Background: Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria's status remained unclear for a decade. A State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria's independence, and forbade unification with Germany. A constitutional law that same year declared the country's "perpetual neutrality" as a condition for Soviet military withdrawal. Following the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 and Austria's entry into the European Union in 1995, some Austrians have called into question this neutrality. A prosperous, democratic country, Austria entered the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999.
May 15th 2008Europe » Austria » Styria » Graz Back in my hood, chillin wit my home boyz, I found myself a sweet pad and moved in 3 dayz ago.
My house is great and my room is really nice, I have the best view ever. I got heaps of furniture etc ... [full story]
May 2nd 2008Europe » Austria » Styria » Graz Hi dudes,
We took a train from Vienna the day after Jess' dance audition, to Graz. It was a very beautiful train ride, lasting about 3 hours and went mainly through mountains and valleys. It was a ... [full story]
April 23rd 2008Europe » Austria » Styria » Köflach Well, it's spring now and time for me to go out and explore parts of Austria I've never seen before. One of these places is Riegersburg...one of the coolest castles (Burg) I've seen so far, which lie ... 2 photos[full story]
March 31st 2008Europe » Austria » Styria » Graz Nach dem erfüllten Flugurlaub beschloß ich nach Hause zu fahren. Schlechtes Wetter war angesagt - abe was bedeutet das in Serre ( halt keine 500 km sondern nur 200 km ) und mir reichte es von Fliegen. ... [full story]
March 21st 2008Europe » Austria » Styria Liebe Reisende, liebe Freunde, liebe Interessierte!
Für alle "vom Fernweh geplagten" und "vom Reisefieber infizierten" sowie aufgrund des großen Erfolges unserer bisherigen drei Diashows in Zwari ... 1 photos[full story]
February 11th 2008Europe » Austria » Styria Liebe Reisende & Interessierte!
Aufgrund des großen Erfolges unserer beiden Diashows in Zwaring (180 Zuseher) und Hausmannstätten (325 Zuseher)
Diashow für 3 Sinne
Freitag, 14. März 2008, 19: ... 1 photos[full story]
February 10th 2008Europe » Austria » Styria » Graz Tag der Abreise! Ich bin schon gespannt wie der Flug wird. Von Sandra, die sich seit gestern in Sydney befindet hab ich bereits ein SMS bekommen.
Irgendwie werde ich die 27 Stunden schon überstehe ... [full story]
January 29th 2008Europe » Austria » Styria So, das wird mein erster und letzter Blogeintrag in Österreich sein. Ich dachte mir, da meine Abschiedsfeier eine sehr schöne Erinnerung für mich war, hat sie einen hohen Stellenwert verdient und ist ... 10 photos[full story]
January 26th 2008Europe » Austria » Styria » Graz We drove about 4 hours from Salzburg to Graz and stayed for three days. Such a beautiful city! Cold though! ... 57 photos[full story]
January 22nd 2008Europe » Austria » Styria » Graz When we did our arrival training all the way back in October, we were asked to find a symbol for how we thought about our EVS experience - our hopes, our fears, our expectations, whatever we wanted. F ... [full story]
Map of Austria
Austria's Flag
