http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Austria , Styria en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:07:39 BST Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:07:39 BST Well It has been a while since we last blogged We have been travelling between Graz and Salzburg a lot this last month organising visas houses Austrian insurance German translations applying for grants and undertaking a 2 week German course. Im very happy to tell you all that I now have a visa a house in Salzburg appropriate documents to live in Austria and my German is slightly better http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/Graz/blog-302196.html Hallo zu jedem von sterreich I have now been here almost for 24 hours. I have already managed to figure out the Strassenbahn on my own it helps that they are the same everywhere eat Schokalade Eis make tons of friends and speak a lot of GermanI forgot how much I loved the language and the people.My journey to Graz lasted about 32 hours which is the longest I have ever gone without sleep http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/Graz/blog-296064.html Howdy folks heres a few things we have been up to lately. The Euro Masters soccer tournament was held mainly in Austria this year so we got into the football fever as did most of the country. Unfortunately there were no games held in Graz but we got to watch the games at FanZones in the city centre and at pubs etc. But Austria didn't win any of their 3 matches and drew 1 game against Poland so http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/Graz/blog-290063.html The sudden end of a long journeyAfter more wonderful things in New York Shopping Cocktails Helicopter ride Sunset cruise and some culture little italy chinatown gugggenheim museum Museum of Modern Art we finally took the flight back to europe. After another changed flight due to delay of the oversea flight we landed happily in Munich where my parents cheerfully greeted us with an http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/Graz/blog-283187.html We got our silver thin coins from a lady who smelt like cats and went up to the laundry. There was no where for these precious coins to fit at all no matter how hard we rammed them into random 220V sockets so we chucked our stuff into the machines and hit the start button and it started so we were happy with that and kept our coins to give to the many beggers about town. We were super impressed b http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/Graz/blog-279095.html All we want to do is our stupid washing and we cant. We have been back in Graz for 2 weeks used up every single item of clothing we own and cannot get the key to the laundry from the neighbour in the next building to finally do our washing.We have to go to the next building give them 30cents we get a special coin and a key then go to our top floor and use the washing machines up there.So we t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/Graz/blog-278929.html 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 from the people who own it so I got lucky big time My lease is awesome and my rent is cheap for Austria. Registered with the town today and joined an Austrian bank which as a student involves no fee's http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/Graz/blog-276580.html Hi dudesWe 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 sunny day but the mountains in the distance had snow covering their peaks. The countryside was how you would imagine old Austria to be pity Graz isnt.Our first impressions of Graz was that it was Austria http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/Graz/blog-272122.html 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 lies on the Styrian border of Burgenland which used to be the border to the former Ottoman Empire. German makes the difference between castle Schloss and castle used for defense Burg for example http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/Riegersburg/blog-269164.html So zurzeit bin ich noch dabei die Reise zu fixieren Ich warte ebenso gespannt auf die elektronischen Tickets Hier mal eine aktuelle Zusammenfassung der ReiseAm 11.Juli wird einmal von Mnchen aus mit Qatar Airways Richtung Doha geflogen. Sind am berlegen ob wir ein paar Tage in Mnchen bleiben und uns die Stadt gnnen werden Von Doha dann direkt nach Manila wo wir am 12.Juli ankommen und http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/Graz/blog-268602.html Donnerstag ist Anreisetag. Das Wetter in Serres ist noch nicht vielversprechend. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/Graz/blog-264821.html Nach dem erfllten Flugurlaub beschlo 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.Ich bin ber die Gorge de Verdon gleich nach Tobelbad gefahren. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/Graz/blog-261546.html Liebe Reisende liebe Freunde liebe Interessierte Fr alle vom Fernweh geplagten und vom Reisefieber infizierten sowie aufgrund des groen Erfolges unserer bisherigen drei Diashows in Zwaring 180 Zuseher Hausmannsttten 325 Zuseher und Preding 80 Zuseher gibt es nun einen weiteren Termin unserer Diashow fr 3 Sinne In 351 Tagen um die Welt wozu wir Euch herzlich einladen mchtenD http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/blog-258238.html Dei Wetterprognose ist nicht allzu berzeugend den 1000er LOWG LFTM anzusagen. Zumindest das Flugzeug ist bereit und die Technik funktioniert http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/Graz/blog-257268.html To Australia and 'round the world in 46 Days and 12 StopsThat's it We will travel for 6 weeks towards Australia Also because we will go as far as the other side of the world why not come back from a different way on the way back So it will also be a Round the World Trip and we will do 12 stop along the way We hope you will come to check this blog often to see our whereabouts Nach Australi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/Graz/blog-256817.html Liebe Reisende Interessierte Aufgrund des groen Erfolges unserer beiden Diashows in Zwaring 180 Zuseher und Hausmannsttten 325 Zuseher gibt es nun einen weiteren TerminIn 351 Tagen um die WeltDiashow fr 3 SinneFreitag 14. Mrz 2008 1930 UhrMehrzwecksaal der HS PredingAlles LiebeMarlies und RolandPS Auch der Siegeszug des Caipirinhas in unserer Heimat wird in Preding fortgesetzt http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/blog-245084.html 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 berstehen immerhin fliege ich ja nicht allein sondern mit Tanja. Zur Zeit berwiegt die Freude obwohl der Abschied sichtlich auch schwer fllt. Aber im Grunde genommen kann ich es sowieso nicht glauben dass i http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/Graz/blog-244725.html 3 Tage noch dann gehts los Ich kann es eigentlich gar nicht glauben. Ich hab mich ein Jahr drauf gefreut und jetzt wo der Tag X vor der Tr steht hege ich gemischte Gefhle. Die Freude ist ein wenig durch das Verlassen aller meiner Lieben getrbt. Aber ich hab mich dafr entschieden und da muss ich wohl und bel jetzt durch. Mal schauen was mich alles erwartet. Immerhin sollte ich endlich mal http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/Graz/blog-244074.html Hier also der erste Eintrag in mein Reisetagebuch obwohl ich noch zu Hause bin...In 6 Tagen gehts los ich kanns noch gar nicht glauben Die Freude ist gro obwohl es mir schwer fllt alle Freunde und Bekannte zu Hause zu lassen. Aber ich hoffe mal dass ich trotzdem eine tolle Zeit erleben werdeAlso dann warte gespannt auf den AbflugSue http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/Graz/blog-242780.html So das wird mein erster und letzter Blogeintrag in sterreich sein. Ich dachte mir da meine Abschiedsfeier eine sehr schne Erinnerung fr mich war hat sie einen hohen Stellenwert verdient und ist hiermit offiziell Teil meiner USAReise Vielen vielen Dank fr euere lieben Geschenke Und danke fr das ABSOLUT GENIALE GRUPPENFOTO Wird auf A4 ausgedruckt mitgenommen und aufgehngt.Ich werde e http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/blog-240823.html We drove about 4 hours from Salzburg to Graz and stayed for three days. Such a beautiful city Cold though http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/Graz/blog-239678.html 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. For some reason the symbol I chose came to my mind without me even having to think about it and I knew it was exactly right for how I felt.I chose a spider thinking about how a spider works so hard t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/Graz/blog-238446.html Just to make up for my total lack of photos yesterday I'm going to see in the year by showing you how I saw in the new year which was pretty darn awesomelyI joined Tanya and her cousins for raclett yesterday evening which is kind of like fondu with grilled things before heading to a party at Tanya's cousin's boyfriend's parents' house S for a football club which I'm assuming Mikhael plays http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/Graz/blog-232027.html Well I'm back in Graz after a nice week back at home. A pretty quiet week to be honest I only managed to get out to see Chris for lunch and absolutely no pubbage I'd say next time but that probably won't be for another six months. Although Mum and Dad have booked us a holiday to Center Parcs in Easter which I'm a bit miffed about to be honest. They've booked six beds so that Naomi can brin http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/Graz/blog-231697.html Ok I have probably now lost my entire readership by disobeying blog rule number one Update regularly So I hope you haven't all abandoned me A lot of small interesting things have happened to me recently rather than one or two big wow type things. So I'm chiefly going to just let the photos explain what I've been up to for the past month. It has been an incredibly busy month for various reas http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/Graz/blog-228887.html So it has now been over a month since I finished my training in Vienna and it hasn't got a great deal easier. The best time that I've had in the last month was two weekends ago when I went to Melk a little town in the middle of nowhere for a meeting of volunteers and exvolunteers and got to meet up with some people I already knew and many who I'd never met before. All were lovely and it lef http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/Graz/blog-219943.html Schneechaos unglaubliche 30 cm Schnee fielen innerhalb von 2 Naechten Daddy am Schneeschaufeln o http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/Graz/blog-219653.html I won't say it was a 100 easy start On the 1st of October 2007 I arrived in Graz and was thankfully met by my mentor an absolutely amazing lady called Ines. She took me to my new home a student home called Green Box where I found out that I am living in a flat with four boys. And it was really really dirty. Like really.But I am a trooper and I settled down to clean my room that hadn't been http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/Graz/blog-218450.html Liebe treue Leserinnen und Leser unseres TravelblogsZuerst mchten wir uns einmal bei Euch fr die Treue beim Lesen unseres Blogs und die vielen tollen Kommentare und Nachrichten bedanken. Bald ist es soweit und wir knnen auch unsere Reiseeindrcke mit Euch teilen Daher mchten wir Euch alle herzlich zu unserer Diashow fr alle Sinne In 351 Tagen um die Welt einladen siehe Foto.Es gibt de http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/Graz/blog-211709.html Austria is a paradise for those who love to ski or snowboard love to hike mountainbike rock climb and for those who like to delve into other various outside sports and activities. Austria is also the 5th most healthiest country in the world which in knowing this made the spent there more enjoyable. Joshua and I were fortunate enough to stay at a pension Hofbauer in Rohrmoos which is the vill http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Styria/blog-210182.html