Upper Austria

Best travel reports from Upper Austria

Rest day in Linz

Route: 0 kilometers, cumulative: 1,344 kilometers | Elevation: 0, cumulative elevation: 5,539 meters, distance from home: 483 kilometers (as the crow flies) Sometimes a rest day...

Europe 2.0 Summer 2024

Almost two years have passed since we turned our backs on Steyr and, eventually, Austria and the EU, to ride our bikes into the world in June 2022. The plan was to push further...

16 to Linz

Route: 61 kilometers, cumulative: 1,344 kilometers | Elevation gain: 140 m, total elevation gain: 5,539 m, distance from home: 483 kilometers (as the crow flies) Today was a...

15 to Grein

Route: 85 kilometers, cumulative: 1,283 kilometers | Elevation gain: 830 meters, cumulative elevation gain: 5,399 meters, distance from home: 522 kilometers (as the crow flies) I...

Day 23 to 27 Attersee and heading towards the Danube along the Traun

To and at the Attersee: Unfortunately, we could not extend our stay at Pension Jörgner and sadly packed our things. We went to Maria's Biotreff, where we bought a delicious...

Day 9 to Day 22 First border crossing and relaxation at Lake Mondsee

After a few relaxing days in Ingolstadt with a school friend of mine and her lovely sweet little family 👪, I continued with my sweetheart. She came to Ingolstadt later than...

Zwettl an der Rodl

On Wednesday morning (June 21, 2017), I get up around half past six and take a short walk with Rango, who then focuses on his breakfast. He gets dog sausage and a lamb bone. I...

The first hike of 2026...

...has completely fallen into the water. Our now traditional May short vacation has been completely sacrificed to the Ice Saints. The planned hike from AustriaCamp Mondsee to...

Day 3 From Wolfgangsee to Hallstatt to Bad Aussee

After a cool and peaceful night in the parking lot of the golf club, we start towards Hallstatt after a coffee. We were already there last year at a motorhome parking lot...

Operation Gummiboot - our first day on the Danube

After patching 4 holes the night before, we go to the port master on Tuesday (27th June 2017) morning. There I am allowed to use a compressor to inflate the rubber boat. I find...

Von Linz entlang der Donau stromabwärts

On Saturday, June 24th, 2017, we will continue. Around noon, we will start downstream from the campsite at Plechinger See, following the Danube. The first 2km will be along a...

Bye Česká Republika - Hello Austria

On Monday morning, June 19, 2017, we set off towards Mühlviertel and thus to Austria. We leave Višší Brod on the picturesque Abtweg 1 along the Menčí Vltavice. Despite very...

Redtenbacher April 2023 4th Day - Gowilalm

At 10:30 am, I set off for the Gowilalm hut. It took 50 minutes to reach the starting point, which was not described in detail, so I estimated it. However, the paths seemed...

Day 2 from Altötting to Salzkammergut

08/12/22 Camper Birthday….. happy B-day Jürgen!!!! Happy Birthday For breakfast we have the first camper coffee, cake and champagne for later🤣 Today we are driving...

Weekend in the Salzkammergut on Lake Attersee

A short trip for hiking, swimming, eating, and sightseeing the city.

Sniffing a bit of Salzkammergut

Beautiful old town of Krems and beautiful promenade at Traunsee

Walking tour of Linz

On Thursday morning (June 22, 2017), the campsite wakes up early and also gets me out of bed. After a walk around the lake with Rango and a hearty breakfast, we head towards the...

Mexico City & Back Home (24th + 25th March 2022)

Last Impressions and Hello Friends, Family, and Schnitzel...

Friday the 13th.

Day 2 of our journey is coming to an end as we relax by the Almsee in the evening. Surrounded by mountains, the sun sets a little earlier here, so I have already lit a few...

An incredible surprise party!!! A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE!!

28.7. From Gmunden, it was only uphill! (As always on our journey... a huge climb at the end ;-) ) When we saw the signs that were specially set up for us, the excitement rose...

13.09.-16.09.2017 A short visit to Austria

After crossing the border that was right behind Lipno, we went to Austria and you could feel that you were entering a different country. Suddenly, the nature looked tidy, the...

Au on the Danube

Already on the evening before, I met Monika and Berndt from Dresden. After a short chat, I am invited for a cup of black tea in the morning. So Monday (June 26, 2017) starts...

Day three In Salzburg!

After yesterday's marathon train journey, it was a relaxed day in Salzburg! After breakfast at the hotel, we walked to the Old Town and saw, among other things, Mozart's...

Redtenbacher April 2023 2nd Day - Pießling Origin & Gleinkersee

After a short morning walk at 7:30 in drizzle, I briefly stalked Kurt and Paul from the hayloft (they weren't very impressed). The highlight of the vacation, as always, is...

Goodbye Germany, Hello Austria

Yesterday we crossed the border and left Germany behind us for a longer time. It's a strange feeling. Before that, we spend a day in Passau, where our Airbnb host Katrin takes...

Bad Leonfelden

On Tuesday morning (20.06.2017) I get out of the hut shortly after seven and enjoy the peaceful morning atmosphere by the water. After a short walk with Rango, Friedel offers me...

Prior to travel

The idea arises a few years ago. Cycling through the world by bike. Cycling to India by bike. To the small Navadurga Temple in Redi, Maharashtra. To ride far, far away on a...

Redtenbacher April 2023 5th Day - Hutterer Böden & Schiederweiher

First, we visited the Hutterer Böden. The road was charged with an €17.60 toll, and when we reached the top, it was a quite disappointing sight. A tourism hotspot with ski...

Redtenbacher April 2023 1st day

From one vacation to the next. At 9:15 we left home, after about 1 1/2 hours we were forced to stop for a cocoa/Irish coffee to refill oil and after another 1 1/2 hours we...