This Austrian woman has visited 80 countries and tackled 6,000-metre peaks - and it all started with her pet dog. “I was a prisoner in my own mind until the day I met Teodor,” says Inga Ecker. Twelve ...

In the Austrian state of Tyrol, you probably won’t find too many tourists twirling on a hill humming the famous tune from The Sound of Music, but the views are every bit as spectacular as they were in ...

In days gone by, Europe’s high Alpine meadows were the summer destination of shepherds and cowherds, who brought their sheep and cattle up the valleys for herb-rich grasses. These seasonal visitors ...

Amid the Hohe Tauern mountains, this growing creative hub offers design-forward hotels, Art Nouveau architecture, and intimate art fairs. As I drove in to Bad Gastein, I could see the place laid out ...

"It was basically rock climbing with no ropes," wrote the actress and Honest Company founder Jessica Alba/Instagram Jessica Alba’s hiking excursion took an adventurous turn. On Wednesday, Aug. 14, the ...

“I was a prisoner in my own mind until the day I met Teodor,” says Inga Ecker. Twelve years ago, the 32-year-old from Carinthia in Austria picked up a tiny chihuahua at Vienna train station. Little ...

MAYRHOFEN, Austria - I'm standing 7,500 feet up an Austrian mountainside, attempting to imitate an Alpine aria as performed by the love child of Mariah Carey and a demented Siamese cat in heat. The ...