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Our Walking Holidays in the Media
The Hills are Still Alive
Published in Sydney Morning Herald, October 2019
Written by Catherine Marshall
"Never pick flowers in the springtime before the bees have sipped their fill of nectar", says Walser woman Elisabeth Burtscher, " and always leave the blooms alone when it has rained, for if they're sodden when you pluck them, they won't be able to transmit energy stored from the sun." ...
The Heroes of Travel for 2018
Published in 'The Age' Traveller, November 2018
Meet our heroes of travel for 2018 – the brave, big-hearted and indomitably determined men and women who work all year around to make the world a better place, with inspiring results.
It's an honour roll that features champions from across the globe.
Sweet Valley High
Published in Virgin Australia's 'Voyeur' Travel Magazine, November 2018
Written by Katrina Lobley
Elisabeth Burtscher crooks an arm around her nine-year-old grandson, Levin. They’re engrossed in identifying the wildflowers and herbs sprouting from the alpine meadows of Austria’s Grosses Walsertal (the Great Walser Valley). ...
Austria's Alpine Outback
Published in Signature Luxury Travel & Style, November 2018
Written by John Borthwick
The cowbells that ring like wind chimes across the ravines of Vorarlberg’s Great Walser Valley swing from the necks of impeccably groomed, café au lait-coloured cows. We’re in Austria’s Alpine Outback, so to speak, a remote ...
Austria's Hills and Huttes
Published in Vacations & Travel Magazine,
October 2018
Written by Katrina Lobley
Patrick Burtscher likes to joke around. As we twist our way into the Grosses Walsertal, an Austrian valley so steep and floorless it’s more of a gorge, his wife Maree explains that when they’re in Melbourne, her hometown and their main base, Australians always ask about his accent. ...
