European Wilderness Volunteer Diary

The Diary of the European Wilderness Society Volunteers

Our destinations

Organic farm on hill and tour to Grossglockner

Olha is here, and I’m thrilled to continue sharing my mesmerising experience in Lungau! Organic farm On Friday, I embarked on my next adventure – a visit to a small organic farm located on a hill. It seemed like the mountain road, with its 18 serpentine turns, was made....

Volunteering trip to the picturesque places of Lungau

Hello everyone! It’s Olha here, and I’m excited to share that my beginning as a volunteer with the European Wildlife Society concluded with an incredible outdoor meeting and a delightful trip to the stunning places of Lungau. Lake Prebersee First stop was the mountain lake....

Tamsweg, first volunteering day and  the medieval festival

Hey there! I’m Olha from Ukraine, and just a few days ago, I arrived in Tamsweg, kicking off my thrilling volunteering adventure in Austria and diving straight into the mesmerizing medieval festival in Mauterndorf! Application and welcoming Let me take you back to the beginning. At....

Alone in an Hostel

Instead of traveling directly to Vienna, I decided to make a short stop in Salzburg. I started looking for the most economic places to stay, because I wanted to save some money. After some research I found an hostel near the train-station. I had never been alone in a place like that....

The office in Salzburg

One day before Christmas, the whole team and the kids from one of our coworkers went to Salzburg together. After work in the morning was over, we headed to Salzburg. The plan was to go iceskating and to eat dinner afterwards. It was pretty cold and there were a lot of people walking....