India 2016 (part XIV): Gangaur in Jaipur
Jaipur, Rajasthan: The weeks following my journey to Kolkata and the Kaziranga National Park were filled with work in Jaipur – but that did not exclude interesting new experiences! One […]
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India 2016 (part IX): Jaisalmer
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan: After my return from southern India, I stayed in Jaipur for two weeks and worked. I only left the city again on the 9th of March, when I […]
India 2016 (part VI): Kachchh 2
Kachchh, Gujarat: Following my adventurous visit to the Gir National Park and a long drive via Junagadh, I finally arrived in Bhuj, the capital of Kachchh. In the coming two […]
India 2016 (part V): Junagadh
Junagadh, Gujarat: On the long way from the Gir National Park to Bhuj in Kachchh, my driver and me had a short stop in Junagadh. Junagadh boasts a number of […]
India 2016 (part II): Abhaneri
Abhaneri, Rajasthan: Following my arrival from Kachchh, I joined friends/colleagues on a day tour to Abhaneri, approximately 100 km east of Jaipur. This little village is famous for an enormous step […]
China 2015 (part III): Beijing
Beijing: After visiting Beihai Park and the Temple of Heaven as well as the New Summer Palace, I wanted to visit the Forbidden City together with a friend. We arrived […]
Turkey 2010/11 (Day 5)
Istanbul: While the previous days were packed with sight-seeing, we used our last day in Istanbul to leisurely stroll through the alleys of the old town. We wandered to the […]
Turkey 2010/11 (Day 2)
Istanbul: After we used the first day in Istanbul to get an overview of the city centre, we now wanted to visit its most prominent sight: the mighty Hagia Sophia. […]
Turkey 2010/11 (Day 1)
Istanbul: In December 2010, I surprised my girlfriend with a spontaneous trip to one of Europe’s most interesting cities: Istanbul! We spent five full days in this fascinating place and […]
China 2007 (part IX): Kunming
Kunming, Yunnan: After our adventures in and around Lhasa, we had to leave Tibet and the easiest option was to take the plane to Kunming in Yunnan (for a map […]
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