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FAMILY BLOG: ADVENTURES ABROAD
MILES TO GO
BEFORE I SLEEP
"Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening"
Borrowed from the poem by Robert Frost


God’s Confetti
We took a beautiful stroll on our river trail on Sunday. It’s official name is Jacob’s Weg, or Jacob’s way which was historically one of...
Anna McBrayer
Nov 12, 20161 min read


Saint Georgenberg Monastary
The Wolfsklamm, named after the wolves that inhabited it, is a dramatic trail that winds and climbs through a river gorge right outside...
Anna McBrayer
Nov 12, 20162 min read


Herbst Hiking
Written by Justin. In a couple of weeks, the mountains will be smothered in soft, white snow. We needed to get out there. The German...
Anna McBrayer
Nov 9, 20161 min read
Zirl hiking & Fulbright peeps
Back in Vienna, we met another family that is here through the Fulbright program with two boys the exact same ages as ours. They too are...
Anna McBrayer
Oct 14, 20161 min read
“Proper” hiking take 1
We have been told that there is only proper hiking in the Alps. Which is to say, you hike with day packs and there’s always beer, even...
Anna McBrayer
Oct 4, 20161 min read
I want to see mountains, Gandalf
We rode the cable car up into the mountains outside of Salzburg and I kid you not, I was almost in tears of joy at the sight of them. I...
Anna McBrayer
Sep 30, 20162 min read


Swimming a volcano
Written by Anna and Patrick Anna: So there’s something beyond thrilling with the idea that at any moment the water you were swimming in...
Anna McBrayer
Jul 18, 20164 min read
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