Been on a few of those growing up. Never that fast.
Go Pro-style footage from a single-pipe alpine coaster in Mieders, Austria. You reach the summit via a cable car and then sit on a small car with a brake lever and off you go. Having ridden it once using a little braking, I decided to try it a second time without using the brakes.
Here is the off-ride footage.
How about one of those for the Olympic Peninsula? Low-impact, cheap to build, lots of fun and great attraction?
from my childhood vacations then the gift shops. Or will I be disappointed when I finally get back to the Alps?
Focus, the German news magazine has a great slide show of speculator sightseeing attractions around the Alps in Europe. I’ve linked to some before. I am really fascinated with them and think something like that would be terrific for our city.
Alas, there is no vision in this town in regards to tourism, so don’t expect anything… ever.
South Tyrol, Drei Zinnen, in the early mornings. Beautiful clip.
A list of Christmas markets from all over Europe. Great list, in case you’re visiting.
But Stuttgart is missing.
The Triple Crown is loosely defined as the summiting of Vancouver’s Seymour, Grouse and Cypress mountains in one effort. There’s no rule regarding in what order the climbs must be done, only that they have to be completed in one day.
The Waldseemüller map is a printed wall map of the world by German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller, originally published in April 1507. It is known as the first map to use the name “America”.
Watch the trailer for the European Outdoor Film Tour. HD looks brilliant on the edge of reason!
Travel and Leisure picks the 12 best beer garden’s around the world.
To be fair, they can’t just pick twelve different ones in Munich but have to go global. Although missing Englischer Garten and Augustiner Keller is a gross oversight.
I reported previously on Oink, Kevin Rose’s first iOS app. I downloaded it last night and took it for a spin. Love the interface and color scheme… can’t wait to take it around town and not just check into places, but rate what’s in it.
But please DON’T make a hotel reservation until we have fully explored other options. If there is anyone who wants to offer a spare couch, I would much rather stay there than in a hotel (provided I have a door I can close, in order to have some privacy). Staying with someone is more fun for me than a hotel, and it would also save you money.
Where does he find this stuff??
Modern design and comfort go hand-in-hand in youth hostels in Germany. In National Park youth hostels that is. Imagine that!
By far my favorite exhibition the International Book Fair in Frankfurt kicks off tomorrow and runs through the weekend. Wish I could go.
Mountain Biker got taken out by a Red Hartebees at a mountain bike race at Albert Falls Dam.
Boom!