Greece 2017 (part VII): Delphi
Delphi, Greece: After my trip to Epidaurus and Mycenae on the previous day, I left Athens early again to visit yet another UNESCO World Heritage Site: Delphi. In Ancient Greece, […]
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Greece 2017 (part V): Nafplio
Nafplio, Greece: From Epidaurus, the road passed through the small seaport town of Nafplio. Although Nafplio has only around 15,000 inhabitants, it was the capital of Greece from 1821 to […]
Greece 2017 (part IV): Epidaurus
Epidaurus, Greece: After crossing the Corinth Canal, the bus took me along the coast to the ancient ruins of Epidaurus. Epidaurus was a small town in ancient Greece famous for […]
Greece 2017 (part II): Cape Sounion
Cape Sounion, Greece: After visiting the most prominent sights of Athens, I took a bus to Cape Sounion at the southernmost tip of the Attica peninsula. The 70-km-long drive followed […]
Greece 2017 (part I): Athens
Athens, Greece: In March 2017, I took a week off and spontaneously decided to visit Greece. I had only five full days in the country and tried to see as […]
India 2016 (part LI): Bikaner
Bikaner, Rajasthan: After my eventful time in Jodhpur, the train took me further inside the Thar Desert of western Rajasthan to the small city of Bikaner. I started my day […]
India 2016 (part L): Jodhpur
Jodhpur, Rajasthan: After my return from the weekend trip to Delhi and Agra, I had to leave Jaipur again for field work around Jaisalmer in western Rajasthan. On the way, […]
India 2016 (part XLIX): Agra
Agra, Uttar Pradesh: India’s fastest train, the Gatimaan Express, brought me from Delhi to Agra – home of the world-famous Taj Mahal. The smog in Agra was just as shocking […]
India 2016 (part XLVIII): Delhi 2
Delhi: On the weekend following Diwali, I spent an afternoon with a friend in Delhi. Together we walked through Hauz Khas Village and explored some of the ancient ruins (mostly […]
India 2016 (part XLV): Fatehpur Sikri
Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh: Originally, I travelled to Bharatpur to visit the magnificent Keoladeo National Park, but in addition I spent an afternoon wandering through the ancient monuments of nearby […]
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