![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20231005_092505-1038x576.jpg "Golden Gate Bridge")
After my stays in 2003, 2010 , and 2017, the next trip to San Francisco would not actually be “due” until 2024. However, that was no reason to postpone my RTW trip by another year. Continue reading Flying high in San Francisco
Category Archives: Travel Diary
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20231003_072050-1038x576.jpg "Midtown Manhattan")
New York for Starters
Can there be a better start to my (second) RTW trip than a few days in my old (short-term) student town New York? “Only” 20 (!) years later (and almost six and a half after my last visit), it was time to find out what is new there. Continue reading New York for Starters
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230609_133348-1038x576.jpg "Giant's Causeway")
Giant Step(ping Stone)s
My last full vacation day was dedicated to the nature highlight in Northern Ireland: Giant’s Causeway. Continue reading Giant Step(ping Stone)s
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230608_144750-1038x576.jpg "Falls Road Murals")
City of Conflicts
Due to a slight cold, I took it easy on my first two days in Belfast (the last stop on my vacation in the United Kingdom). Continue reading City of Conflicts
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230605_104858-1038x576.jpg "Glen Nevis")
A new day, a new glen
As the title of this blog entry suggests, I have visited another famous Scottish valley today: Glen Nevis. Continue reading A new day, a new glen
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230604_100320-1038x576.jpg "Glen Coe")
Lost Valleys and Lakes
Today, I have visited one of the most famous and most-visited Scottish valleys: Glen Coe. Continue reading Lost Valleys and Lakes
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230603_103526-1038x576.jpg "Eilean Donan Castle")
Touristic Scotland
I have broken up today’s day of driving with two of the most-visited tourist attractions in Scotland: Eilean Donan and Loch Ness. Continue reading Touristic Scotland
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230602_092438-1038x576.jpg "Waterstein Head and Neist Point")
Duirinish/Dunvegan Double
As I have been hiking quite a lot in the past two days, I only did some shorter hikes today. For that, I went to the Duirinish peninsula and to Dunvegan. Continue reading Duirinish/Dunvegan Double
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230601_103551-1038x576.jpg "View from Coire Lagan")
Coire Lagan and the Tourist Fairy Pools
The Cuillin Hills are considered to be one of the most spectacular mountain regions in the United Kingdom. Because despite their rather low heights, the pointed peaks definitely deserve the designation “mountains”. Most of the peaks can even be reached only by very experienced mountaineers. Thankfully, there are also a few low-level hiking routes for “normal” hikers like me. I chose one of those for today: Coire Lagan. Continue reading Coire Lagan and the Tourist Fairy Pools
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20230531_120525-1038x576.jpg "Southern Trotternish viewed from the Quiraing")
Around Trotternish
I have now reached the northernmost point of my trip through Scotland: the Isle of Skye. Today, I explored the Trotternish peninsula there. It offers quite a few touristic highlights – and is conveniently located pratically at the doorstep of my accommodation. Continue reading Around Trotternish