For all you ski fans out there, if there is one close to perfect place to go, this is for sure Solden in Austria.
I am going to tell you a little bit about the expenses you might have when tarveling from Timisoara, Romania (my location) to Solden, Austria:
- 26 euro vignette for Hungary and Austria;
- distance Timisoara - Solden ~ 1150 km (made by car in 14 hours, with a 2 hours brake from driving)
- gas prices: an average of 1.6 euro per liter (diesel was arround that price also).
- ski pass: 231 euro for 6 days for one person.
It was a wonderful experience, great slopes and perfect snow. The people were very nice, and the weather was fine and sunny at the begining of March.
The internet however is not so great, it's slow and expensive: 21 euro for 7 days, or 5, 6 euro for 1 hour in restaurants/bars/caffes. Rip-off! if you ask me... and it's really slow, it's like someone is counting the bytes :)
There was free wireless though at the base of the slopes, at the cable cars, and in a mall in Salzburg. Considering it's a vacation, I gues we can live without good internet speed for a few days, right?
Another nice place to go was the Aqua Dome (http://www.aqua-dome.at/xxl/_lang/en/_area/therme/index.html). It's about 18 euro for 3 hours (http://www.aqua-dome.at/xxl/_lang/en/_area/therme/_subArea/532066/index.html), but there's not much you can do there so 3 hours after ski, is more than enough. The thermal spa is relaxing and a good way to recharge your batteries.
You can also visit Budapest, Vienna, Salzburg, Munich along the way, stop at Pandorff if you want and overall enjoy the local hospitality.
That's about it. Solden is one of the nicest places you can visit, especially if you go there for skiing. I fully recomend it :)
