All posts by Bernhard Kabelka

My name is Bernhard (or Bernie for short). I am child of the 1980s, and grew up in (and still live in) Vienna, Austria. My greatest passion is travelling. This blog is therefore mainly dedicated to my travelling adventures.

I just love to explore foreign (and, if possible, far away) countries. I have already spent my vacations on six different continents, and have (quite literally) travelled all around the globe: first in an eight-months-long RTW trip from September 2008 to May 2009, and again in another RTW trip from October 2023 to Februar 2024. But also during my regular vacations, I strive to get to know new places all over the world.

At the same time, I really enjoy my everyday life in my home town Vienna. Most of my friends live there, and I like to meet them e.g. for board game nights, going to the theater, or simply for a chat. In summer, I take advantage of Donauinsel for biking and inline skating, or for swimming in and stand-up paddling on Alte Donau. Finally, every once in a while, I also go hiking at the foothills of the Austrian alps close to Vienna – beautiful scenery cannot only be found abroad, after all!

When I am not roaming the world, I am spending my days as a software developer: After my studies of Technical Mathematics at UT Vienna, I have worked at PROFACTOR, a research company in Steyr (Austria), for three years, focusing on computer simulation and production planning. Since summer 2009, I am employed as a software developer at Dedalus HealthCare (formerly Agfa HealthCare), where I am working on the PACS client DeepUnity Diagnost (formerly IMPAX EE).

The Salt of This Earth

I am spending the final week of my stay in Malta on Gozo. Consequently, today’s agenda included an initial exploration of Malta’s second-largest island – specifically the northern part, covering the Ġgantija temples and the coastline around Marsalforn. Continue reading The Salt of This Earth →

A week of workation on Malta

Following my vacation, I spent another week in Malta on a workation. I stayed in Gżira, on the other side of Marsamxett Harbour. From there, I explored a bit more of Valletta, as well as the area around Gżira and the neighboring town of Sliema. Continue reading A week of workation on Malta →

The unpronounceable destinations

Today I visited several destinations, none of which I know exactly how to pronounce correctly – but I can at least report on them: Wied Iż-Żurrieq, Ħaġar Qim, Mnajdra, and Għar Lapsi. Continue reading The unpronounceable destinations →

Red Tower, green spinach, blue sea

I have now arrived in Malta. After having spent the last few days walking through various towns in Sicily, I decided to spend my first (full) day in Malta our in nature – exploring the northwest of the island. In this area, I could easily combine several appealing destinations with a moderately long hike. Continue reading Red Tower, green spinach, blue sea →

Old at the bottom, new at the top

Sicily truly has many lovely little towns to offer. Today, it was the turn of Ragusa, which – once again – is situated on a hill. Unlike the other Sicilian towns I have visited so far, however, the old town here is located in the lower part of the city, while the newer buildings have been constructed on the higher hill. Continue reading Old at the bottom, new at the top →