Coptic monasteries in the Eastern Desert, Egypt (11/2018)
Finally, our holiday in Egypt was coming to an end and we had to catch our flight back home. Nevertheless, on the way from Hurghada to the airport in Cairo, […]
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Israel 2017 (part III): along the Dead Sea
Dead Sea, Israel: My journey continued from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea. Our first stop along the Dead Sea was Qasr el Yahud, the site where Jesus was baptised by […]
Israel 2017 (part I): Negev Desert
Negev Desert, Israel: In the middle of November, work brought me to the Negev Desert of Israel for a week. I spent my time at two localities: the Makhtesh Ramon […]
Namibia 2007 (part VIII): Sossusvlei
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 […]
Namibia 2007 (part VI): Homeb
Homeb, Namibia: We left Swakopmund in the early morning and entered the vast Namib Desert. Our first stop was the tiny settlement of Homeb located ca. 70 km off the […]
Namibia 2007 (part IV): Skeleton Coast
Skeleton Coast, Namibia: Once we reached the Atlantic Ocean after leaving Khorixas, we had to drive for a seemingly endless time along the coast towards south. The so-called Skeleton Coast […]
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 […]
North India 2008/09 (part I): Kachchh
Kachchh, Gujarat: In December 2008, I travelled to India for the first time in my life. The plane brought me to Mumbai, but I stayed only one night in this […]
Indian Wild Ass (Equus hemionus khur)
The Indian Wild Ass (Equus hemionus khur), also called the Khur, originally inhabited large parts of southern Asia including western India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and eastern Iran. However, populations diminished dramatically […]
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