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Tanzania 2017 (part V): Serengeti National Park

April 15, 2018by matt-travels 6 Comments

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania: From the Ngorongoro Crater, my journey continued into the Serengeti National Park where I would spend a total of three nights. The first stop after leaving […]

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Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Tanzania 2017

Tanzania 2017 (part IV): Ngorongoro Conservation Area

April 8, 2018by matt-travels 1 Comment

Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania: Fortunately, I left my stomach problems behind when leaving Lake Eyasi and could enjoy the following day in the Ngorongoro Crater to the fullest! The Ngorongoro […]

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Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, Tanzania 2017

Tanzania 2017 (part III): Lake Eyasi

April 1, 2018by matt-travels 2 Comments

Lake Eyasi, Tanzania: On the day following my visit to Tarangire National Park, I went to remote Lake Eyasi. Lake Eyasi is a seasonal, shallow salt water lake just south […]

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Lake Eyasi, Tanzania, Tanzania 2017

Germany 2017: Birding at the North Sea Coast

January 21, 2018by matt-travels 4 Comments

North Sea Coast, Schleswig-Holstein: In the middle of October, my mother and I went birding along the North Sea Coast. During the autumn months, millions of migratory birds pass through […]

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Germany, North Sea Coast

Namibia 2007 (part XIII): Etosha National Park

August 27, 2017by matt-travels 10 Comments

Etosha National Park, Namibia: Following our short visit to the beautiful Waterberg National Park, we continued wildlife watching in the fantastic Etosha National Park. Covering an impressive 22,270 km², the […]

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Etosha National Park, Namibia, Namibia 2007

Namibia 2007 (part III): Khorixas

June 18, 2017by matt-travels 8 Comments

Khorixas, Namibia: After leaving the Brandberg, we drove north to Khorixas and further into the barren Namib Desert. The area around Khorixas is famous for the large numbers of Welwitschia […]

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Khorixas, Namibia, Namibia 2007

India 2016 (part LVI): Wild Ass Sanctuary

March 26, 2017by matt-travels 4 Comments

Wild Ass Sanctuary, Gujarat: From the Blackbuck National Park, I travelled north to the Wild Ass Sanctuary. The Wild Ass Sanctuary protects almost 5,000 km² of the salt marshes of […]

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India, India 2016, videography, Wild Ass Sanctuary

India 2016 (part LV): Blackbuck National Park

March 19, 2017by matt-travels 7 Comments

Blackbuck National Park, Gujarat: After the short stop at the ancient ruins of Lothal, the next destination was the Blackbuck National Park (also known as Velavadar National Park). The Blackbuck […]

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Blackbuck NP, India, India 2016

India 2016 (part LIV): Lothal

March 12, 2017by matt-travels 3 Comments

Lothal, Gujarat: After my work around Jaisalmer was finished, I returned to Jaipur for a couple of days before another field survey called me to Gujarat. The airplane brought me […]

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India, India 2016, Lothal

Video: Demoiselle Cranes in Khichan (India 2016)

March 5, 2017by matt-travels 2 Comments

Khichan is a tiny village in western Rajasthan, which is visited by several thousand Demoiselle Cranes during the winter months. The birds are fed by the villagers since the 1970s […]

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India, India 2016, Khichan, videography

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