Now if I say I knew St. Anton my nose will grow like Pinocchio's. But it turned out to be the birthplace of alpine skiing, since St. Anton am Arlberg has been welcoming winter lovers for over 100 years.
Hallstatt has been in my travel dreams ever since I discovered the existence of this beautiful village in Austria through photos by Elia Locardi. I love picturesque villages, especially when they have triangular roofs and snow-capped peaks.
Amidst alpine peaks and paradise lakes and two steps from the Disney-inspired castle, Neuschwanstein Castle lies a German town full of fairy tales.
Amidst the bavarian Alpine mountains, surrounded by tall trees dressed in the discreet white veil of snow, a majestic castle stands on the hill and looks like it has sprung from the pages of a Disney fairy tale.
When I first heard that there is a village, a few kilometers outside Chania, in Crete, without electricity, something that we take for granted in our Western culture, my curiosity swelled like a balloon!
