![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250611_102153-1038x576.jpg "View from Reinebringen")
The Lofoten Islands were on my travel bucket list for quite a while. In early summer 2025, I finally made it happen: I spent a week taking the train up north (with stops in Germany, Denmark, and Sweden). Then, I spent two weeks in the Lofoten Islands and Vesterålen.
Category Archives: Trip Summary
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240929_143951-1038x576.jpg "Vall d'Ordino")
Exploring the Pyrenees
In early autumn 2024, a (to me) previously unknown European mountain range was on my agenda: the Pyrenees. I explored both the French and the Spanish side, and I also spent some time in Andorra.
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/20240626_085529-1038x576.jpg "Grindelwald")
In the Swiss Alps
After quite a long time, I finally visited Switzerland again in early summer 2024. This time, I also explored the Swiss Alps in depth (or should I say: heights?).
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20240107_121025-1038x576.jpg "View from Avalanche Peak")
RTW 2023/24
Unbelievable, but true: From October 2023 to February 2024, I went on a round-the-world trip for the second (!) time. The main focus was New Zealand, but I also visited the South Pacific and Southeast Asia.
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20230530_123243-1038x576.jpg "Glenfinnan Monument & Loch Shiel")
Exploring the United Kingdom
The idea of a visit to a musical in London finally grew into a three-weeks-long vacation in the United Kingdom (with the focus on Scotland). Due to a conference visit in London just before my vacation, I was even away a whole month (including a short workation in France).
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20221111_112254-1038x576.jpg "View from Baracán summit")
Workation on the Canary Islands
In fall 2022, I tried out something new: I combined (a bit over) three weeks of vacations with (a bit under) three weeks of teleworking. In total, I spent six weeks on the Canary Islands – more precisely, on Gran Canaria and Tenerife.
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20220610_092306-1038x576.jpg "Geisler Group")
Hiking at our Southern neighbors
After two years of Corona, it was finally time for a trip abroad again in early Summer 2022 – though still quite close to home: I spent three weeks exploring South Tyrol and Slovenia.
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/20210913_125951-1038x576.jpg "View from Kanisfluh to the East")
Crossing Austria
After touring the central region of Austria the year before, I focused on the West (i.e. Vorarlberg and Tyrol) during my trip in the second year of the pandemic. In the end, I (almost) crossed the whole country from West to East – including a day trip to Liechtenstein.
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20200922_114050-1038x576.jpg "Großglockner High Alpine Road")
Stranger in my native land?
After spending most of my vacations further abroad in the past few years, the Corona crisis made me explore my home country Austria in more detail. Luckily, there are a lot of beautiful places to be found even that close to home.
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/trips2016-19.jpg "All across the world")
All across the world
Between autumn 2016 and autumn 2019, I was criss-crossing the globe on my travels: China, the United States, Ecuador, South Africa, Lesotho, and Vietnam were all on my itinerary.