I'm an American and I'm considering traveling to Austria in late June. This will be my first time to travel to Europe and really anywhere outside of the U.S.A. I want to go in June since I'll be able to finish saving up some funds by then and there is apparently a giant music festival in Vienna in late June (Donau Insel Fest). If anyone has any experience with this festival, I'd like to hear about it.
I was looking at the Eurail Austria passes, because I really want to take some nice train rides while I'm there and it seems like an easy way to travel between Vienna, Salzburg, and Innsbruck without having to buy tickets every time I'm ready to go somewhere. Does anyone know if this is worth it?
I also want to visit Hallstatt, as well as any other scenic nature areas easily accessible from the major cities, so any advice in that area would be very welcome along with general advice on what to do and see while I'm there. Thanks for your time!