![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/20210913_125951-1038x576.jpg "View from Kanisfluh to the East")
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.
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![[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/trips2010-19.jpg "Europe and the wide, wide world")
Europe and the wide, wide world
In the early 2010s, I traveled extensively in Europe. However, especially in the second half of the decade, I was criss-crossing the globe on my travels a lot, even by my standards.
![[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.
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/10_20191115_133245-1038x576.jpg "Robberg Peninsula")
Garden Route and Wild Coast
As I only had time for some of the highlights during my first visit to South Africa in 2018, I explored some other parts of the country in fall 2019, namely the Garden Route and the Wild Coast.
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/hoian08-1038x576.jpg "Hoi An lanterns")
Good Morning, Vietnam
For the first time, I visited Southeast Asia: I spent three weeks in Vietnam, travelling through the whole country from South to North.
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Katse5_IMG_5650-1038x576.jpg "Katse Lake")
My first trip to Africa
For a very long time, Africa was still a (mostly) blank spot on my travel map. In fall 2018, I managed to change that with a trip to South Africa (and Lesotho).
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_3961.jpg "Bartolomé")
Ecuador & Galapagos
In spring 2018, I treated myself to a very special trip: a visit to Ecuador and the Galapagos islands.
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170522_170230-1038x576.jpg "Bryce Canyon as seen from Inspiration Point")
Across the United States
In spring 2017, seven years after my previous trip, I finally returned to the United States for another holiday. This time, I crossed the whole country by train: from New York via Chicago and Utah all the way to California.
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_2687-1038x576.jpg "Yulong River")
Highlights of China
In October 2016, it was time to explore a region of which I did not know much about before: China. I spent three weeks there, exploring some of the most well-known sights of this country.