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Germany 2017: Fulda

December 17, 2017by matt-travels Leave a comment

Fulda, Hesse: At the beginning of August, I had the chance to spent an afternoon in beautiful Fulda. Fulda is a small town with about 67,000 inhabitants, but boasts a […]

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Fulda, Germany

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

Germany 2017: Erlangen

October 1, 2017by matt-travels Leave a comment

Erlangen, Bavaria: At the beginning of May, I had to spend a couple of days at the University of Erlangen. Erlangen is a city with about 110,000 inhabitants situated ca. […]

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Erlangen, Germany

Germany 2017: Münster

September 17, 2017by matt-travels Leave a comment

Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia: In March, I had to travel to Münster for four days because of work, but I arrived early and walked a bit through the city centre. Münster […]

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Germany, Münster

Namibia 2007 (part XIV): Hoba Meteorite

September 3, 2017by matt-travels 1 Comment

Hoba Meteorite, Namibia: After we had spent six days in the wildlife paradise of the Etosha National Park, our holiday was almost over and we slowly returned to Windhoek to […]

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Hoba Meteorite, Namibia, Namibia 2007

Namibia 2007 (part XIII): Etosha National Park

August 27, 2017by matt-travels 10 Comments

Etosha National Park, Namibia: Following our short visit to the beautiful Waterberg National Park, we continued wildlife watching in the fantastic Etosha National Park. Covering an impressive 22,270 km², the […]

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Etosha National Park, Namibia, Namibia 2007

Namibia 2007 (part XI): Giant’s Playground

August 13, 2017by matt-travels 3 Comments

Giant’s Playground, Namibia: The Giant’s Playground lies just adjacent to the Quiver Tree Forest and close to the small town of Keetmanshoop. After our visit to the Quiver Tree Forest, […]

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Giant's Playground, Namibia, Namibia 2007

Namibia 2007 (part IX): Fish River Canyon

July 30, 2017by matt-travels 5 Comments

Fish River Canyon, Namibia: From the incredible Sossusvlei, our journey took us further south to the gigantic Fish River Canyon. The Fish River Canyon in southernmost Namibia is the country’s […]

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Fish River Canyon, Namibia, Namibia 2007

Namibia 2007 (part VIII): Sossusvlei

July 23, 2017by matt-travels 5 Comments

Sossusvlei, Namibia: After leaving the beautiful Naukluft Mountains behind, we entered the sea of dunes around Namibia’s most popular sight: Sossusvlei. Sossusvlei is a famous clay and salt pan surrounded […]

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Namibia, Namibia 2007, Sossusvlei

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

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