A different world in Pyongyang, North Korea (09/2019)
For the time following the conference in Beijing, I had booked a three-day-tour to North Korea. If you book with a proper agency, it is surprisingly easy to travel to […]
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Into the Himalayas from Shimla to Nako, India (09/2018)
We left Delhi just after midnight to start our long road trip into the Himalayas. Our first stop was Shimla where we organized the Inner Line Permits allowing us to […]
Meeting ghosts in Delhi, India (08/2018)
At the end of August, I traveled to India for an epic work trip. During the coming weeks, I would be part of a research team touring through the Indian […]
India 2018 (part XIII): Udupi
Udupi, Karnataka: My holiday ended in Aurangabad, but I traveled further to Manipal near Udupi in Karnataka to work at the local university for a couple of days. The Manipal […]
India 2018 (part XII): Aurangabad
Aurangabad, Maharashtra: Our little tour through central Maharashtra came to an end in bustling Aurangabad. I guess not many first-time visitors to India have heard of Aurangabad before, but the […]
India 2018 (part XI): Ajanta
Ajanta, Maharashtra: After spending the night at the Lonar Crater, we continued our journey with a visit to the spectacular Ajanta Caves. The approximately thirty Ajanta Caves were carved into […]
India 2018 (part IX): Daulatabad
Daulatabad, Maharashtra: After returning from Khuldabad, we visited the impressive Daulatabad Fort on the following day. Daulatabad is a small village 16 km northwest of Aurangabad and famous for a […]
India 2018 (part V): Mumbai 3
Mumbai, Maharashtra: After visiting Ahmedabad and working in the countryside of Kachchh, I traveled home to Germany via Mumbai. During this trip to India, I finally had the chance to […]
India 2018 (part III): Mumbai 2
Mumbai, Maharashtra: After returning from Meghalaya, I again had a short stopover in Mumbai, which I used to explore the city centre with a good friend. The city centre of […]
India 2018 (part II): Meghalaya
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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