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).

Lech, or: Finally Lake Formarin!

Lake Formarin was actually already on my wish list during my last stay in Lech. However, with heavily overcast skies (and the possibility of rain), I deemed the (even then) rather expensive hiking bus not to be worth it. This time, however, I treated myself to the Lech Card, which includes all hiking buses and mountain lifts. Therefore, with brilliant sunshine, nothing stood in the way of a hike. Continue reading Lech, or: Finally Lake Formarin!

Taking a break in Lindau

Today was another travel day. Actually, the distance between my two accommodations was only about 15¾ (!) kilometers (as the crow flies). Unfortunately, there is no direct road from Kleinwalsertal towards the Arlberg region. Using public transport made things even more complicated. To break up the long journey a bit, I made a short stop in Lindau on Lake Constance. Continue reading Taking a break in Lindau

Hiking, not swimming

The summer heat has also arrived in Kleinwalsertal, albeit probably on a different level than in the big city. However, since I can certainly go swimming in Vienna, but mountains are rather scarce there, I decided not to visit any open-air swimming pool. Instead, I took the bus to Baad, the last village in Kleinwalsertal, and explored different side valleys from there. Continue reading Hiking, not swimming