![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2013-02-03.jpg "Laughing Kiwi Backpackers")
Yesterday I flew down to the South Island, where I enjoyed the warm weather and the sunshine. Continue reading Sanatorium for the Exhausted
Category Archives: Wide, Wide World
Auckland for the Exhausted
![[Picture]](../../../../regions/nz/north/thumb/50.jpg "Myers Park")
My days in Auckland were dominated by my cold and my jet lag. Therefore, I mainly stayed at the hostel, and tried to get some rest. Continue reading Auckland for the Exhausted
Kia Ora, Aotearoa!
After 28 hours on the go, I finally arrived in New Zealand. Especially the time difference is getting to me, though. Continue reading Kia Ora, Aotearoa!
Only in Vienna!
The date is January 28, 2013, just after 8 p.m. The Vienna airport is entirely lethargic. Well, not entirely… A small group of indomitable merchants still holds out against renovation and early closing. And life is not easy for the straying tourists around these shops selling Duty Free goods, luxury clothes, magazines, and typical Austrian sweets… Continue reading Only in Vienna!
Dubai cancelled!
Actually, I should already be sitting in the plane to Dubai. As I was lying in bed with a cold for the past five days, however, I decided to grant myself two additional days of rest at home. Therefore, I cancelled my stop-over in Dubai. So, my trip to New Zealand will finally start on January 28.
New Zealand is calling!
Lately, I tend to stumble upon YouTube videos about New Zealand that are indeed wetting my appetite. Are these finds just coincidences, or am I simply visiting the "right" websites? Continue reading New Zealand is calling!
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/trips2010-12.jpg "Exploring Europe")
Exploring Europe
After an initial trip through the United States in Spring 2010, I explored Europe on several trips between autumn 2010 and summer 2012: I have been to the Balkans and the Baltics, to Spain, and to Norway.
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/baltics2012.jpg "Käsmu Peninsula")
Backpacking in the Baltics
For three weeks, I was backpacking in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.
New Zealand, here I come (again)!
I just booked my flight: In exactly six month, I will be leaving for an eight-weeks long holiday in New Zealand (with a short, two-day stopover in Dubai on the way there) – thanks to a two-month long unpaid vacation.
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2012-06-17.jpg "Trakai Island Castle")