Matt Travels

your weekly nature and travel blog

Main Menu

Skip to content
  • about me
  • wildlife portraits
    • mammals
    • birds
    • reptiles
    • arthropods
    • species lists
      • mammals
      • birds
      • other animals
  • travelogues
    • Germany
    • Egypt 2018
    • France 2018
    • Argentina 2018
    • Mexico 2018
    • India 2018
    • Tanzania 2017
    • Israel 2017
    • Netherlands 2017
    • China 2017
    • Scandinavia 2017
    • Austria 2017
    • Greece 2017
    • India 2016
    • China 2015
    • West Africa 2012
    • Turkey 2010/11
    • North India 2008/09
    • Southeast Asia 2008
    • China 2007
    • Namibia 2007
  • destinations
    • Africa
      • Benin
        • Pendjari National Park
      • Burkina Faso
        • Bobo-Dioulasso
        • Ouagadougou
      • Egypt
        • Abu Simbel
        • Abydos
        • Alexandria
        • Aswan
        • Cairo
        • Dendera
        • Edfu
        • Esna
        • Hurghada
        • Kom Ombo
        • Luxor
        • Monastery of St Anthony
        • Monastery of St Paul
        • Nile River Cruise
      • Guinea
        • Fouta Djalon
        • Haut Niger National Park
        • Iles de Los
      • Mali
        • Bamako
      • Namibia
        • Brandberg
        • Fish River Canyon
        • Etosha National Park
        • Giant’s Playground
        • Hoba Meteorite
        • Homeb
        • Khorixas
        • Namib-Naukluft
        • Quiver Tree Forest
        • Skeleton Coast
        • Sossusvlei
        • Swakopmund
        • Waterberg National Park
        • Windhoek
      • Senegal
        • Dakar
      • Tanzania
        • Arusha National Park
        • Kilimanjaro National Park
        • Lake Eyasi
        • Lake Manyara National Park
        • Lake Natron
        • Ngorongoro Conservation Area
        • Serengeti National Park
        • Tarangire National Park
    • Asia
      • Cambodia
        • Angkor
        • Battambang
        • Phnom Penh
      • China
        • Beijing
        • Guangdong
          • Guangzhou
        • Guangxi
          • Guilin
        • Hong Kong
        • Macau
        • Qinghai
          • Kumbum Monastery
          • Qinghai Lake
          • Xining
          • Xining-Yushu
          • Yushu
        • Sichuan
          • Chengdu
          • Dujiangyan Irrigation Project
          • Emei Shan
          • Ganzi
          • Kangding
          • Leshan
          • Litang
          • Tagong
        • Tibet
          • Beijing-Lhasa
          • Lhasa
          • Nam-tso Lake
        • Yunnan
          • Damenglong
          • Jinghong
          • Kunming
          • Sanchahe Nature Reserve
      • India
        • Assam
          • Kaziranga National Park
        • Delhi
        • Gujarat
          • Ahmedabad
          • Blackbuck National Park
          • Junagadh
          • Gir National Park
          • Kachchh
          • Lothal
          • Wild Ass Sanctuary
        • Himachal Pradesh
          • Dhankar Monastery
          • Gue Monastery
          • Kaza
          • Keylong
          • Manali
          • Nako
          • Sarahan
          • Shimla
          • Spiti Valley
          • Tabo
        • Karnataka
          • Udupi
        • Kerala
          • Periyar National Park
          • Western Ghats
        • Ladakh
          • Kargil
          • Leh
          • Mulbekh
          • Padum
          • Rangdum
          • Suru Valley
          • Zanskar Valley
        • Madhya Pradesh
          • Khajuraho
        • Maharashtra
          • Ajanta
          • Aurangabad
          • Daulatabad
          • Ellora
          • Karnala Fort
          • Khuldabad
          • Lonar Crater
          • Mumbai
          • Pune
          • Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve
        • Meghalaya
          • Cherrapunji
          • Mawlynnong
        • Rajasthan
          • Abhaneri
          • Bharatpur
          • Bikaner
          • Harshnath Temple
          • Jaipur
          • Jaisalmer
          • Jodhpur
          • Keoladeo National Park
          • Khichan
          • Pushkar
          • Ranthambore National Park
          • Udaipur
        • Uttar Pradesh
          • Agra
          • Fatehpur Sikri
          • Kushinagar
          • Lucknow
        • Uttarakhand
          • Rajaji National Park
          • Rishikesh
          • Haridwar
        • West Bengal
          • Kolkata
          • Sundarbans National Park
      • Israel
        • along the Dead Sea
        • Jerusalem & Bethlehem
        • Negev Desert
        • Tel Aviv
      • North Korea
        • Arirang Games
        • Kaesong
        • Korean Demilitarized Zone
        • Myohyang Mountains
        • Pyongyang
      • Thailand
        • Ayutthaya
        • Bangkok
        • Chiang Mai & Pai
        • Ko Tao
        • Krabi
    • Europe
      • Austria
        • Vienna
      • Denmark
        • Copenhagen
        • Kiel-Bergen Train
      • France
        • Paris
      • Germany
        • Bavaria
          • Bamberg
          • Erlangen
          • Munich
          • Rothenburg ob der Tauber
        • Berlin
        • Bremen
        • Hamburg
        • Hesse
          • Fulda
          • Frankfurt am Main
        • North Rhine-Westphalia
          • Münster
        • Saxony
          • Dresden
        • Schleswig-Holstein
          • Heligoland
          • Holnis
          • Katinger Watt
          • Kiel-Bergen Train
          • Lübeck
          • North Sea Coast
          • Oslo-Kiel Cruise
          • Plön
          • Rickelsbüller Koog
          • Tönning
          • Westerhever
        • Thuringia
          • Erfurt
      • Greece
        • Arachova
        • Athens
        • Cape Sounion
        • Corinth Canal
        • Delphi
        • Epidaurus
        • Mycenae
        • Nafplio
      • Lithuania
        • Klaipeda
      • Netherlands
        • Amsterdam
      • Norway
        • Oslo-Kiel Cruise
        • Bergen
        • Bergen Railway
        • Kiel-Bergen Train
        • Norway in a Nutshell
        • Oslo
      • Sweden
        • Gothenburg
        • Kiel-Bergen Train
      • Turkey
        • Istanbul
    • North America
      • Mexico
        • La Joya Honda & Hacienda Peotillos
        • Mexico City
        • northeastern Zacatecas
        • San Luis Potosi
        • Sierra de Catorce
        • Teotihuacan
    • South America
      • Argentina
        • Buenos Aires
        • La Plata
        • Rosario
        • Zapala

Category Archives: India

India 2016 (part XXXII): Rajaji

September 25, 2016by matt-travels 8 Comments

Rajaji National Park, Uttarakhand: After our hectic day of sightseeing in Haridwar, we were happy that we had booked a safari to the adjacent Rajaji National Park and could escape […]

Read Article →
India, India 2016, Rajaji

India 2016 (part XXXI): Haridwar

September 18, 2016by matt-travels 13 Comments

Haridwar, Uttarakhand: After spending an afternoon in Rishikesh, I explored nearby Haridwar on the following day. Haridwar is where the Ganges leaves the mountains and enters the plains of northern […]

Read Article →
Haridwar, India, India 2016

India 2016 (part XXX): Rishikesh

September 11, 2016by matt-travels 4 Comments

Rishikesh, Uttarakhand: After several weeks of work in Jaipur, I took a weekend off and jumped on the night train to Haridwar. Upon arrival, I left my luggage in a […]

Read Article →
India, India 2016, Rishikesh

India 2016 (part XXIX): Sights of Jaipur 5

September 4, 2016by matt-travels 4 Comments

Jaipur, Rajasthan: Following the walks through the city centre of Jaipur and the small town of Amber, I visited the temples of Galtaji together with a friend. We started our […]

Read Article →
India, India 2016, Jaipur

India 2016 (part XXVIII): Sights of Jaipur 4

August 28, 2016by matt-travels 9 Comments

Jaipur, Rajasthan: After our walk through the city centre of Jaipur, we went to the nearby small village of Amber (aka Amer). Amber is famous for its truly magnificent fort, […]

Read Article →
India, India 2016, Jaipur

India 2016 (part XXVII): Sights of Jaipur 3

August 21, 2016by matt-travels 9 Comments

Jaipur, Rajasthan: Most of July I spent working in the office in Jaipur. Nevertheless, occasionally I could get outside and do some exploring. I already told you about the day […]

Read Article →
India, India 2016, Jaipur

India 2016 (part XXVI): Harshnath Temple

August 14, 2016by matt-travels 6 Comments

Harshnath Temple near Sikar, Rajasthan: On the weekend following my return from Kolkata and Delhi, I joined a group tour to the Harshnath Temple near Sikar, ca. 100 km northwest […]

Read Article →
Harshnath Temple, India, India 2016

India 2016 (part XXV): Delhi 1

August 7, 2016by matt-travels 5 Comments

Delhi: On my return journey from Kolkata, I had a short stopover in Delhi to explore some corners I had not seen during my earlier visits (e.g., in January 2009). […]

Read Article →
Delhi, India, India 2016

India 2016 (part XXIV): Kolkata 2

August 1, 2016by matt-travels 2 Comments

Kolkata, West Bengal: Three weeks after my return from Udaipur, work brought me to Kolkata to meet friends/colleagues. In addition to my research, I could also check out some parts […]

Read Article →
India, India 2016, Kolkata

India 2016 (part XXIII): Udaipur

July 20, 2016by matt-travels 8 Comments

Udaipur, Rajasthan: On the weekend after returning from my trip to Lucknow and Kushinagar, I travelled to Udaipur with a friend. Udaipur is certainly one of the nicest places in […]

Read Article →
India, India 2016, Udaipur

Post navigation

← Previous 1 … 6 7 8 … 10 Next →

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Top Posts

  • about me
  • Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
  • European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
  • Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
  • Southeast Asia 2008 (part I): Krabi
  • Delving into history in Delhi, India (09/2018)
  • China 2015 (part VIII): Xining-Yushu

Blog Stats

  • 87,381 hits

visiting countries

some wildlife photography

Eurasian Oystercatcher, Germany
Eurasian Blackcap, Germany
Painted Stork, India
Hawfinch, Germany
Grey Seal, Germany
Spotted Sandpiper, Panama
Giraffe, Namibia
Roan Antelope, Benin
Whip Spider, Brazil
White-tailed Eagle, Germany
Philippine Tarsier, Philippines
White-tailed Eagle, Germany
Harbor Seal, Germany
Mealy Parrot, Panama
Arctic Tern, Germany
Northern Gannet, Germany
Little Grebe, Germany
Black Bear, USA
Red-breasted Merganser, Germany
Abyssinian Roller, Benin
Steenbok, Namibia
Denham's Bustard, Benin
Eurasian Oystercatcher, Germany
Patas Monkey, Benin
Common Eider, Germany
Yellow-headed Caracara, Panama
White-throated Kingfisher, India
Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Panama
Green Bee-eater, India
Eurasian Coot, Germany
Tricolored Heron, Panama
Grey Seal, Germany
Kob, Benin
Double-banded Sandgrouse, Namibia
Blog at WordPress.com.
Matt Travels
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Matt Travels
    • Join 1,442 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Matt Travels
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar

Loading Comments...