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Tag Archives: bird watching

Birding in Aswan, Egypt (10/2018)

August 11, 2019by matt-travels 4 Comments

During our stay in Aswan, we not only visited the city’s sights and monuments, but also went for a morning birding tour. The Nile River at Aswan is dotted with […]

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Aswan, Egypt, Egypt 2018

Birding at Rickelsbüller Koog, Germany (10/2018)

June 30, 2019by matt-travels 1 Comment

After visiting Holnis, the northernmost point along the German Baltic Sea, I visited the northernmost point of the entire German mainland, which is situated within the wetlands of the Rickelsbüller […]

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Germany, Rickelsbüller Koog

Reaching land’s end at Holnis, Germany (10/2018)

June 23, 2019by matt-travels 11 Comments

In October, I visited the northernmost point of Germany along the coast of the Baltic Sea. A tiny speck of sand forms the peninsula of Holnis in Schleswig-Holstein. The landscape […]

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Germany, Holnis

On bumpy roads from Kaza to Keylong, India (09/2018)

April 14, 2019by matt-travels Leave a comment

Following several days of field work in the Spiti Valley, we left Kaza for the long drive to Keylong. Although the distance between Kaza and Keylong is less than 190 […]

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India, India 2018, Kaza, Spiti Valley

India 2018 (part VI): Karnala Fort

October 28, 2018by matt-travels 1 Comment

Karnala Fort, Maharashtra: At the end of June, research brought me back to India and luckily I could connect this work trip with some days of sightseeing! My port of […]

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India, India 2018, Karnala Fort

Germany 2018: Heligoland

October 21, 2018by matt-travels 9 Comments

Heligoland, Schleswig-Holstein: In early June, I went on a day trip to tiny Heligoland in the middle of the North Sea. Heligoland is a group of two islands located approximately […]

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Germany, Heligoland

Germany 2018: Birding at Katinger Watt

October 7, 2018by matt-travels 4 Comments

Katinger Watt, Schleswig-Holstein: The Katinger Watt is a nature reserve approximately 8 km west of Tönning. Together with a friend, I visited the Katinger Watt during high tide in Early […]

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Germany, Katinger Watt

Argentina 2018 (part II): Birding in Buenos Aires

August 12, 2018by matt-travels 9 Comments

During my stay in Buenos Aires, I spent one morning bird watching in the Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur. The Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur is situated in Puerto Madero in eastern […]

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Argentina, Argentina 2018, Buenos Aires

Tanzania 2017 (part VII): Lake Manyara National Park

April 29, 2018by matt-travels 9 Comments

Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania: From the shores of Lake Natron, I travelled south to Lake Manyara National Park. Lake Manyara National Park is particularly famous for its tree-climbing lions, […]

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Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania, Tanzania 2017

Tanzania 2017 (part VI): Lake Natron

April 22, 2018by matt-travels 6 Comments

Lake Natron, Tanzania: After leaving the Serengeti National Park, we went on the really long drive across the Loliondo Game Controlled Area to Lake Natron. While the air was fresh […]

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Lake Natron, Tanzania, Tanzania 2017

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