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On the Nile River from Aswan to Luxor, Egypt (10/2018)

August 25, 2019by matt-travels 4 Comments

After having fantastic days in Aswan, we left this beautiful city for our Nile River Cruise all the way to Luxor. The two-day journey from Luxor to Aswan covered approximately […]

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Egypt, Egypt 2018, Nile River Cruise

Birding at Rickelsbüller Koog, Germany (10/2018)

June 30, 2019by matt-travels 1 Comment

After visiting Holnis, the northernmost point along the German Baltic Sea, I visited the northernmost point of the entire German mainland, which is situated within the wetlands of the Rickelsbüller […]

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Germany, Rickelsbüller Koog

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

Israel 2017 (part I): Negev Desert

February 18, 2018by matt-travels 1 Comment

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 […]

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Israel, Israel 2017, Negev Desert

Scandinavia 2017 (part V): Norway in a Nutshell

November 19, 2017by matt-travels 3 Comments

Norway in a Nutshell Tour, Norway: After exploring Bergen for a day, we left the city again and traveled to Oslo, Norway’s capital. However, we did not choose the direct […]

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Norway, Norway in a Nutshell, Scandinavia 2017

India 2016 (part IX): Jaisalmer

April 15, 2016by matt-travels 6 Comments

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 […]

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India, India 2016, Jaisalmer

West Africa 2012 (part VI): Fouta Djalon

January 30, 2016by matt-travels 8 Comments

Fouta Djalon, Guinea: From Faranah near the Haut Niger National Park, we took the shared taxi towards Dalaba in the Fouta Djalon (for a map click here). Generally, the major […]

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Fouta Djalon, Guinea, West Africa 2012

China 2007 (part VIII): Nam-tso Lake

July 20, 2015by matt-travels 12 Comments

Nam-tso Lake, Tibet: Because longer excursions outside of Lhasa were too expensive for independent travellers and students such as us, we could only afford a day trip to Nam-tso Lake […]

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China, China 2007, Nam-tso Lake

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