small city, Innsbruck has an incredibly large number of things to see, especially historic buildings, museums, and other exhibits. We waited to visit this place u... Read More
Towers and Palaces in Tiny Innsbruck
April 7, 2017 (continued) (Just catching up on some posts I’ve been meaning to publish. I appreciate your patience.) When I learned that a friend was coming to visit, Grant and I listed all the thin... Read More
Road Trip Part 1: A Rainy Day in Classical Salzburg (Video)
April 27, 2017 On Easter weekend, Grant and I had plans to take a road trip up to Prague with a friend. Our plans fell through, and in some ways it was fortunate as we later found out that Prague had ... Read More
Tirol Snowboarding Series: Stubaier Gletscher (Video)
April 1, 2017 (Tirol, Austria) As the Spring crept up on us, we had one more opportunity to go snowboarding. The last time we had gone, which was to a mountain called Axamer Lizum, the snow was alread... Read More
Rocking Out in an Igloo
April 7, 2017 (Innsbruck, Austria) Just before Easter, I had a friend visiting from Germany, we’ll call her J, and while she was here we decided to play tourist and take her along to the things we w... Read More