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Category Archives: Asia

India 2018 (part II): Meghalaya

May 27, 2018by matt-travels 3 Comments

Meghalaya: After my stopover in Mumbai, I traveled to India’s northeast to meet a colleague in Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya. In addition to a few days of work in […]

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Cherrapunji, India, India 2018, Mawlynnong

India 2018 (part I): Mumbai 1

May 20, 2018by matt-travels 4 Comments

Mumbai, Maharashtra: After a gap of more than a year, work finally brought me to India again. On previous visits to India, I had always tried to avoid the megacity […]

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India, India 2018, Mumbai

Israel 2017 (part IV): Tel Aviv

March 11, 2018by matt-travels 4 Comments

Tel Aviv, Israel: My flight back to Germany left in the afternoon, therefore I had the chance to walk through some parts of Tel Aviv before. Tel Aviv was founded […]

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Israel, Israel 2017, Tel Aviv

Israel 2017 (part III): along the Dead Sea

March 4, 2018by matt-travels Leave a comment

Dead Sea, Israel: My journey continued from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea. Our first stop along the Dead Sea was Qasr el Yahud, the site where Jesus was baptised by […]

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Dead Sea, Ein Gedi Nature Reserve, Israel, Israel 2017, Masada

Israel 2017 (part II): Jerusalem & Bethlehem

February 25, 2018by matt-travels 1 Comment

Jerusalem & Bethlehem, Israel: After my work in the Negev Desert was completed, I had the chance to see the major sights of Jerusalem and nearby Bethlehem. The road from […]

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Israel, Israel 2017, Jerusalem

Israel 2017 (part I): Negev Desert

February 18, 2018by matt-travels 1 Comment

Negev Desert, Israel: In the middle of November, work brought me to the Negev Desert of Israel for a week. I spent my time at two localities: the Makhtesh Ramon […]

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Israel, Israel 2017, Negev Desert

China 2017: Chengdu and surroundings

January 7, 2018by matt-travels 5 Comments

Chengdu, Sichuan: In September 2017, work brought me once again to China and more specifically to Chengdu in the province of Sichuan. I spent most of my days at the […]

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Chengdu, China, China 2017, Dujiangyan Irrigation Project, Emei Shan, Leshan

India 2016 (part LVII): Kachchh 3

April 2, 2017by matt-travels 2 Comments

Kachchh, Gujarat: Following my adventures at the Wild Ass Sanctuary, I travelled to Bhuj in Kachchh from where I would conduct field work in the following 2.5 weeks. While most […]

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India, India 2016, Kachchh

India 2016 (part LVI): Wild Ass Sanctuary

March 26, 2017by matt-travels 4 Comments

Wild Ass Sanctuary, Gujarat: From the Blackbuck National Park, I travelled north to the Wild Ass Sanctuary. The Wild Ass Sanctuary protects almost 5,000 km² of the salt marshes of […]

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India, India 2016, videography, Wild Ass Sanctuary

India 2016 (part LV): Blackbuck National Park

March 19, 2017by matt-travels 7 Comments

Blackbuck National Park, Gujarat: After the short stop at the ancient ruins of Lothal, the next destination was the Blackbuck National Park (also known as Velavadar National Park). The Blackbuck […]

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Blackbuck NP, India, India 2016

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