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Action at the Birqash Camel Market near Cairo, Egypt (10/2018)

July 28, 2019by matt-travels Leave a comment

Every friday and sunday, the Birqash Camel Market 25 km northwest of Cairo draws traders from all over Egypt and as far as Sudan and Somalia. Tourists are allowed to […]

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Cairo, Egypt, Egypt 2018

Tanzania 2017 (part V): Serengeti National Park

April 15, 2018by matt-travels 6 Comments

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania: From the Ngorongoro Crater, my journey continued into the Serengeti National Park where I would spend a total of three nights. The first stop after leaving […]

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Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Tanzania 2017

Tanzania 2017 (part II): Tarangire National Park

March 25, 2018by matt-travels 5 Comments

Tarangire National Park, Tanzania: After visiting Arusha National Park with its exceptional landscape, I traveled to Tarangire National Park famous for its vast groups of elephants. Particularly in the dry […]

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Tanzania, Tanzania 2017, Tarangire National Park

Tanzania 2017 (part I): Arusha National Park

March 18, 2018by matt-travels 9 Comments

Arusha National Park, Tanzania: In December 2017, I fulfilled myself a childhood dream and went on a 12-day-safari in northern Tanzania. I reached Tanzania with KLM via tiny and easy-going […]

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Arusha National Park, Tanzania, Tanzania 2017

Namibia 2007 (part XIII): Etosha National Park

August 27, 2017by matt-travels 10 Comments

Etosha National Park, Namibia: Following our short visit to the beautiful Waterberg National Park, we continued wildlife watching in the fantastic Etosha National Park. Covering an impressive 22,270 km², the […]

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Etosha National Park, Namibia, Namibia 2007

Video: Wildlife around Bikaner (India 2016)

February 18, 2017by matt-travels 6 Comments

The countryside around Bikaner offers great wildlife sightings as I have shown you already in my last post. In the video below, you will see some of the prominent species […]

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Bikaner, India, India 2016, videography

Video: Wildlife in Keoladeo National Park (India 2016)

December 29, 2016by matt-travels 2 Comments

The Keoladeo National Park close to Bharatpur in easternmost Rajasthan is a true bird paradise as you have seen already from the photos in my last post. Here you can […]

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India, India 2016, Keoladeo, videography

India 2016 (part XLIV): Keoladeo National Park

December 18, 2016by matt-travels 13 Comments

Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan: While roaming through the city centre of Bharatpur was somewhat interesting, the real reason of me coming here was to visit the magnificent Keoladeo National Park. […]

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India, India 2016, Keoladeo

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 […]

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Harshnath Temple, India, India 2016

Video: Wildlife in Tadoba (India 2016)

June 24, 2016by matt-travels 1 Comment

The Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra is one of the best places to spot wild tigers in India. I visited the area together with a friend in May 2016 […]

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India, India 2016, Tadoba, videography

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