![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250927_110911-1038x576.jpg "View from Belvédère de la Dent d'Aire into Verdon Gorge")
A must-see for any nature lover on a holiday in Provence is the Verdon Gorge. Being up to 700 meters deep, it is one of the deepest gorges in Europe. I spent the last two days exploring the gorge – both from the bottom and from the top. Continue reading Europe’s Grand Canyon
Tag Archives: Biking
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250920_101302-1038x576.jpg "Southern coast of Porquerolles")
Peninsula and Island
I spent the last two and a half days in and around Hyères. Most of my (active) time, I spent outside the city limits, though: on the Presqu’île de Giens and the offshore island of Porquerolles. Continue reading Peninsula and Island
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250603_171135-1038x576.jpg "View of Stockholm Old Town from Mariaberget")
Stockholm (also) by bike
In (early) summer, Stockholm presents itself quite differently than in (late) winter eleven years ago: While the wind can still be (relatively) fresh, it is still no comparison to the icy-grey Stockholm I experienced back then. Continue reading Stockholm (also) by bike
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250501_142449-1038x576.jpg "Oudehaven")
Modern Rotterdam
I am spending some days before a business trip to London on vacation in Benelux. My first stop was in Rotterdam (Netherlands). Continue reading Modern Rotterdam
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/20250416_105011-1038x576.jpg "Dechantlacke")
National Park around the corner
There is a national park within the city limits of my hometown – but I have not been there in ages. I rectified this oversight today (on a day off) and went on a bike ride there. Continue reading National Park around the corner
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20240118_125417-1038x576.jpg "Angkor Wat")
Angkor and more
The main attraction of Cambodia are the temples of Angkor. So, this was also the main focus of my five-day stay. Still, I also explored rural Cambodia a bit. Continue reading Angkor and more
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20231228_105508-1038x576.jpg "Wanaka")
Wanaka – with W as in “Welcoming”
I simply like Wanaka: It is basically the more relaxed version of Queenstown – even though there are quite a few tourists around, especially now between Christmas and New Year’s. Continue reading Wanaka – with W as in “Welcoming”
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20231022_111525.jpg "South-Western Rangiroa")
Atolls of the South Pacific
For my last stop in French Polynesia, I said goodbye to the Society Islands (and therefore to the mountainous islands inside a lagoon). Instead, I moved on to the Tuamotu archipelago: older islands where only the surrounding reef remains, in the middle of which there is a large lagoon. Continue reading Atolls of the South Pacific
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20231020_105122-1038x576.jpg "Fiti'u'u Point")
Ambivalent South Pacific
Bora Bora is the closest to an South Pacific dream destination (at least so far). However, there was also an incident here that marred my experience somewhat. Continue reading Ambivalent South Pacific
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/03-20231015_100210-1038x576.jpg "Channel between Huahine Iti and Huahine Nui")
Sleepy South Pacific
The second “real” stop on my island hopping tour through French Polynesia was Huahine: smaller and sleepier than Moorea – like Moorea 30 years ago
, as my host in Moorea assured me. Continue reading Sleepy South Pacific