![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260617_130807-1038x576.jpg "Upper Breitachklamm")
Why spend a whole day traveling by train and bus when you could go hiking? Especially since the Breitachklamm gorge, a true natural gem, is practically right on the way! Continue reading Gorge (hiking) across the border
Category Archives: Travel Diary
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260616_125550-1038x576.jpg "View of Neuschwanstein Castle from Queen Mary's Bridge")
Fairytale Castle?
Neuschwanstein Castle is considered a fairytale castle, but the tourist crowds are anything but fairytale-like. Continue reading Fairytale Castle?
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260615_145733-1038x576.jpg "View of Reutte valley from Tälerblick⁴")
Enjoying Reutte
I spent my first two days of vacation hiking around Reutte. Continue reading Enjoying Reutte
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260613_152342-1038x576.jpg "Lake Starnberg")
Sightseeing from the Train Window
That even my Austriaholiday begins in another country might surprise even those familiar with my travel style. But the Tyrolean Außerfern region, my first destination, is actually easier to reach from Germany by train – at least theoretically. Continue reading Sightseeing from the Train Window
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20260517_121649-1038x576.jpg "Hluboká Castle")
Half a day in Hluboká
On my last day in South Bohemia, I took a trip to Hluboká nad Vltavou to see the (very impressive) castle there. It belonged to the Schwarzenberg family for almost 300 years until its nationalization in 1947. Continue reading Half a day in Hluboká
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20260516_152648-1038x576.jpg "View from the tower of Český Krumlov Castle")
Český Krumlov without canoe
I would have loved to explore the Vltava River bends near Český Krumlov by canoe, but the weather (at least to my liking) did not cooperate. Therefore, I limited myself to exploring on foot. That made it easier to plan around the rain showers. Continue reading Český Krumlov without canoe
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20260514_123012-1038x576.jpg "Premysl Otakar II Square (České Budějovice)")
České Budějovice without Beer
I used the long Ascension Day weekend for a trip to South Bohemia. My first stop was České Budějovice. Continue reading České Budějovice without Beer
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260409_160254-1038x576.jpg "View of Kathmandu from Swayambhunath")
Katman-hin-du and Namo-Buddha
We spent the last two days of our vacation back in Nepal, specifically in (and around) Kathmandu. Since both Hinduism and Buddhism play an important role in Nepal, we visited both Hindu and Buddhist temples – sometimes even both at once. Continue reading Katman-hin-du and Namo-Buddha
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260408_093905-1038x576.jpg "Tiger's Nest")
A highlight at the end
The last stop on my Bhutan trip was the same as the first: Paro. And once again, a real highlight was on the agenda there. Continue reading A highlight at the end
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260407_083119-1038x576.jpg "Phobjikha Valley")
Beautiful Phobjikha
Although we missed Phobjikha’s main attraction, the black-necked cranes, by a month or two, I was captivated by the sheer scenic beauty of this valley. Continue reading Beautiful Phobjikha