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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

Namibia 2007 (part VIII): Sossusvlei

July 23, 2017by matt-travels 5 Comments

Sossusvlei, Namibia: After leaving the beautiful Naukluft Mountains behind, we entered the sea of dunes around Namibia’s most popular sight: Sossusvlei. Sossusvlei is a famous clay and salt pan surrounded […]

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Namibia, Namibia 2007, Sossusvlei

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

Namibia 2007 (part II): Brandberg

June 11, 2017by matt-travels 9 Comments

Brandberg, Namibia: We left Windhoek and drove through the wide savannah landscape to Namibia’s highest mountain: the Brandberg. With a maximum altitude of 2573 m, the Brandberg Massif dominates the […]

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Brandberg, Namibia, Namibia 2007

Namibia 2007 (part I): Windhoek

June 4, 2017by matt-travels 3 Comments

Windhoek, Namibia: In February 2007, I traveled to Namibia together with my parents. In the coming three weeks, we had a fantastic road trip covering almost the entire country. We […]

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Namibia, Namibia 2007, Windhoek

Greece 2017 (part VIII): Arachova

May 28, 2017by matt-travels Leave a comment

Arachova, Greece: On the way from Delphi to Athens, the bus stopped shortly in Arachova. Arachova is a small town clinging to the slopes of Mount Parnassus (2457 m). Most […]

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Arachova, Greece, Greece 2017

Greece 2017 (part VII): Delphi

May 21, 2017by matt-travels 27 Comments

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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Delphi, Greece, Greece 2017

Greece 2017 (part V): Nafplio

May 7, 2017by matt-travels 15 Comments

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 […]

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Greece, Greece 2017, Nafplio

Greece 2017 (part I): Athens

April 9, 2017by matt-travels 11 Comments

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 […]

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Athens, Greece, Greece 2017

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Black Bear, USA
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