Area 47 Area 47 is a fantastic extreme sports adventure park in the Austrian Tirol. It offers everything from a high ropes course to white water rafting to blobbing to motocross and many more adventurous activities. I spent a day there with my 11 year-old son this summer and we both really enjoyed ourselves. My […]
Ötzi Dorf Stone Age village, Austria
Ötzi Dorf is a recreation of a neolithic village in the unspoilt Ötztal valley in the Austrian Tirol. The open-air museum was inspired by the discovery of the body of a prehistoric man frozen in the mountains on the Italian-Austrian border in 1991. A couple of hikers found Ötzi (as he was named, after the […]
Aqua Dome, Ötztal valley, Austria
As I float on my back in the warm, salty water I enjoy the feeling of weightlessness. The rugged green mountains and the blue summer sky above fill my vision. And then I realise that I can hear music even though my ears are underwater. I don’t know how but the sound isn’t distorted. I […]
Area 47 in the Austrian Tirol
My son sits in the August sun on the wooden decking. He’s completely still and seems mesmerised by what we’re watching. We’re at the edge of a turquoise lake in a beautiful place called Area 47 in the Ötztal valley in the Austrian Tirol. We’re staying higher up the valley at the village of Obergurgl […]
Win a ski holiday to Austria
I can see why the Austrian Tirol is known as a great ski destination for families. It’s a beautiful, safe area with plenty to do and see and has an excellent infrastructure. The architecture is chocolate box pretty and the cuisine is easy for children to enjoy. It’s simple to get to either by flying […]
Family trip to Austria
I love walking, but my youngest most definitely does not. We live in a beautiful, rural area with National Trust woods and farmland just behind our house but he’s not keen on going for a walk, even with our lovely dog. So when the two of us were invited to spend a few days in […]
