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Germany 2017: Dresden

September 24, 2017by matt-travels 4 Comments

Dresden, Saxony: At the beginning of April, I attended a conference in Dresden. I stayed for the following weekend to meet a friend and visit the city. Dresden is certainly […]

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Dresden, 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 X): Quiver Tree Forest

August 6, 2017by matt-travels 3 Comments

Quiver Tree Forest, Namibia: We left the Fish River Canyon behind and travelled north to Keetmanshoop. The Quiver Tree Forest is a national monument located ca. 14 km outside of […]

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Namibia, Namibia 2007, Quiver Tree Forest

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

Namibia 2007 (part VI): Homeb

July 9, 2017by matt-travels 1 Comment

Homeb, Namibia: We left Swakopmund in the early morning and entered the vast Namib Desert. Our first stop was the tiny settlement of Homeb located ca. 70 km off the […]

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Homeb, Namibia, Namibia 2007

Namibia 2007 (part V): Swakopmund

July 2, 2017by matt-travels 8 Comments

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 […]

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Namibia, Namibia 2007, Swakopmund

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