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India 2018 (part XI): Ajanta

December 2, 2018by matt-travels 5 Comments

Ajanta, Maharashtra: After spending the night at the Lonar Crater, we continued our journey with a visit to the spectacular Ajanta Caves. The approximately thirty Ajanta Caves were carved into […]

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Ajanta, India, India 2018

India 2018 (part X): Lonar Crater

November 25, 2018by matt-travels 1 Comment

Lonar Crater, Maharashtra: We left Aurangabad in the early morning and travelled to a secret treasure of central Maharashtra: the Lonar Crater. The Lonar Crater formed about 50,000 years ago […]

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India, India 2018, Lonar Crater

India 2018 (part IX): Daulatabad

November 18, 2018by matt-travels Leave a comment

Daulatabad, Maharashtra: After returning from Khuldabad, we visited the impressive Daulatabad Fort on the following day. Daulatabad is a small village 16 km northwest of Aurangabad and famous for a […]

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Daulatabad, India, India 2018

India 2018 (part VIII): Khuldabad

November 11, 2018by matt-travels 3 Comments

Khuldabad, Maharashtra: On our way back to Aurangabad from the Ellora Caves, we stopped at the small village of Khuldabad. Khuldabad seems unremarkable, but it contains the tombs of several […]

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India, India 2018, Khuldabad

Germany 2018: Tönning

September 30, 2018by matt-travels 3 Comments

Tönning, Schleswig-Holstein: At the beginning of May, I joined a friend on a day trip to Tönning in western Schleswig-Holstein. Tönning is a small town with about 5,000 inhabitants situated […]

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Germany, Tönning

Germany 2018: Erfurt

September 23, 2018by matt-travels 8 Comments

Erfurt, Thuringia: In the second half of April, I had the chance to go on a walk through beautiful Erfurt. Erfurt is the capital of the state of Thuringia and […]

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Erfurt, Germany

Mexico 2018 (part VI): Teotihuacan

July 29, 2018by matt-travels Leave a comment

Teotihuacan, Mexico: I visited the spectacular ruins of Teotihuacan on an early morning tour from nearby Mexico City. Teotihuacan is an ancient city approximately 40 km northeast of Mexico City. […]

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Mexico, Mexico 2018, Teotihuacan

Mexico 2018 (part III): Sierra de Catorce

July 8, 2018by matt-travels 6 Comments

Sierra de Catorce, Mexico: After the conference in San Luis Potosi was finished, I joined a field trip towards the north into the Sierra de Catorce. Silver was found in […]

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Mexico, Mexico 2018, Sierra de Catorce

Mexico 2018 (part I): San Luis Potosi

June 24, 2018by matt-travels 3 Comments

San Luis Potosi, Mexico: In early February, I had the opportunity to attend a conference in San Luis Potosi in central Mexico. During the conference, I also visited the city’s […]

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Mexico, Mexico 2018, San Luis Potosi

India 2018 (part V): Mumbai 3

June 17, 2018by matt-travels Leave a comment

Mumbai, Maharashtra: After visiting Ahmedabad and working in the countryside of Kachchh, I traveled home to Germany via Mumbai. During this trip to India, I finally had the chance to […]

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India, India 2018, Mumbai

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