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 […]
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Germany 2017: Berlin
Berlin: I traveled to Berlin twice in 2017 to meet a friend and explore parts of this vibrant city. During my first visit in February, we walked through the fantastic […]
India 2016 (part XLVI): Diwali in Jaipur
Jaipur, Rajasthan: After my return from Bharatpur and the Keoladeo National Park, Jaipur was celebrating the Hindu festival of lights: Diwali. The streets and major monuments were illuminated by millions […]
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 […]
India 2016 (part XXXI): Haridwar
Haridwar, Uttarakhand: After spending an afternoon in Rishikesh, I explored nearby Haridwar on the following day. Haridwar is where the Ganges leaves the mountains and enters the plains of northern […]
India 2016 (part XXIII): Udaipur
Udaipur, Rajasthan: On the weekend after returning from my trip to Lucknow and Kushinagar, I travelled to Udaipur with a friend. Udaipur is certainly one of the nicest places in […]
India 2016 (part XXI): Lucknow
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh: One week after my return from Pune, I left Jaipur again to visit a colleague in Lucknow in order to discuss some projects as well as give […]
China 2015 (part XVII): Beijing
Beijing: Our journey along the Tibetan border had finished at the Leshan Giant Buddha, south of Chengdu. But our stay in China continued for a few days in Beijing, where […]
China 2015 (part XV): Chengdu
Chengdu, Sichuan: After spending the morning with the pandas of the Chengdu Panda Base, we returned to the city centre to visit some more sights of the capital of Sichuan. […]
China 2015 (part XIV): Chendgu Panda Base
Chengdu, Sichuan: On the day following our arrival from Kangding, we got up very early to visit the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base on the outskirts of Chengdu. In stark […]
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