Austrian cheese wheels

Creative Austria: cheese and more in Schlierbach

Austrian cheese wheels

Recently I had the opportunity to go on a press trip with Creative Tourism Austria. We spent the first day in the lovely little town of Schlierbach. I am pretty familiar with the Alpy part of Austria, and the Viennese part of Austria, but I think this was my first visit to the gently-hilly part of Upper Austria. We were assured that the landscapes and views are lovely in this part of the world, but alas, heavy fog kept us from enjoying them with our own eyes. No matter, as we found plenty to do indoors at Stift Schlierbach, a monastery full of activities that don’t require the least bit of chastity or charity. 

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stamps featuring parmigiano

National treasure

I don’t know about you, but I for one am happy to live in a world where parmigiano reggiano cheese gets its own stamp. In other news, our passports have returned home safely from their little giro d’Italia. Feels good to be mobile again.

Buffalo mozzarella, part 2: the source

You’ll know when you’ve arrived in buffalo mozzarella country by all the roadside signs advertising it. It’s kind of like driving through the American South and seeing all those billboards for fireworks superstores, except the southern Italians are excited about cheese instead of explosives. Just a small cultural difference. The signage starts as soon as … Read more

A weekend with the Matterhorn

We spent the weekend in Zermatt with some friends. Zermatt is basically the Daytona Beach of Switzerland, not because there are any beaches, but because it’s a partying resort town full of spring break types (although more likely to be wearing snowboarding gear than a bathing suit). It’s mainly a ski resort (and it’s possible … Read more