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Germany 2017: Plön

December 24, 2017by matt-travels 2 Comments

Plön, Schleswig-Holstein: Plön is a small town situated among lakes in southeastern Schleswig-Holstein. It is a nice place to spend a sunny afternoon as I discovered in August. The most […]

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Germany, Plön

Germany 2017: Fulda

December 17, 2017by matt-travels Leave a comment

Fulda, Hesse: At the beginning of August, I had the chance to spent an afternoon in beautiful Fulda. Fulda is a small town with about 67,000 inhabitants, but boasts a […]

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Fulda, Germany

Scandinavia 2017 (part VI): Oslo

November 26, 2017by matt-travels 1 Comment

Oslo, Norway: We reached Oslo in the late evening after the wonderful Norway in a Nutshell Tour. In the following two days, we explored Norway’s capital and some of its […]

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Norway, Oslo, Scandinavia 2017

Scandinavia 2017 (part IV): Bergen

November 12, 2017by matt-travels 3 Comments

Bergen, Norway: On the day following our long railway journey across the Hardangervidda mountain plateau, we explored the city centre of Bergen. Bergen is the second-largest city of Norway with […]

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Bergen, Norway, Scandinavia 2017

Scandinavia 2017 (part II): Gothenburg

October 29, 2017by matt-travels 3 Comments

Gothenburg, Sweden: After leaving Copenhagen behind, we continued our journey north to Gothenburg in Sweden. We only spend one afternoon in Gothenburg strolling through the city centre and visiting the […]

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Gothenburg, Scandinavia 2017, Sweden

Germany 2017: Bamberg

October 8, 2017by matt-travels 13 Comments

Bamberg, Bavaria: In May, I spent a sunday in the beautiful town of Bamberg in northern Bavaria. Some consider Bamberg to be the most attractive town of Germany and its […]

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Bamberg, Germany

Germany 2017: Erlangen

October 1, 2017by matt-travels Leave a comment

Erlangen, Bavaria: At the beginning of May, I had to spend a couple of days at the University of Erlangen. Erlangen is a city with about 110,000 inhabitants situated ca. […]

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Erlangen, Germany

Germany 2017: Dresden

September 24, 2017by matt-travels 4 Comments

Dresden, Saxony: At the beginning of April, I attended a conference in Dresden. I stayed for the following weekend to meet a friend and visit the city. Dresden is certainly […]

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Dresden, Germany

Germany 2017: Münster

September 17, 2017by matt-travels Leave a comment

Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia: In March, I had to travel to Münster for four days because of work, but I arrived early and walked a bit through the city centre. Münster […]

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Germany, Münster

Namibia 2007 (part V): Swakopmund

July 2, 2017by matt-travels 8 Comments

Swakopmund, Namibia: After a seemingly endless drive along the Skeleton Coast, we finally arrived in Swakopmund. Swakopmund is Namibia’s fourth largest city (slightly above 40,000 inhabitants) and characterized by German […]

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Namibia, Namibia 2007, Swakopmund

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Eurasian Coot, Germany
Steenbok, Namibia
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