Austria Travel Link Directory: The Baby is out!

Alright, took longer than I had expected (I had hired somebody for the php programming a year ago, but he quite after a while), but here it is: The glorious link directory of TourMyCountry.com, up and running and ready to accept contributions!

Austria Travel Links: The TourMyCountry Directory

Bars & Entertainment

Websites by Region

Hiking & Summer Sports

Hotels & Accommodation

Music & Culture

Public Institutions

Restaurants & Dining

Sightseeing

Skiing & Wintersports

Transportation & Travel

Travel Practicalities

Vienna

Wellness & Spa

Districts of Vienna: A Guide for each "Bezirk" of Austria's Capital

Ladies and Gentlemen,

News are about to be released...the link directory of TourMyCountry.com is almost finished and there are only a few bugs left that need to be fixed.

Meanwhile, I would like to draw your attention to a new section on the website: A guide for each individual district of Vienna.

Districts of Vienna Guide

District Overview - 1st (Innere Stadt) - 2nd (Leopoldstadt) - 3rd (Landstraße) - 4th (Wieden) - 5th (Margarethen)- 6th (Mariahilf) - 7th (Neubau) - 8th (Josefstadt) - 9th (Alsergrund) - 10th (Favoriten) - 11th (Simmering) - 12th (Meidling) - 13th (Hietzing) - 14th (Penzing) - 15th (Fünfhaus) - 16th (Ottakring) - 17th (Hernals) - 18th (Währing) - 19th (Döbling) - 20th (Brigittenau) - 21st (Floridsdorf) - 22nd (Donaustadt) - 23rd (Liesing)

I hope the guides provide some useful information and will be gratful for every advice on how to improve them! Best,

Benedikt

Austria Travel Link Directory: Soon 2 b up & running!

The promised link directory is starting to look functional - it is still buggish and somewhat crude, but I am really excited about it. It is not linked to yet from anywhere else, so this is something like a preview to share my excitement:

TourMyCountry - Austria Travel Link Directory

I hope to finish it soon with decent categories and everything. Until then,

Benedikt

Q&A: Trains Salzburg-Bischofshofen for Ski Jumping

It is anther round of "Question & Answer" - here we go:

QUESTION

Hi there! I am planning to come to Austria next January for the Ski Jumping 4Hills event at Bischofshofen, but am struggling to find accommodation inthe town. So I have decided to try Salzburg, is this a good base forgetting to Bischofshofen? I plan to come on 03/01/2009 the Saturday, spend a couple of dayssightseeing in Salzburg then go to the Ski Jumping on the Monday andTuesday. Are the trains cheap and frequent from Salzburg to go toBischofshofen and back each day? Sorry for so many questions but I am quite excited about coming toAustria and would appreciate any help or advice.

Your website by the way is a great read, keep up the good work.
My best regards, XXX, Penzance, England

ANSWER:

Hi XXX, Thank you for your message. I think Salzburg will make a good base for your stay, both for Bischofshofen and because the city itself offers plenty of things to see and do. Trains run frequently, and there might be a bus service in addition to them (trains are faster, though). The tourist information centre will know details, there is one at the main station (you will get there if you take a city bus from the airport). I am sure there are several trains a day - the Austrian National Railway's website, by the way, is: www.oebb.at Have fun in Salzburg / Bischofshofen! Benedikt