Argentina 2018 (part III): Zapala & surroundings
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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Mexico 2018 (part V): Mexico City
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 […]
Israel 2017 (part II): Jerusalem & Bethlehem
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 […]
Germany 2017: Plön
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 […]
Scandinavia 2017 (part IV): Bergen
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 […]
Namibia 2007 (part V): Swakopmund
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 […]
Greece 2017 (part V): Nafplio
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 […]
India 2016 (part XLIX): Agra
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 […]
India 2016 (part XLI): Pushkar 2
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 […]
India 2016 (part XL): Manali
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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