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Argentina 2018 (part III): Zapala & surroundings

August 19, 2018by matt-travels 2 Comments

Zapala, Argentina: An overnight bus brought me from Buenos Aires all the way to Zapala in the province of Neuquén from where I would do field work in the coming […]

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Argentina, Argentina 2018, Zapala

Mexico 2018 (part V): Mexico City

July 22, 2018by matt-travels 10 Comments

Mexico City, Mexico: Following the conference in San Luis Potosi and the field work in the Sierra de Catorce and in northeastern Zacatecas, I traveled to Mexico City. Mexico City […]

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Mexico, Mexico 2018, Mexico City

Israel 2017 (part II): Jerusalem & Bethlehem

February 25, 2018by matt-travels 1 Comment

Jerusalem & Bethlehem, Israel: After my work in the Negev Desert was completed, I had the chance to see the major sights of Jerusalem and nearby Bethlehem. The road from […]

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Israel, Israel 2017, Jerusalem

Germany 2017: Plön

December 24, 2017by matt-travels 2 Comments

Plön, Schleswig-Holstein: Plön is a small town situated among lakes in southeastern Schleswig-Holstein. It is a nice place to spend a sunny afternoon as I discovered in August. The most […]

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Germany, Plön

Scandinavia 2017 (part IV): Bergen

November 12, 2017by matt-travels 3 Comments

Bergen, Norway: On the day following our long railway journey across the Hardangervidda mountain plateau, we explored the city centre of Bergen. Bergen is the second-largest city of Norway with […]

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Bergen, Norway, Scandinavia 2017

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

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

India 2016 (part XLIX): Agra

January 22, 2017by matt-travels 5 Comments

Agra, Uttar Pradesh: India’s fastest train, the Gatimaan Express, brought me from Delhi to Agra – home of the world-famous Taj Mahal. The smog in Agra was just as shocking […]

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Agra, India, India 2016

India 2016 (part XLI): Pushkar 2

November 27, 2016by matt-travels 6 Comments

Pushkar, Rajasthan: Two weeks after my return from Himachal Pradesh, I joined a couple of friends for a day trip to Pushkar. Since my last visit to the holy town […]

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India, India 2016, Pushkar

India 2016 (part XL): Manali

November 20, 2016by matt-travels 1 Comment

Manali, Himachal Pradesh: After the epic road trip from Kaza on the previous day, we explored Manali before finally leaving the Himalayas and returning to the hot plains of northern […]

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India, India 2016, Manali

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